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title: "hiiii… recently brought home, repotted, watered and fertilized this…"
description: "hiiii… recently brought home, repotted, watered and fertilized this guy and had to chop off quite a bit due to damage but now the stems are turning yellow……"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KRnoFkIpYREZR5CUiMNn9R"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "beeftataki"
published: "2025-09-24T02:21:27.925167Z"
language: "en"
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# hiiii… recently brought home, repotted, watered and fertilized this…

_Posted by beeftataki on 2025-09-24_

hiiii… recently brought home, repotted, watered and fertilized this guy and had to chop off quite a bit due to damage but now the stems are turning yellow… anyone know why?

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## 6 comments

### beeftataki commented on 2025-09-24

when repotting it looked like it was a bunch of quite young cuttings

#### Rach replied on 2025-09-24

Did they have solid roots with secondary roots too?

### beeftataki commented on 2025-09-24

Yes, there was a decent amount of roots

### Hayley commented on 2025-09-24

I don't believe monsteras grow back from chopped off leaves\*, so the stems without leaves will die back until they're removed or composted into the soil

\*I could be wrong! I'm not super knowledgeable on monstera care, this is just an educated guess based on experience and research about other plants

### Amy commented on 2025-09-24

Don’t fertilize until it has taken time to adjust to the new soil, especially if new soil has fertilizer in it. I’ve been having the same issue for months and many repots and no one told me this 😭

#### beeftataki replied on 2025-09-24

Ok that’s it… thank you, my guess was too much fertilizer

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