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Monstera needs urgent help! 🙏
lisaquarticelli8
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Hello everyone,
my two Monsteras are suffering and I'm struggling to identify the problem, therefore I don't know how to proceed. I suspect there might be more than one cause and I need help from you.
The picture below shows how my plants used to be: Monstera Mama on the left - I bought her three years ago and she went from 50cm to 2 metres high, never had a single problem, we'd always found the perfect balance light-water-moisture; Monstera Daughter on the right - she's a cutting from Mama and if I remember correctly she's one year and something old, again never an issue.
Unfortunately, a few months ago something started to go very wrong despite none of the environment conditions had changed. Since there was the lockdown I attempted to rescue them trying to do what I could from home.
I changed the watering pattern and kept the room's humidity checked. But I have a lot of other (house, tropical and succulent) plants and they are all perfectly healthy and happy.
And then I changed the position to a spot with more light (not direct light).
I am afraid in doing so I weakened the plants even more.
The leaves started to turn yellow and then brown and fall off. The damage would start from the border inwards. I thought it could be root rot that's why I assumed changing the watering timing would help.
And then, on closer inspection, I started to see thrips infestation. I cleaned the whole plant with soapy-water for a couple of weeks. While I had to say goodbye to many leaves by this point, there were many new baby leaves and all healthy! I was so happy and so relieved.
But in a matter of a few weeks, probably a month, the new leaves started to get awful brown spots again.
It is a disaster.
The daughter seems better. The new leaves are still healthy. I'm keeping the two plants separated just in case.
But Mama is a complete disaster.
My plan for Mama is:
- remove the plant from the pot, remove the soil and check for root rot
- once she's naked I'll cut damaged leaves (all of them???😭)/roots
- I'll spray store-bought insecticidal soap all over her and follow instructions
- I'll let the cuts to dry
- repot her in completely new soil
- wait and hope
Is my plan ok? What would you do?
Should I cut the long stems and water-propagate the new cuttings or can I try to rescue her in her whole majestic beauty?
I am thinking to leave Daughter as she is...???
Please, any advice or suggestion is very very welcome!
I am completely heartbroken. She's my favourite. Please help us.
Lisa
my two Monsteras are suffering and I'm struggling to identify the problem, therefore I don't know how to proceed. I suspect there might be more than one cause and I need help from you.
The picture below shows how my plants used to be: Monstera Mama on the left - I bought her three years ago and she went from 50cm to 2 metres high, never had a single problem, we'd always found the perfect balance light-water-moisture; Monstera Daughter on the right - she's a cutting from Mama and if I remember correctly she's one year and something old, again never an issue.
Unfortunately, a few months ago something started to go very wrong despite none of the environment conditions had changed. Since there was the lockdown I attempted to rescue them trying to do what I could from home. I changed the watering pattern and kept the room's humidity checked. But I have a lot of other (house, tropical and succulent) plants and they are all perfectly healthy and happy.
And then I changed the position to a spot with more light (not direct light).
I am afraid in doing so I weakened the plants even more.
The leaves started to turn yellow and then brown and fall off. The damage would start from the border inwards. I thought it could be root rot that's why I assumed changing the watering timing would help.
And then, on closer inspection, I started to see thrips infestation. I cleaned the whole plant with soapy-water for a couple of weeks. While I had to say goodbye to many leaves by this point, there were many new baby leaves and all healthy! I was so happy and so relieved.
But in a matter of a few weeks, probably a month, the new leaves started to get awful brown spots again.
It is a disaster.
The daughter seems better. The new leaves are still healthy. I'm keeping the two plants separated just in case.
But Mama is a complete disaster.
My plan for Mama is:
- remove the plant from the pot, remove the soil and check for root rot
- once she's naked I'll cut damaged leaves (all of them???😭)/roots
- I'll spray store-bought insecticidal soap all over her and follow instructions
- I'll let the cuts to dry
- repot her in completely new soil
- wait and hope
Is my plan ok? What would you do?
Should I cut the long stems and water-propagate the new cuttings or can I try to rescue her in her whole majestic beauty?
I am thinking to leave Daughter as she is...???
Please, any advice or suggestion is very very welcome!
I am completely heartbroken. She's my favourite. Please help us.
Lisa
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But saying that cuttings are worth trying as you obviously have had success in the past.