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title: "Recently reported an extremely root bound monstera - bought from a…"
description: "Recently reported an extremely root bound monstera - bought from a grad student who had never repotted it - and its older leaves are yellowing. I used a…"
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# Recently reported an extremely root bound monstera - bought from a…

_Gepostet von Luke am 2023-10-17_

Recently reported an extremely root bound monstera - bought from a grad student who had never repotted it - and its older leaves are yellowing. I used a reasonably well draining mix and added more perlite for good measure.

Someone tell me this is just stress and it will recover?

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## 5 Kommentare

### Amber Gray kommentierte am 2023-10-17

Personally, I’d cut off the yellow- but that’s just me.

#### ☆ bridget ☆ antwortete am 2023-10-17

same

#### Luke antwortete am 2023-10-17

Will definitely cut them off. I’m just wondering the rest of the plant will be ok or if the shock of repotting will kill it

### laura 🩷🪴 kommentierte am 2023-10-17

I believe it will recover 🤍 good luck!!

### Mel kommentierte am 2023-10-18

The yellow leaves will not recover so cut them off. These plants are very resilient. I inherited one from a friend who wasn’t green fingered. I repotted, gave it love and attention and now we have new leaves. Keep at it, it will recover.

friend who didn’t have green fingers and

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