Here's Why Your Monstera Is Turning Yellow
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Let’s go through the steps I take to diagnosing why my Monstera is turning yellow and how to fix it.
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Love love love the thorough checking for pest, mold, mildew. The shaking over white was a nice hack. It is best to listen to your leaves. When there is a change, the plant is trying to tell you something. Great video mate! 👨🏾🌾
Super, thanks 🙏
I've been keeping and propagating Monsteras as houseplants for the past 36 years. In my experience it's quite normal for the oldest, lowest leaves on the stem to turn yellow and die off. I always snap off a leaf at the stem and discard it when it starts turning yellow. The same thing happens with large Philodendrons. They're incredibly hardy plants providing they're not allowed to dry out completely.
I recently (2 weeks ago) split my monstera and repot into three separate Pots. I’ve been getting yellow leaves almost weekly😢 using chunky mix and watered a week ago. What could be causing my issue?
This doesn’t happen to my other larger one though
Probably a bit of transplant shock from disturbing the roots. Leave it be and don’t water too much and it should bounce back
I have a huge monsterra with such large leaves. But just in the last few weeks , 3 of the bottom smaller leaves have turned yellow. Gradually one by one. The only leaves left are the big leaves? Will they die too😢
thank u!
I used to neglect fertilizer and depended on slow release added to soil. Now that I mix my own soils, I add a weak dose of 9-3-6 or 4-4-3 every water. Makes a significant difference.
Very thorough guide to analyze problem!
Cheers Richard 👍
I think I've watered mine too much. Because I don't see pests on mine. 😅
I've repotted my monstera in a Lechuza self watering pot. It was root bound in the pot I bought it in so I've repotted in a Classico 21. I just took it out of it's pot and repotted it in pon without removing the existing soil around the roots because apparently you don't need to (but then every video I watch says otherwise). The leaves are wilting, some of the smaller lower leaves have turned yellow. I don't know what I've done wrong 🤔
I watered it from the top and let the excess drain into the water reservoir underneath. I tried emptying the water reservoir out but then the bigger leaves that were looking OK started wilting as well.
The Lechuza instructions say to only top water it for 12 weeks, does that mean top water it over the sink so the excess drains out and not into the reservoir? Is the pon pulling water out of the soil left around the roots? Should I remove all the soil around the roots and repot in just pon? I have no idea what's going on! 😨
My yellow leave is a young one ,none of the others are affected
9 tips for a big bushy Monstera 👉 ua-cam.com/video/2_N0LXJo9Zc/v-deo.html
I’m new to house plants. Never have had a green thumb. Usually overwater. Trying hard to restrain myself. Question: I’ve got one stem growing a few new leaves each with 5-6” roots hanging down. Do you recommend I do anything with it?
Are they aerial roots? You can leave them be or cut them off or direct them into the soil
When u don't have monstera and still watch this hehe yet still very informative in general, I'm gonna check my aglaonema with 2 leaves yellowing. Thank you
Thanks 😊
I have monstera uts leaves are yellowing amd few have black spots iv re potted no signs of root rot no bugs I just don't understand any ideas anyone it's breaking. My heart my other plans are fine so I don't understand
Black dots sounds like thrips poo. Have you had a good look?
Great information as always, thank you. I think you should rename yourself 'Plant Physician'. More fitting as our 'go to' point of call for diagnosis and treatment for all that ails our plants!
Like it! 😁
Plant practitioner
@@leonawebb5523 That too!
I think my yellowing problem is from over fertilizing my monstera.
Could be if you're too generous
I just bought my first Monstera. I want to remove the soil and use my own fresh soil. Can this be done successfully? I’m always concerned pests may be in the soil
It comes in.
Yeah sure 👍
Thanks for the great video! I have a question, I have a golden Pothos that is becoming root bound, can I trim the roots when I repot it in order to keep it in the same pot without damaging it or stunting its growth too much?
Thanks so much in advance 💚🪴
Yep root pruning will be fine!
Thanks Richard, as we grow in the hobby and learn more and more, we can overlook certain things and thats what ive done with my Adansonia root bound! great vid! thanks for keeping me on my toes.
Nice one mate 👍
Alright sir, I am back with more questions and thank you for all your answers, I have taken you advice and am very happy. This video was an answer to prayer. This is exactly what our previous conversation was on. My monstera is not drinking water AT ALL anymore, has a bit of curling on one or two leaves and is yellowing just around the edges of most leaves. But, the yellowing is not as obvious as yours here. Its more of yellow colored fading (if that makes sense). I know I need to repot because it is massive and still in the 8 inch nursery pot I got it in. I see no pests, it is no loner south facing and is not drinking water. As a result, I only give it sips because I fear root rot. HELP!!!
How are the roots? Sounds like a repot is required
@@SheffieldMadePlants I am going to be uprooting this Wednesday to repot and treat with peroxide. I wish I could send you pics somehow. I do not have any social media though.
My newly propogated Monstera (in water) are turning yellow-- it's sitting in a window.. should I move it? No roots have appeared yet. Its been around 2 weeks now that these clippings have been sitting in water. Are they just fading or dying?
Normally takes longer than 2 weeks for roots to show. The fact it's already turning yellow isn't a good sign. It might be dying
@@SheffieldMadePlants ok thank you!
Thanks you, good sharing...👍🙏
I bought my huge monstera 5 months ago, and I'm not sure why the smaller leaves are getting yellow. I didnt fertilize it in the summer, I wonder if I should do it now even tho its november? I got two growing lights in case it wasnt getting enough light, but it didnt prevent leaves getting yellow. Do you recommend giving some fertilizer now? I also got myself a moisture meter. Before watering the soil is really dry everywhere else but small spot in the center of the soil it says 4-5. I give a fair amount of water once a week. Does this mean its too wet even after a week? Might I have a root rot problem instead or is 4-5 dry enough in the middle?
If most of the soil is dry it should be ok. Might be wise to check out the roots though. If the plant is still growing then continue feeding. It's under a grow light so sounds like it will be
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thank you a thousand times for your answer, this is really helpful! 🙏
12:30 I took my cuttings from water to soil. After 3 days my leaves are turning yellow.
How I love your video's! Learning a lott :)
MayI ask a question?
I want to make a green wall in my hallway . Up the stairs the walls are very high so I thought maybe a green wall would make it cosy. Could you make a video perhaps for how to go about with climbing plants . The wall is too high to get to it when using hanging plants. So bottom up :)
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Thank for the suggestion 👍
What if a Monstera is kept hydroponic and one leaf is starting to yellow? Mine doesn’t have pests, not root bound, what do I do????? 😢
Are you giving it hydroponic feed?
@@SheffieldMadePlants not yet because it started as a cutting and I feel it’s too early to start, it’s been a bit over 2 months now. The cutting came with one original leaf and has had growth since then but the original leaf is turning yellow around the edges.
@@Lauranayaa oh right the original leaf normally dies off
Ahhhh thank you!! I was freaking out 😅 I’m new to this and tend to kill any plants I come in contact with. Thank you so much. 😁
I'm having the same problem with a new Pothos. I don't see any pests but it may have been over watered. The roots seem good so I gave it some fresh soil and Hopefully that will fix the issue before I lose another leaf. 🤞
I have a small leaf on my young monstera turn yellow and it is the only leaf that turned yellow. But it was closer to the window when we got a really cold spell. And I also realized that the tiny leaf was getting too much light.. A simple turning the pots every few days and a pruning of that leaf and the monstera is happy again.
@@miav785 That could also be my problem but im only losing leaves at the top of the plant not on the vines. I did move it away from a south facing window. I have so many plants and have no issues until this plant and its a pothos. My philodendron brazil was in the same spot and it loved it. I'm so confused at this point. Ive lost 3 leaves and I may lose another one very soon. 🤦♀️
The roots should tell the story
The newest three leaves on my monstera deliciosa have come out burnt. I could see the browning even before they were completely unfurled. The older leaves are healthy and green. What could be the issue? Please help.
Hard to say. Maybe a watering issue?
I’ve had the same issue before. Either it doesn’t get enough sun or the soil is too wet or both.
Great video, thank you!
Thanks!
Hey Sir Richard!🪴
Great video!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I am watching this keenly but I am not quite there yet. A few months ago, my son left his plants with me when he returned to University. One of them was a Monstera that he was rooting in a jar. During the summer, I put it in a pot but it went downhill pretty fast. I figured it was because I put it in soil that was far too dense. But I was able to save it by cutting off the rotten roots and soaking it in Hydrogen Peroxide. I’ve even took another cut off it. Now, it has rooted very well again in a jar of water and has three leaves and one new leaf starting.🪴
Question: Do you think I should wait until Springtime to put it back in a pot of well-draining soil? Or should I transfer it to soil now? I have never had a Monstera before so I don’t know much about them.🪴
Thanks in advance for your great plant care advice! We appreciate you!🪴
Hey there. I’d pot it up now and let the roots settle into the soil ready for a strong push of growth in spring
@@SheffieldMadePlants Oh wow! I didn’t think about that. I’m gonna do that today, then….Thank you!😊🪴🪴🪴
Hello!! Is it normal for stems to yellow after pruning? I also didn't cut off any new growth. 😊
I don’t think yellowing stems is normal. Could be an infection
Oh, noo! Thank you!
What type of soil is recommended for the monstera?
I use a mix of 5 parts compost to 2 parts perlite
Can the soil pH affect the foliage? The older leaves are turning pale under adequate light.
Not sure about ph. I didn’t think monsteras were fussy in that regards
What if my monstera albo is a cutting with a small root. I got it a few weeks ago. It has 2 whole leaves and 1 with cosmetic damage. The 2 are turning yellow 😢 she's not even potted yet. I got it in moss wrapped in plastic
You probably just answered your own question there
Can you tie a monstara plant to a thick tree branch for support
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No reason why not
@@SheffieldMadePlants thanks cheeky.👍
My new monstera (w/ fenestrations!!🎉) arrived last week & 2 leaves are already turning yellow, like a halo around them. She's in a 4" pot, about 4'-5' in from a SE facing window, (idk latitude nor longitude, but I guess we're now on the northern edge of semi tropical? North Georgia/Tennessee line) but for the moment, partially behind a large (old fashioned) speaker. Not going to be her permanent home! I've not watered her, moisture meter showed a hair above the red-green edge. Other than better light & checking for bugs, what should I do? Might this be travel shock? The package was delayed a couple of days. All the plants, including cuttings looked perfectly healthy until 2 days ago, potted philos are still healthy looking, philo cuttings in water have yellow leaves & badly wilting. Are they THAT different from Monsteras? Do I need to do something STAT, or wait & watch? Thank you! Have I ever told you I'm jealous of your collection?! 💚
Might be a bit of shock. I’d hold on and see what happens. Maybe put a grow light on it. It should bounce back but those yellowing leaves will be lost
Wowzers . Super helpful ! Thank you!
I have a couple very small new leaves on my freshly potted monstera. But there are two small ferlings that have yet to open but have some chunks missing(think they just grew that way) but the edges of the chunks are black or the tips. What is this?
Not sure what ferlings is?
@@SheffieldMadePlants the unopened leaf
@@meganpahl3612 that might be a lack of humidity. Dry spritzing the leaves that don’t want to open
Nice sharing about monstera plnt 👍👌
Cheers 👍
Hi…I have a monstera and it has got black spots on the leaves and wanted to know the reason…also should I have to prune those leaves
Hard to say without seeing it
i just bought a small one at the start of the week, and now its starting to yellow. i don't think its root bound its too small, could be over watering from the store, i'll let it dry out and feed it abit.
Shame it's yellowing already. I'd have a word with the store
@@SheffieldMadePlants I got one leaf of Monstera Albo Variegata from other person online on Tuesday and today I noticed some light yellowing on the corner of that one leaf. Am I giving it too much light or water? I watered my monstera albo on tuesday when I got my new leaf. Or can it be that one leaf is stressing about the new place? Please help 😬
@@arcticjelsa is it a plant with roots of just a cutting?
great info, thanks!
Ohh great vid! Could you do a similar one for pothos? Both mine get yellow leaves all the time and not sure why :(
With Pothos, a yellow leaf here and there is generally a need for water. Yellowing with browning often result of overwatering/root rot.
I’ll have a think 🤔
with the watering meter, at what level do you water your monstera? i wait until it's at the first red mark
Around 2 or 3
Thanks for sharing 🪴
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Hi! I want to know what to do with the yellow leaf once I have taken care of the problem.
Thank you 🌿☘️🍀
Cut it out. It will only die eventually
Oh my God mine has like millions of roots that are out of the pot, so I have to trim them before repoting right ?
Yes you can do
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Glad to know your Monstera D. only needed repotting. 😇
Yeah that leaf was lost in the end unfortunately
@@SheffieldMadePlants I generally prune those away, anyway... 🤷🏾♀️
What about if it’s been propagating in water?
The cutting might be dying
How much exactly monstera needs water ?
When the soil is dry and then water thoroughly to get everything wet
Sorry, look under the leaf to find what? I couldn't understand the word. I am Hispanic so that may be the problem.
At what point in the video?
Looking for bugs
Do you have any aspidistras? Mine has quite of leaf damage and die-back, is this normal? They're supposed to be really easy to care for
Not had the pleasure yet unfortunately
@@SheffieldMadePlants I'm pretty sure it was overwatering that caused the problem. I'm trying to propagate a couple of leaves, it never drops below 19 or 20 degrees in my flat, so I've placed them in a sunny position due to the short days. I'll probably thin-out and repot the remainder
Impressive!
how do i take care of amoney plant
That's a whole new video...
What about if my Monstera is turning brown? Most of my Monstera leaves are brown & it's making me really sad.
It’ll be the same reasons in the video. I’d check them off to isolate the problem. How often do you fertilise?
@@SheffieldMadePlants I haven't fertilized it yet. I've had it for 2 months.
@@dramaqueensmum3802 it’s not that then. The roots should tell you
@@SheffieldMadePlants I did find a bug & some black things that might have been bugs or dirt.
I have five huge monstera in 18" pots that get some yellowing leaves. They probably need repotting, which I will have to do in the spring.
I'll probably have to divide them...or just give them bigger pots with more soil. I never expected them to grow so large, but they seem to be happy in my home. Luckily, they're pretty tolerant of conditions that aren't optimal.
That's true, they're generally pretty unfussy
@@SheffieldMadePlants I find that they can do better on the dry side...even if they get some brown leaves...than to be over-watered. Large, rootbound plants tend to suck up water more quickly, so overwatering isn't much of an issue.
What's gonna kill me is trying to get them out on the deck in springtime to repot them, since they're really heavy already. 😝
My monstera was getting yellow now is sagging and shriveling im so sad dont know what to do anymore
How’s the roots?
@@SheffieldMadePlants They have plenty of room a pt them in a big pot the end of summer tbe have been in the same place always
They were doing right till 2 weeks ago
Not sure if it could be the heating? They have always been in the se terracotta pot
I waer once a week and do some mist on them from. Time to time
@@SheffieldMadePlants but i will check tomorrow and let you know
I really appreciate you reacting Thank you!
@@SheffieldMadePlants Hi, wanted to let you know my Monstera is doing better
Changed her place, she was on the window and i think the heater was not of her liking
Now she sits on a table and has perked up quite a bit 😊
@@Hanna.Vergara that's great!
I just ported mine and in month the leafs have gone yellow?
Could be lots of things. Too big a pot, pests, disease, too much sun... Hard to say without seeing it
Cool that helped zero % hahaha
But he went over loads of problems?
Hey buddy, it has been a while!! I am in desperate need of your help but photos are the best description. What is your email? I FINALLY got that mature monstera I have always wanted but it has a problem I cannot figure out how to fix. Please send me your email so I can show you. I REALLY need your advice here.
I’m on insta or my email is listed on my about page
This happening to me right now…I had lots of little black wormy bugs - I think they might be fruit fly babies. I thought it wasn’t getting enough sun so I didn’t notice the pests at first! I hope it survives I’ve had it for years 🫢
Hope it does too. Those worm things sounds grim.