Iāve had this monstera for close to 4 years and the bottom leaves started yellowing. I cut off 3 a few months ago and two more are starting to look yellow. It sits in this corner with light from the sliding door (SOUTH) and the window behind it (EAST) Is this old growth? Or a watering issue? Iāve never had an issue with this plant but it hasnāt been putting out new growth lately
What a beauty š, letās get it healthy again! Youāre right losing a couple leaves wouldnāt be concerning but that many in a short time is worrisome. When was its last repot? Has anything changed in the last 3 months? Has it always been in this location (wondering if thereās a draft or less sun)? Whatās the watering situation (how often, does it run right through or retain it, its needs changed at all)? Did you fertilize at all through winter?
0 gillningarThank you :)) Repot might be the issue, itās been in this pot for 2 years but it hasnāt grown through the bottom yet. I moved in August, so itās been in this spot since then. I water with a fairly small watering can but it takes about 3-4 full cans before i see anything run through. I did not fertilize through the whole winter.
0 gillningarOk, yah. I agree since itās spring and itās been awhile, I think repot is a great idea. It may not need a much bigger pot (donāt go more than 1ā pot size beyond root ball diameter, their roots like to stay cozy) but a soil refresh will do it good. Between old soil and no fertilizer it might just be lacking nutrients - it likely wants to start growing again but just doesnāt have all it needs so itās dropping leaves to conserve what itās got. Seems like it gets a lot of sun in that spot too. Is this a brighter spot than its previous one? I know once I moved mine into full sun it started to get fenestrations like crazy
1 gillaThatās a good idea, Iāll try a new pot I believe itās in a 14 inch now so would a 15/16 be good? It is brighter! My old apartment had one window in the living room and it was blocked in by my balcony, so I think heāll be much happier here :)
0 gillningarIt looks like a fabulous location! For size Iād see what the root ball looks like when you pull it out of the pot. Youāll want to got about an 1ā bigger diameter than that.
0 gillningarThank you!!!
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