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What's wrong with my montsera? :(

Melody1111Melody1111 Posts: 11
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My montsera looks so sad lately and I don't know what's wrong with her. Any ideas? 

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  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Usual problems with these are either too wet, or too dry. Can you check the state of the soil? Also make sure it’s not sitting in water in the outer pot. 
    The pot also looks quite small for the size of the plant. Can you post a picture with the whole plant and pot?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    When was it last potted on with fresh compost? 

    Has it been in a sunny spot this summer? 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Melody1111Melody1111 Posts: 11
    edited September 2023
    Dovefromabove said:
    When was it last potted on with fresh compost? 

    Has it been in a sunny spot this summer? 
    I potted it in fresh compost in may. It's been by the window by a sunny spot so I've moved it across the room recently 
  • Melody1111Melody1111 Posts: 11
    Ergates said:
    Usual problems with these are either too wet, or too dry. Can you check the state of the soil? Also make sure it’s not sitting in water in the outer pot. 
    The pot also looks quite small for the size of the plant. Can you post a picture with the whole plant and pot?
    Here is a picture of the whole plant. Just checked soil and it's dry. I feel like I keep watering it. I have another much larger montsera that is flourishing in another part of the house (with indirect sunlight). I'm wondering if perhaps the one pictured is in too much sunlight so is drying out quicker. I want to repot it soon as well as I recently got a moss pole for it. Do you think I'll need to remove the yellow  and burnt looking leaves or can they recover  
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It might be the perspective but the pot looks very small for the size of plant.
    The yellowed/browned leaves won't turn green again so you can remove them if you like. The larger, divided leaves look green and healthy so I don't think the problem is a serious one. When the conditions are right it should be fine. 
    If there any roots showing through the drainage holes as well as the rapid drying out, then it's definitely in need of a bigger pot even if it's only been in that one for 6 months or so. They can grow very quickly as young plants. Do check that it's dry an inch or two down though, not just on the surface. A lot of peat-free multipurpose composts tend to dry out and crust over on the surface while still being moist further down. The simplest way to check is to stick your finger in to the depth of one or two knuckles, and if it's dry there it needs watering.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    Are those spider mites on the leaves?
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