Comment on Help! Monstera leaves turn brown
glimse@lemmy.world 1 day agoYou actually do want the soil to dry out with monstera. They grow on trees and are used to dry spells! I don’t think this is it but you may be watering it a day or two early
mourningcrows@feddit.org 1 day ago
Ohhh ok! Might try that first then! I’m just used to leaves turning yellow, not brown when overwatering
glimse@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Just kidding, I’ve been informed by a friend that overwatering can indeed cause the leaves to brown!!
That’s a TC right? I’ve had mine for a little under a year with no brown spots and it sits less than a foot from the window. Fertilized every time I water (liquid drops) and I make sure it dries out completely before rewatering which was about once a week. I repotted it a few months ago so it’ll stay moist for 2 weeks now until the roots fill in.
I use a $20 moisture sensor stick thing and test 3/4 the way down the pot
mourningcrows@feddit.org 1 day ago
I just repotted it because it’s been bothering me (can’t do more than kill it right? B’) ) and it turned out the roots and soil around them where super moist! I’ll definitely pay more attaention to let it dry properly before watering again. Thanks so much for all your input!
glimse@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s almost definitely not the problem here, I just wanted to share that info! A lot of people kill plants by overwatering