Kida
Recently got a monstera. It was extremely root bound so I repotted in a pot 2” bigger, with a mixture of Orchid chips, regular potting mix and perlite to drain well. Appx. 4ft from south facing window. Why does it look so saggy?
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9sTransplant shock. Did you remove old soil?
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I did. But I guess I should note it was looking like this before as well… It had a few leaves that looked nice like the one further back in the image, but the others were weirdly sagging still.
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Removing old soil will definitely do this. Only thing you can do now is put it somewhere brighter and let it recover.
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Will some of the yellowed ish leaves recover? I was also taught to remove old soil when repotting… is that not always recommended?
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I don’t recommend it. The stress it causes doesn’t outweigh any benefit. I only remove soil if I’m treating bugs or diseases, otherwise I just lightly tease edges and fill around.
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