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title: "Recently got a monstera. It was extremely root bound so I repotted in…"
description: "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…"
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published: "2024-04-08T14:24:44.165391Z"
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# Recently got a monstera. It was extremely root bound so I repotted in…

_Publié par Kida le 2024-04-08_

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?

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BaAVNtDktw5ZwuFbT5AXe7D7fkP6A4vB8_O53QntjGQ/xHz0mioOSayadFgYTndG0Q.webp?size=large)

## 5 commentaires

### 9s a commenté le 2024-04-08

Transplant shock. Did you remove old soil?

#### Kida ha respondido el 2024-04-08

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.

#### 9s ha respondido el 2024-04-08

Removing old soil will definitely do this. Only thing you can do now is put it somewhere brighter and let it recover.

#### Kida ha respondido el 2024-04-08

Will some of the yellowed ish leaves recover? I was also taught to remove old soil when repotting… is that not always recommended?

#### 9s ha respondido el 2024-04-08

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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