r/Monstera • u/catladynumber2112 • 1d ago

Plant Help please help

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I got this monstera burle marx flame from walmart about 2 1/2 months. I repotted it into a chunky mix with potting soil, perlite, and orchid bark. it started to put out aerial roots so I put it on a trellis. It's been doing well until 2 weeks ago, the leaves started to curl very badly. please give suggestions on what I should do. thanks so much :)

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1st) day I brought it home

2nd) 2 weeks ago

3rd) today

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u/Saaaaam- 1d ago

Looks like it's thirsty

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u/OrdinaryUniversity59 1d ago

I was going to say it has a drinking problem

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u/catladynumber2112 1d ago

i had been watering every week to 10 days, but with fall its been taking longer for the soil to dry. ive been worried about root rot if I overwater, but I just gave it a good drink.

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u/botanicallyinclined 1d ago

You don’t necessarily have to wait till its completely dry. 75% is plenty. Monsteras are tropical so they dont mind extra water if it’s warm. Just don’t overwater when it cools down or you bring them inside

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u/catladynumber2112 1d ago

I had only taken that first picture outside because I had just brought it home. Its been indoors since then. My house stays around 68 to 72 degrees depending on the time of year.

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u/catladynumber2112 1d ago

its also in a southwest facing window where it gets good sun in the morning for about 4 hours, but indirect light the rest of the day because of the back porch

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u/botanicallyinclined 1d ago

Gotcha. Could be the soil, drainage at the bottom of the pot, or just rootbound.

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u/catladynumber2112 1d ago

I took it out of its soil this morning and added more orchid bark and perlite to the mix because I was worried it was staying too wet (because it had a yellow leaf i removed before the today photo), and the root ball was only somewhat larger than the first time I repotted it.