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title: "Help 😭😭 severe root rot on my monstera. Do I need to cut off all of…"
description: "Help 😭😭 severe root rot on my monstera. Do I need to cut off all of the roots? If so, what’s my next course of action to save it? I’m not sure what to do.…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Claire Jones"
published: "2024-08-06T20:50:33.244512Z"
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# Help 😭😭 severe root rot on my monstera. Do I need to cut off all of…

_Geplaatst door Claire Jones op 2024-08-06_

Help 😭😭 severe root rot on my monstera.  
Do I need to cut off all of the roots? If so, what’s my next course of action to save it? I’m not sure what to do. Any and all advice is needed.  
In the last picture I completely cut off the roots but wasn’t sure if the open, cut stems look ok or if I need to trim more of the whole root. (Hope that made sense)

![Bijlage 1 van 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/V6AXW7UKf07qJ_qAUk5lVfbqvN1AlOtxYAaWoOp-S7k/E9Ey2EBNT3CN1Or97p7Y5g.webp?size=large)

![Bijlage 2 van 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/V6AXW7UKf07qJ_qAUk5lVfbqvN1AlOtxYAaWoOp-S7k/e8zRPDfnRcSqVAiqE_vU2A.webp?size=large)

![Bijlage 3 van 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/V6AXW7UKf07qJ_qAUk5lVfbqvN1AlOtxYAaWoOp-S7k/cam4CVK-S_ixl3sFOLzHyQ.webp?size=large)

## 2 reacties

### Sage reageerde op 2024-08-06

Trim off the mushy, dark roots! Not necessarily all the roots, but cut where it goes from white to rotting. Then I’d spray hydrogen peroxide on the roots (CAREFUL: look up the mixture for this. You can’t use straight hydrogen peroxide). Then I’d either water propagate to build the root system back up (depending how much you had to cut off) or repot into soil 🤗

### Sage reageerde op 2024-08-06

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BEZghlM4c_bTbhfYfLLXwhORwVcGycSi1Ys8vP6Foqs/j2vEAfIMQXigR6FNwpKCdw.webp?size=large)

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