Submitted 2 weeks ago by uzsomtu@lemmy.world to houseplants@mander.xyz
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/a1296f60-077f-42a7-b3cb-9d5983dd3265.jpeg
Watering - winter once a week. Summer every two/three days. There is a drainage.
Light - approximately one meter to side from a balcony window with a curtain. Window located to east-south.
East Slovakia - inside from 20-26 degrees.
Life - we have it around half year. 2 leafs grown since the purchase.
Pests - not visible.
Repot it.
I was going to mention this too. They’ve only had the plant for 6 months so if it’s still in the nursery pot then it wouldn’t be a bad idea to get a pot a few inches bigger (and ideally one made of unglazed clay or terracotta to help regulate the water content of the soil.)
I know others have already said you’re watering too much, which is probably true, but I noticed this looks like a thai constellation. I think it might be getting sunburnt based on a similar thing happening to mine 2 years ago. Are the brown patches happening in the completely white parts of the leaves? If so that is probably it rather than too much water.
If you can post a picture of the soil by lifting it out of the nursery pot that would be helpful. That way people can see the root condition and type of soil that it is in. The suggestions for repotting it might be needed, but not the priority action if the browning isn’t caused by a soil/water issue.
If you move the plant to get less sun and repot it all at the same time it could be a big shock to the already struggling plant.
It might be that you should move the plant then a month later change the soil, but without seeing the soil it is hard to be sure.
In general it sounds like you are watering too much, but those problems might not have materialised yet if you only had it 6 months. If possible, invest in a moisture probe and only water when the soil has dried rather than on any kind of schedule.
How much water are you giving it with each watering? It looks like overwatering, but it can be saved if you let the soil dry out and reduce how often you water it.
If you have bamboo or wooden skewers, stick one all the way to the bottom (gently, and closer to the side of the pot where you won’t snag the roots). Pull it out after 5 minutes. The skewer shouldn’t be bone dry at the end, but it shouldn’t be too wet… It’s hard to explain but you’ll eventually get a feel for what seems right.
What I’d much rather know, where do you get information how to care for all kinds of plants without having to ask in Lemmy communities or whatever? There must surely be some place where someone collected all kinds of plant growing information like this, right?
There was a time when Stack Overflow was an amazing tech resource for unique or interesting problems, as the library of responses was reusable and could be updated with new responses and information over time. Users built trust with other users and getting a solution by direct engagement with a trustworthy user was invaluable.
Your response here is like the extremely unhelpful people who would respond with something like “read the documentation”
There is a lot of basic plant information on websites, but some of it is conflicting and it can be hard to trust. Diagnosis of a plant’s problem is also difficult, especially if more than one issue is present at once. It is often preferable for someone to want to ask for people’s opinion and have some engagement with other like minded people.
Communities like this are potentially the best part of the internet, so please don’t consider asking here as some kind of burden, the more people ask the more people help, the better the community becomes. Over time, people become more experienced and potentially shift from the ones asking for help to the ones helping. That isn’t unique to plants, it applies to any number of special interest communities.
Is it really unreasonable to want a resource on how to grow plants? There’s no reason to have to repeat the same kind of information again and again and again in discussion threads. I also don’t want to learn calculus by asking on discussion forums. This feels like a solved problem.
The_v@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You are watering it way too much. Monsteras need to need be soaked then allowed to completely dry out between waterings.
A larger pot allows for less frequent waterings. I only water mine monthly in the summer. Every 2-3 months in the winter.
They need fertilizer especially when putting out leaves. Yours is showing nitrogen deficiency. It’s a bit of a weird expression but monsteras are unique.
Light levels - they do best with 3-4 hours of direct sunlight every day. Generally it’s best to have those hours in the morning or evening.
uzsomtu@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the advices. You might be right with watering. Will try to repot it, and be more careful with watering.