--- title: "I know I’ve asked this before about my Monstera but now I think Monte…" description: "I know I’ve asked this before about my Monstera but now I think Monte has some type of disease. So, I’m asking for someone to please look at these pictures…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QkdvUT8Fei7D2fAiDSUFPz?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Annie" published: "2025-07-21T16:41:09.366495Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/iiAoTkkC1sJO9FiodesKu-UeorAYOdxnPktpSKVB6ZY/16IfXP1MR9qGJTQsmwoobg.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # I know I’ve asked this before about my Monstera but now I think Monte… _Annie님이 2025-07-21에 게시함_ I know I’ve asked this before about my Monstera but now I think Monte has some type of disease. So, I’m asking for someone to please look at these pictures very closely and give me help, not just advice. I’m disabled and I cannot lift anything so I have to get help doing that. Plus, I don’t comprehend or process information, so my husband does that to. I just do not want Monte to die. My plants and my birds keep me going everyday. I thought it was too much water, so I backed off. Then I thought it wasn’t enough sunlight so I moved him. Then I noticed the leaves are still changing to brown on the tips. Now I’ve noticed something that isn’t on the new leaf that just came out. It’s bumpy and flakes off when I scratch it. It’s on some of the stalks too. ![4개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/iiAoTkkC1sJO9FiodesKu-UeorAYOdxnPktpSKVB6ZY/16IfXP1MR9qGJTQsmwoobg.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/iiAoTkkC1sJO9FiodesKu-UeorAYOdxnPktpSKVB6ZY/42av9ldsRJKZ8HLFvEPVIg.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/iiAoTkkC1sJO9FiodesKu-UeorAYOdxnPktpSKVB6ZY/r99JguSSRmKa7PT3o9N5Rw.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 4번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/iiAoTkkC1sJO9FiodesKu-UeorAYOdxnPktpSKVB6ZY/fvhS-AvdTqmS-No9GJKmRA.webp?size=large) ## 5개의 댓글 ### Sunny님이 2025-07-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. The scars look like stress marks from growth or flexing of the plant that leaves fine breaks on the plant. Sap will heal the breaks leaving scar tissue. The leaf tips look like over watering. The soil lacks aggregates like perlite for good drainage. The soil looks dense. Soil heavy in peat moss with slow drainage and slow drying will cause rot and supports fungus gnats like the ones on your yellow sticky traps. Let the soil dry more. Add perlite to the soil mix. Avoid mix with peat moss. Use Mosquito Bits or BMC lift to kill off the fungus gnats larvae. Add a fan for better airflow and faster evaporation of the soil.🪴🍀 #### Annie님이 2025-07-21에 답변했습니다. So it’s not a fungus!!!! It’s just overwatering. Do I need to change the soil to a tropical soil or just add more perlite?? Because I’ve already changed the watering schedule and that hasn’t slowed the browning of the leaves. I did what Dr. Planta said do. It hasn’t helped. #### Sunny님이 2025-07-22에 답변했습니다. Be aware that Planta’s watering schedule can kill your plants if strictly followed without verifying that the plant actually needs watering. Water when the soil dries down about 75%. Check with a meat skewer or chopsticks that most of the soil is dry. I recommend removing the pot to check for root rot (mushy smelly roots). Cut out the rot, if any. Rinse the roots with hydrogen peroxide to disinfect. You can add more perlite, coconut husk chunks, and/or orchid bark chips to increase drainage and add more air pockets into the soil. #### Annie님이 2025-07-24에 답변했습니다. Thank you so much for your kind advice. And…..now I’m aware of Planta!!!!! finding out the hard way. I was given Monte when he was already in bad shape, and I helped bring him back to life. Now I don’t want to lose him. (It’s crazy to talk about a plant that way but I’m disabled and can’t drive to go see my grandkids, so my plants are my grandkids in a way). Anyways…..thanks so much for your help!!! It means so much. #### Sunny님이 2025-07-24에 답변했습니다. I have 200+ plants in my inner circle!😆 I’ve had some for many years that I’m emotionally attached to. I understand where you’re coming from!🤣 --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_