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title: "Why does my new monstera leaf have black on it??"
description: "Why does my new monstera leaf have black on it??"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/YdqBva4NS3WuMG36Ts5SIQ"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Kay"
published: "2024-06-05T12:58:16.535615Z"
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# Why does my new monstera leaf have black on it??

_Posted by Kay on 2024-06-05_

Why does my new monstera leaf have black on it??

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## 10 comments

### kena commented on 2024-06-05

looks to me like the plant may just be a little bit thirsty? the fragile new shoot isn’t as hardy as the rest of the plant, so it’s burning a little. do you notice anything else on the rest of the plant?

#### Kay replied on 2024-06-05

Rest of the plant seems ok! Maybe it is. There’s another leaf growing and I don’t see it on there? So weird!

### Jada commented on 2024-06-05

This is happening to me too!! Also not sure why.

#### Kay replied on 2024-06-05

So frustrating!!

### Bri commented on 2024-06-05

Ok so this happened to me recently also ! Are you misting ?

#### Kay replied on 2024-06-05

I’m not. Should I?

#### Bri replied on 2024-06-05

Some say you can but I was just wondering because I only noticed this problem after I started misting.

#### Bri replied on 2024-06-05

Only other thing I can say is the same as everyone else maybe check the soil !

### Shila commented on 2024-06-05

This happened to my mini monstera and it was caused by overwatering for me - might not be the case for you but I’d just double check your soil is completely dry in between watering!

#### Kay replied on 2024-06-05

Maybe it is! I repotted recently where the soil wasn’t draining well

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