--- title: "Hi guys I just got a Monstera and it was doing great but recently…" description: "Hi guys I just got a Monstera and it was doing great but recently noticed this part on a newer leaf. Almost looks burnt, but it’s been growing in surface area…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/itampHNYx5VpySjX4RuOV7?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Erika" published: "2025-03-24T23:57:46.908671Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dycJKgX8ErtzvkrdaHQZKqOtbvDb7UF3uUMksnsGwgo/2lL5UehvTzukUfZhOjfXlw.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Hi guys I just got a Monstera and it was doing great but recently… _Erika님이 2025-03-24에 게시함_ Hi guys I just got a Monstera and it was doing great but recently noticed this part on a newer leaf. Almost looks burnt, but it’s been growing in surface area on the leaf and part of the stem. Last pic is what it looked like on Saturday. Other pics are from today. Rest of the plant looks very healthy!! Soil is dry at the top currently but still a little moist about an inch down. It sits in front of my patio door and gets a lot of indirect sunlight with about an hour of direct sunlight later in the day. I’ve been misting as the app advises. The plant as a whole looks healthy except for this one section and I’m scared of how fast it’s spreading 😩 is there something I can try? Should I try to remove the affected stem before it spreads?? Any advice would be appreciated!! 🥲 SOS ![4개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dycJKgX8ErtzvkrdaHQZKqOtbvDb7UF3uUMksnsGwgo/2lL5UehvTzukUfZhOjfXlw.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dycJKgX8ErtzvkrdaHQZKqOtbvDb7UF3uUMksnsGwgo/tK0QTs0fTuCkJ6byUQZzQw.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dycJKgX8ErtzvkrdaHQZKqOtbvDb7UF3uUMksnsGwgo/egPCAMAVR-m2GTydosqjBg.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 4번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dycJKgX8ErtzvkrdaHQZKqOtbvDb7UF3uUMksnsGwgo/wo0-y0q_Q4KqRD1reERvOg.webp?size=large) ## 6개의 댓글 ### Megan님이 2025-03-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. You don’t happen to have a cat, do you? I’ve had my plants look like this after my cat has bitten it. #### Rhus님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. Same situation here! Seems like damage to a brand new leaf shows up like this as it unfurls #### Erika님이 2025-03-25에 답변했습니다. No pets!! I bought it a couple weeks ago but just noticed this damage late last week and have been keeping an eye on it since then🥲 ### Kristina님이 2025-03-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. That is an odd shape. But I know that new leaves will sometimes crisp up like that if there isn't enough humidity. Also unfortunately missing doesn't actually do much for plants 🥲. If you're really worried id chop it. Its gonna look ugly anyways so might as well chop it lol. ### Sunny님이 2025-03-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. It’s typically low humidity or the plant got too dry at some point while the leaf was developing. You can cut it if you want it to work on a new leaf. You can leave it if you don’t mind looking at the damage. The leaf will help with photosynthesis. ### Erika님이 2025-03-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Thank you guys for the suggestions!!!! I’m a new plant mom and just really trying do decent 🥲 this is my only “big” plant, the rest are in 4-6 inch pots and all doing well. I’d be so sad if this monstera didn’t do well 🥲🥲 --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_