---
title: "So I haven’t watered my monstera for 9 days and I checked the soil…"
description: "So I haven’t watered my monstera for 9 days and I checked the soil today and it is still SOAKING wet. This has never happened before with this soil type…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64e148d3162d57b1e958622d"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Cici"
published: "2023-08-19T22:57:23.522Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md)

# So I haven’t watered my monstera for 9 days and I checked the soil…

_Posted by Cici on 2023-08-19_

So I haven’t watered my monstera for 9 days and I checked the soil today and it is still SOAKING wet. This has never happened before with this soil type before, does anyone have any ideas?

## 4 comments

### Queen Rat commented on 2023-08-20

Are you watering too much? Is the drainage sufficient? Is the soil old and needs changing? Do you check to make sure its not sitting in water after watering?

### NikoScy commented on 2023-08-20

Sometimes I go weeks without watering my Monstera plants. Queen Rat’s suggestions above are good though^

### Bev commented on 2023-08-20

Stick tampons in the soil. It will help soak up the excess water. Trust me, it really works.

### Diana commented on 2023-08-20

Mine is doing the same thing. i have just left it and it continues to do well. When it dries I’ll water it. I think it’s a fairly low maintenance plant.

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_