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title: "Look at this harassment! The internet says “could be under watering…"
description: "Look at this harassment! The internet says “could be under watering or overwatering”. Super. How to tell without digging out the roots which are 15” deep into…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Luke"
published: "2024-08-14T19:07:15.742505Z"
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# Look at this harassment! The internet says “could be under watering…

_Luke님이 2024-08-14에 게시함_

Look at this harassment!

The internet says “could be under watering or overwatering”. Super.

How to tell without digging out the roots which are 15” deep into the soil?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/usYmSgSM2KQH5kvj6eQTugodUS9QjJ2gU59mnRDJwEg/FpeConN6Tc2kCccgf84Elg.webp?size=large)

## 9개의 댓글

### Hort Specialist님이 2024-08-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Overall plant health check. Are majority of the leaves turning a lighter color? If so the plant might have gotten waterlogged roots making it do this, so let it dry a little before the next application.

#### Luke님이 2024-08-14에 답변했습니다.

No just the lowest leaf on each vine. Coincided with new growth push out so 🤷🏻

#### Hort Specialist님이 2024-08-15에 답변했습니다.

Hmm, fertilizer and humidity would be my alternative checks for this as if the bottom foliage is dropping would indicate that it’s trying to thin out due to lack of either one of those.

### Chass님이 2024-08-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Uh, I would act like it’s over watered first, let it dry out completely between waterings, if it gets worse…… drown it

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-08-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If this were my plant I’d pull it out of this pot, clean up the roots if necessary (I’m betting yes) and put it in new, better-draining soil

#### Sunny님이 2024-08-14에 답변했습니다.

This would be my action, as well. Root rot causes the yellowing and dying of leaves. Rot leads to bacterial infections in the soil. Drying the soil alone won’t clean out the rot. You need to take action to literally cut it off from the non rotting parts of the plant.

Disinfect the undamaged roots (pot, tools, hands) with hydrogen peroxide to kill the bacterial growth from the rot.

Change the potting mix to one with good drainage.

Verify the soil is dry before watering. Do not follow a strict watering schedule including the Planta schedule.

#### Luke님이 2024-08-14에 답변했습니다.

When I repotted this a few months ago I turned in what I thought was way too much additional perlite into a tropical mix potting soil. I’m not entirely sure how much better drainage I could get.

#### Bev님이 2024-08-15에 답변했습니다.

You could add orchid bark or charcoal

### Bev님이 2024-08-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I feel like old leaves on Monsteras will die while it pushes out newer leaves sometimes. Every one I’ve had experihas done this.

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