It’s a pleasure to come across somebody who’s passionate about something, but calm and knowledgeable. No hype, no silly faces, just commonsensical advice. I’m now about to chop off the top of my 4 separate monsteras, so I can start again. In the last,move divided them at the base, which worked, but after that they did their own thing. Basically, I had no idea what I was doing. I really like the ladder stake idea, but as I have 11 foot high ceilings (I live in England, in a 18th century house), this might be a step too far, especially with fitted carpets in the rooms. However, one of my monsteras is in a cold greenhouse, and despite a couple of hard frosts this winter, looks healthy. So maybe I’ll try a ladder stake in there. Thanks for your videos.
Wow, your videos are a breath of fresh air. In a world of unlimited resources, it's shocking how hard it is to find a good, concise video about plants. I've watched hours of videos and learned more in this one than all of them combined. Thank you! Grateful to have finally found your channel 🙏🙏
@@KillThisPlant Hello!! I’m blown away to see you even acknowledge a new comment on an older video- that’s amazing. That being said: help?! I have a pretty fast, well growing mature plant I bought from a clearance section (!!) he was in rough shape, but doing amazingly well now. I get a new leaf every holiday it seems. Easter, Mothers Day, then Fathers Day, 4th of July and Aug 1st- my kids birthday. It’s crazy… The two oldest/biggest leaves are in rough shape still. Ripped, a few areas that won’t flip back the right way, old sunburn damage… should I prune or not?
@@ThestuffthatSaralikes leaves that are still green produce energy for the plant. When the plant wants to shed those leaves it'll reabsorb the nutrients it needs and the leaf will fall off. Your job is to balance looks with plant health. It probably won't be a huge deal if you snip off 1 or 2 tattered leaves. But what % of leaves are you cutting? 10%? Probably fine. 50%? Probably not fine. That's my philosophy anyway. Sorry it wasn't a yes or no but I find that helps guide me with future decisions.
My mother put hers in the corner of the kitchen right by a giant sliding glass door. Then she moved and out it in the corner of her sunroom. It’s always thrived. The thing is massive and she doesn’t want it anymore because it’s taking up too much room 🤣 I’m trying to get her to separate it, but I might have to do it myself.
New sub here. Thank you for the brain dump on my Marcel (who clearly needs more sun). Must measure my grow light because burns don’t heal. That’s great to know. You just saved another plant
Your videos are so concise and to point. I’m glad I’ve subscribed. My Monsteras are so beautiful though I feel a difference in the both of them. I feel the monkey mask monstera is so much more sensitive. ❤
Hey so I watched your video about moss pole and it’s direction of growth led me to this video. Great job on being descriptive of exactly what can happen and ways to correct. Thank you your videos helped me out. Keep up the great work!
I’m so proud of my monsters, got her as a wee baby and now she is quite big! I think I’m doing something right! Great video and wonderful advice, easy for anyone to understand as well, which is cool. Thank you!
my monsteras sadly can't get a lot of sun light because i only have one window and don't have space for plants there. But I recently bought some new lamps (just regular LEDs) that i put on my shelves to make my room brighter during the winter and my monsteras seem to love them. Their groth sped up a lot and they turned their leaves towards the lamps.
Thank you so much! I’ve had a monstera that I received as a gift, but got no instructions on how to care for it. In fact, until recently, I had no idea what it was called! I’ve had it for seventeen years and never knew until now that it could tolerate, and actually needs, more sunlight than I’ve been giving it. I’ll be gradually moving it closer to the window now that I know. Thanks again!
I’m working on 4 Monsteras as we speak and I’m hoping with the winter months ahead I’ll be able to keep the leaves large. I’m slowly working on grow lights now but I don’t know that much about them, also looking for some that are budget friendly. Love your channel.
Wow! I was looking for info on how to get my Monstera to do better and I got it all here in one video expertly explained. Thank you so much for sharing all your experience and knowledge. I am off to make a moss pole for my Monstera! 🌸
Hi just came across your videos. I have a beautiful Swiss cheese plant. Didn’t know what it was until a year ago. I wonder why my leaves aren’t as big as the ones I have been seeing. You said something about the growing direction. My plant is looping. I 😢 cut 2 pieces. I am going to start afresh. Your video are very informative.
I use lights for my houseplants, since I started with orchids years ago and limited windows, I began with CFL bulbs many years ago and now LED. Lights have always been part of plant care for me. Orchids are so easy to ignore and they thrive, lol. My first monstera is doing well, despite being moved around in the house from a south facing to a west facing window (and not incrementally as you advise). I currently have a light about 3' from my monsteras' tallest leaf, hanging from the curtain rod in the same window. I'm not getting as many fenestrated leaves so I'm experimenting with the light distance and duration. I get about 3 leaves every 2 days. When they uncurl yellow I add plant food. I let my monstera get almost dry between waterings. It's starting it's first ariole rootlets. Thanks so much for your content!
Thanks for the great tips! I have multiple monsteras in different locations over the last year. Your tips helped me gain some deeper understanding! Looking forward to grow big leafs as yours! Regards
I have a question,I bought a monstera two days ago,and the the leaves were growing crooked , why? Well the leaves are fine and they got holes and they are big but they are weird shape just like crooked like this (
Thank you Lee for all your videos. I finally had the space for a monstera earlier this summer, so I'm currently watching a lot of your videos on the deliciosa. Got a great deal on a plant with about 6 juvenile leaves and 5 fenestrated leaves, that I slowly moved towards my main window. There it is thriving and now has started to unfurl three beautifully fenestrated leaves. As far as I can tell, my monstera loves to be misted every 2 to 3 days, but today I saw that one of the new leaves has a brown spot on the inside. Could that be because of the misting? It only gets indirect sunlight and all other leaves seem to be fine, so I don't think it's because of the sun or watering...? best regards
It is probably the misting. Not only does it put your plant at a higher risk of fungal infection, it can also act as a magnifying glass when the sun hits it causing burn. I'm glad you got your first monstera. Hope you're enjoying it!
OMGEEEEEE~ THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! I was in tears about my monstera and I was trying EVERYTHING! I live in a basement and I need desperately to have more plants down here. They bring me so my life and peace.
Thank you so much for this video and another you did, on how to increase sun exposure. My monstera has now released a leaf with fenestration. I'm so happy!
I have my plant in a south faced window so it's getting sun. I'm a little scared about how big this mama is going to get. I finally found a place where it can thrive and grow good. Thank you for your direct way of answering questions. Your channel is the best I've found without the nonsense talk others like to talk.
Awesome tips! My monstera deliciosa is still juvenile, similar to the example you show, most leaves have small fenestrations. I’m happy to watch it grow. Thanks!
Omg just what I needed now… I inherited a medium size messed up Monstera, and now I know what to do to help it, especially with carefully putting it outside. Great timing too, tomorrow the first day of summer. Million thanks! 😎🌱🌞
We overwinter in Mexico in the desert and one of the local restaurants has a bunch of massive monsteras in pots in the screaming desert sun all day. Your monstera can handle a little more sun, I promise.
What do you think of this idea: So I have this old 35 gallon hexagon fish tank that leaked, but has been repaired. The thing is, a leaky tank is like a cheating girlfriend-- it may seem the same as before, but you'll never really trust it. So I was thinking of using it as a planter instead, by drilling a bunch of holes in the bottom and adding a bottom layer of Leca. Since 35 gallons is actually a pretty huge planter and home depot is having a crazy sale, i was thinking of adding two 13 inch pot Monstera Deliciosas, and two 9 inch pot MD all into the planter, and then only filling it about 75-85% of the way full so the walls and moss pole encourage vertical growth towards a ceiling mounted light, so it doesn't sprawl all over my room quite so bad. I don't mind having to take the aquarium apart at the silicone to repot, so do you think it could work? It seems like it should be fine on paper but I never really see people A) convert aquariums to planters or B) combine a bunch of monstera in one huge pot Thank you for your feedback!
My only concern would be your roots out growing your tank within a year or 2. Repotting or removing would be extremely challenging if not impossible. Especially when the root system becomes so intertwined. I think it'll look nice, but unless you have an escape plan, that's a a 400-500lb paper weight.
Mine's about 2 ft away from a south east facing window and has no complaints! I've learnt keeping plants that most of them will appreciate a little bit of direct light.
I link on the tap link about the growlights,... Really? Are the taken the prices seriously?? It's impossible 400€ for 2 pendant lights.. Giftset they advertising.. When you have 5 or more places, there are gonna be thousands of dollars for a simple led light, with low lumen and low Kelvin 3000... This is little bit ridiculous, so sorry but I can't take it seriously... Who payed so many to this simple stuff... 😳😊
I dont think it's a light problem, but the only issue mine has right now is that the two newest leaves aren't flat. They curl inwards towards the stem and aren't solid like the others, but they don't droop and don't feel crispy. Idk what to do to help
Hi! I’m a new subscriber and love your content! I’m new to the plant world and would love your feedback on an issue I have. I purchased a monstera plant two weeks ago and a few days ago i noticed some leaves developing black spots mostly on the edges, what could be the cause of this and how can I fix it? Thank you!!!
I finally got this plant but now is getting brown spots please help!!!! I really love this plant 😭😭 any suggestions you could give me I’ll truly appreciate it
i rescued a monstera from my grandma a couple of months ago, she was already quite tall but my grandma wanted to throw her out due to burned and yellowed leaves, she had the monstera outside for a couple of days before i came to visit and decided to take the plant. at that point there was already damage due to cold temperature, i had to take off most of the leaves and left some that only had little bits of damage so she could get energy from those. most of her previous leaves were fenestrated, the new ones arent, does that happen when monsteras go through a lot of stuff or do i need to change something in my care? i would love if someone could reassure me, i only became a plant parent this year and i dont have any previous experience.
Hi my monstera leaves are tearing, still small in size and very dull and also how often it needs watering? Help me please I been googling but coudnt find anything helpful.
I move mine outside every summer, they look amazing, but then struggle all winter. I won't be moving them outside again. I have the worst house for plants as I only have north facing windows. They are directly in the windows and seem to get enough light but i sure wish i had better lighting. Just found your channel looking for advice for my monsteras and you have really great tips. Appreciate your videos!
Your leaves are so nice and thick....My leaves need washed but I just bought my plant do you think I can go wrong by cleaning them or wait till it's been in my home for awhile? just little water marks from the grower I'd like to get off
Wow, ive had a monstera for about a year and it has grown a couple leaves since I got it but they've never left the juvenile stage and I never knew why. I thought maybe because it was still growing leaves that it was still doing okay, but I live in a basement suite that gets almost no direct sunlight so it is a little challenging. I Will get a grow light for it now! Thank you for making these videos! Theyre so enjoyable to watch and very informative ☺️
Can you please make a video about the transition from juvenile planned to adult plant? I have a monstera that is super small with baby leaves I want it to get fenistrations this summer but I don’t know how long it will take. Thank you!!
I bought one in summer and had her on my porch. Brought in for winter and put under grow light. I have only one south facing window and I have other plants there. Her leaves turned brown and died. I took her to the bathroom with one leaf and to no avail. I love them and don’t want to give up, but I’m afraid I have to😢
My monstera deliciosa is situated right next to my balcony door facing west, so it gets all of the afternoon sun. I am not sure why it's keeping me waiting at this point.... I can't control the weather, it's not my fault it's cloudy more often than not...😅 My variegated deliciosa cutting is situated on my coffee table about a meter further into the room lol. It was as close as I could get it before it let me know it didn't like the sun. It is pushing out a new leaf for me, so I'm hopeful. It did keep me waiting for 2 months after I got it in the mail, so... 🤷
So my house is a bit of a cave unfortunately. Can I set up single full spectrum LED's under the leaves or does the light need to be projected on the tops of the leaves?
My monstera.leaves are curling almost weak looking. It's in a South facing window with good lighting. I miss new growth and water when it's dry at 2in. Fertilize with 10-10-10 once every couple weeks too.
I would stop fertilizer until your plant looks healthy. The most common reason I see is that ppl repotted into too big a pot with not great quality soil. Have you repotted recently? What's your soil like?
@@KillThisPlant I repotted last spring, I beleive. I used my own mixture for potting soil. It contains fox farm ocean forest, coco coir, horticulture charcoal, orchid bark, a little d.e, and worm casings. I did have it set up in an east facing window (I'm limited with my options) but noticed growth was really slow so I moved it to my south facing only about a month ago. The newer growth does look a lot healthier. Early this year I noticed brown spot so my go to is to cut the diseased leaves right away (why I repotted). Thank you so much for answering.
@@jordanbailey3809 hard for me to guess without seeing the plant and knowing more. But if it's not pests or sunburn causing the brown spots on your leaves it's an issue related to watering.
Thank you for this info. I live in AZ, I have 3 Monsteras. The one that is in a window that get's a lot of direct sunlight & it burned the leaves. The Monstera that gets no direct window sunlight is doing amazing. The Monstera that gets direct window sunlight but only for a very short period of time is doing well, about in the middle of the other 2
Hi, I live in a city where the weather is always winter -40 is the highest cold time and now is 10 degrees, my monstera diet growth new leaves in this winter time, do I have to change the pot?
Can these be out on a covered patio with 3 fans in Texas? I get morning sunlight and evening sunlight if I would move it to the edge of the patio. Or, Is it best to grow them inside? We keep it cool all year round. About 73 degrees with some sunlight in the morning hours coming in big picture windows. TIA!! Love your channel!
Hi there! I found your videos on here by chance and they gave me an idea of what could be going wrong with my monstera. Would you advise putting potted monstera in the morning sun on the balcony (spring-summer)? I live in the plane of northern italy. Thank you very much! 🙏🫶
I don't know. If the increase in light is too much you could still burn your plant from the morning light. It really depends on its current conditions.
I live in an apartment with a large north east window… that’s it. I have full spectrum grow lights for my plants, but I worry that I can’t get enough light still. Our place is kept around 69°F year round. Please help!!
Appreciate your videos and knowledgeable, common sense approach. I live in the Florida Keys and have a large Gumbo Limbo tree that I would like to train a monstera to grow up. What size plant should I start with and how quickly might it grow? also should I train it up some kind of moss pole or can I attach something to the tree for it to climb on. I am a complete novice as far as monsteras go so any advice you can give would be much appreciated. Thank you again for your videos.
You can start to train it up the tree at any size, the main thing is light exposure. Assuming you're talking about an outdoor plant you have to be careful about putting small plants in direct sun outdoors.
Hello Lee, I just repotted my Monstera plant. It’s big it’s beautiful, but I noticed a few leaves turn yellow and they are the really small leaves. Mostly that’s underneath the big leaves. I seem to fight with those the most, but I reported my plant. I noticed a few leaves turning yellow is this normal? What can I do to prevent it? Please help me out thank you
I got a small Monstera that'S doing great and has the first holes. My Older much bigger Monstera started getting a yellow leaf with black spots, but I can't really figure it out. It's only one leaf at the moment, I got the best place I have for consistent light and it gets watered the right amount. Any tips? :/
My monstera was getting brown spots on its leaves (only two of the leaves, every other is healthy). It was in a bright room but on the floor at the side of a shelf unit, so I thought it wasn’t getting enough light. I moved it so that it is receiving light, but not direct sunlight, and there are still brown spots. Anyone know what could be the issue?
Hi, I recently started struggling with my monstera. Its new leaves are much larger than the previous ine but there are almost no fenestrations. I am sure it is getting enough bright (almost indirect) sunlight and high humidity. What am I doing wrong?
If the leaves are getting bigger you'll either need something sturdy for the vines to climb (if you dont already have one) and time to let the leaves mature.
Lola, what size are the new leaves? Since you said 'much larger', that sounds like you should have lots of fenestrations unless it's very juvenile. "Bright indirect" is 100% a myth and very bad advice for these. It's another case of the internet repeating itself & spreading a mistake. Everyone wants to be appear to be an expert, but they've all only grown one plant for short time, so all the big sites just take the safe choice and say "bright indirect" for anything they're not sure of. I'm glad you didn't learn that myth from Lee here on this video (great vid, Lee). In the tropics they can grow massive in full sun, so in your home there is nowhere too bright, unless you move it too quickly into brighter light and get sunburn like Lee described above.
Hello! Your videos are very helpful! Tho I have a question. I had two stems growing in same pot, but it started to get crowded. So I repotted them in one pot each. One in a ceramic pot and the other in a plastic one. The one in the ceramic pot had allready started growing a new leaf when I repotted them and is now, 2 weeks later almost done with the outgrowth. Tho I havent seen the one in the plastic pot even to start with a new growth. Keep in mind that I live in sweden and these times of the year it is starting to get darker and darker during the days. Ive tried to add some LED lights every day to maybe boost the growth of the plants. But do you think it is because I swapped to a plastic pot, hence the plant dries out slower that does so the plant doesnt grow or maybe its simply because it has gone into a resting state hence of the time of the year? what are your thoughts on this? I appreciate any awnsers. PEACE Edit: I do also realise that this time of the year maybe not be the best time to repot plants...
Probably just comes down to which one had more roots, bigger leaves. If your plastic pot holds on to water longer if it's long enough to starve the roots for oxygen then it would grow slower. Lots of factors I don't really know. If the plant still seems healthy, I would just keep being patient.
I never had problems but in the two warmest summer months (it alsonwa dry) the jounger ones that are in smaler pots have signs of drought cause i did not watered them frequently enough thick leathery dark leafes mostnoff the time i watered them enoughnjust talkinf about one or twontimes Alsonhadntondonwith thesenerth mosquitos/flys needet to get rid off em My fsther bought them in with cheep erth I late spring i moved them from my bedroom wich is sunset site To bslcony sunrise side Because i would need to shut the window blinds down in the afternoon wich would mean barely any light at all and the morning sun isnt as intense and burny
I have west facing window, so i get sunlight during evening hours only, and I have kept my monstera 2 meters away from the window, haven’t seen any growth since last year, and now seeing s new leaf coming up Should I shift it right next to window or continue to keep it at 2 mtr distance?
I have a north facing window and it doesnt get a lot of sun. I just bought a monstera albo and I am so scared im going to kill this baby. My townhouse has south and north windows but they are very small and we dont get a lot of natural light. I am buying a grow light but I honestly dont like them. I used to have a hugeeee monstera deliciosa in an apartment with so much natural light. Please help!
I always recommend Soltech lights because they look nice and have a great colour temperature that isn't bright white and hurt your eyes if it's in your living space. Unfortunately albos need much more light. If you join our discord community you'll find some resources to help you ensure your lighting levels are good.
It’s a pleasure to come across somebody who’s passionate about something, but calm and knowledgeable. No hype, no silly faces, just commonsensical advice. I’m now about to chop off the top of my 4 separate monsteras, so I can start again. In the last,move divided them at the base, which worked, but after that they did their own thing. Basically, I had no idea what I was doing. I really like the ladder stake idea, but as I have 11 foot high ceilings (I live in England, in a 18th century house), this might be a step too far, especially with fitted carpets in the rooms. However, one of my monsteras is in a cold greenhouse, and despite a couple of hard frosts this winter, looks healthy. So maybe I’ll try a ladder stake in there. Thanks for your videos.
Thanks for the kind words
Wow, your videos are a breath of fresh air. In a world of unlimited resources, it's shocking how hard it is to find a good, concise video about plants. I've watched hours of videos and learned more in this one than all of them combined. Thank you! Grateful to have finally found your channel 🙏🙏
Thanks for watching!
@@KillThisPlant Hello!! I’m blown away to see you even acknowledge a new comment on an older video- that’s amazing. That being said: help?!
I have a pretty fast, well growing mature plant I bought from a clearance section (!!) he was in rough shape, but doing amazingly well now. I get a new leaf every holiday it seems. Easter, Mothers Day, then Fathers Day, 4th of July and Aug 1st- my kids birthday. It’s crazy…
The two oldest/biggest leaves are in rough shape still. Ripped, a few areas that won’t flip back the right way, old sunburn damage… should I prune or not?
@@ThestuffthatSaralikes leaves that are still green produce energy for the plant. When the plant wants to shed those leaves it'll reabsorb the nutrients it needs and the leaf will fall off.
Your job is to balance looks with plant health. It probably won't be a huge deal if you snip off 1 or 2 tattered leaves. But what % of leaves are you cutting? 10%? Probably fine. 50%? Probably not fine.
That's my philosophy anyway. Sorry it wasn't a yes or no but I find that helps guide me with future decisions.
100% agree, well said!
I really appreciate your videos. They are short and crisp and contain all the needed information. And your plants look super beautiful :)
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Man, what a pleasurable thing to watch someone talk about smth that he is passionate about... You are a great dude, thanks for sharing
My mother put hers in the corner of the kitchen right by a giant sliding glass door. Then she moved and out it in the corner of her sunroom. It’s always thrived. The thing is massive and she doesn’t want it anymore because it’s taking up too much room 🤣 I’m trying to get her to separate it, but I might have to do it myself.
Was scared to cut mines. Would ask my hubby to cut. I just cut it last night😢. Going to start one growing up not down😊
New sub here. Thank you for the brain dump on my Marcel (who clearly needs more sun). Must measure my grow light because burns don’t heal. That’s great to know. You just saved another plant
Your videos are so concise and to point. I’m glad I’ve subscribed. My Monsteras are so beautiful though I feel a difference in the both of them. I feel the monkey mask monstera is so much more sensitive. ❤
Hey so I watched your video about moss pole and it’s direction of growth led me to this video. Great job on being descriptive of exactly what can happen and ways to correct. Thank you your videos helped me out. Keep up the great work!
I’m so proud of my monsters, got her as a wee baby and now she is quite big! I think I’m doing something right! Great video and wonderful advice, easy for anyone to understand as well, which is cool.
Thank you!
Glad your plant is doing well. And thanks for the kind words.
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Thanks for making this information so clear! Sometimes it’s hard to understand plant experts lol but I’m loving your videos!!
Glad they are informative and easy to understand.
my monsteras sadly can't get a lot of sun light because i only have one window and don't have space for plants there. But I recently bought some new lamps (just regular LEDs) that i put on my shelves to make my room brighter during the winter and my monsteras seem to love them. Their groth sped up a lot and they turned their leaves towards the lamps.
Great! Grow lights work well!
Thank you so much! I’ve had a monstera that I received as a gift, but got no instructions on how to care for it. In fact, until recently, I had no idea what it was called! I’ve had it for seventeen years and never knew until now that it could tolerate, and actually needs, more sunlight than I’ve been giving it. I’ll be gradually moving it closer to the window now that I know. Thanks again!
I’m working on 4 Monsteras as we speak and I’m hoping with the winter months ahead I’ll be able to keep the leaves large. I’m slowly working on grow lights now but I don’t know that much about them, also looking for some that are budget friendly. Love your channel.
This was SOOO helpful!!! Thank you so much for making this video!
Wow! I was looking for info on how to get my Monstera to do better and I got it all here in one video expertly explained. Thank you so much for sharing all your experience and knowledge. I am off to make a moss pole for my Monstera! 🌸
I’ve planted my 3 under a close to a well shaded in the backyard, they are thriving so well
Hi just came across your videos. I have a beautiful Swiss cheese plant. Didn’t know what it was until a year ago. I wonder why my leaves aren’t as big as the ones I have been seeing. You said something about the growing direction. My plant is looping. I 😢 cut 2 pieces. I am going to start afresh. Your video are very informative.
I love plants. There was, however, only 1 (one) plant yt channel I liked. Now there are 2! Well done!!! (and rip my algorithm recommendations lol)
Just found your channel - you are great! I am so tired of sifting through articles and videos that aren't concise or are just straight up inaccurate.
I use lights for my houseplants, since I started with orchids years ago and limited windows, I began with CFL bulbs many years ago and now LED. Lights have always been part of plant care for me. Orchids are so easy to ignore and they thrive, lol. My first monstera is doing well, despite being moved around in the house from a south facing to a west facing window (and not incrementally as you advise). I currently have a light about 3' from my monsteras' tallest leaf, hanging from the curtain rod in the same window. I'm not getting as many fenestrated leaves so I'm experimenting with the light distance and duration. I get about 3 leaves every 2 days. When they uncurl yellow I add plant food. I let my monstera get almost dry between waterings. It's starting it's first ariole rootlets. Thanks so much for your content!
I have a leaf that looks like a mop. And it’s a new leaf
Thanks for the great tips! I have multiple monsteras in different locations over the last year. Your tips helped me gain some deeper understanding! Looking forward to grow big leafs as yours! Regards
I just stumbled upon your channel. Useful no nonsense real life plant rescue mission. Thank you!
I have a question,I bought a monstera two days ago,and the the leaves were growing crooked , why?
Well the leaves are fine and they got holes and they are big but they are weird shape just like crooked like this (
Great video. My monastera produced some similar leaves that died before unfurling. Will definitely try some of these suggestions!
Thanks for dropping a comment. I hope the suggestions work well. Once your plant is stable and getting enough light you should see some great growth.
Shouldn't you already be a lighting expert though? 🤔
My baby monstera is dying so bad. I’ve tried everything. I’ve had her for 2 weeks and all her leaves are shriveled
My monstera is so glad I found you ❤
As a beginner, thanks for making this so easy
Thank you for making such informative and straightforward videos. Always joy to see another plant dad in action
Thank you Lee for all your videos. I finally had the space for a monstera earlier this summer, so I'm currently watching a lot of your videos on the deliciosa. Got a great deal on a plant with about 6 juvenile leaves and 5 fenestrated leaves, that I slowly moved towards my main window. There it is thriving and now has started to unfurl three beautifully fenestrated leaves.
As far as I can tell, my monstera loves to be misted every 2 to 3 days, but today I saw that one of the new leaves has a brown spot on the inside. Could that be because of the misting? It only gets indirect sunlight and all other leaves seem to be fine, so I don't think it's because of the sun or watering...? best regards
It is probably the misting. Not only does it put your plant at a higher risk of fungal infection, it can also act as a magnifying glass when the sun hits it causing burn.
I'm glad you got your first monstera. Hope you're enjoying it!
Love your work. I too am equally obsessed with cheese plants. I have two giants over 20 years old! Thanks for all your helpful advice.
OMGEEEEEE~ THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! I was in tears about my monstera and I was trying EVERYTHING! I live in a basement and I need desperately to have more plants down here. They bring me so my life and peace.
your channel is fantastic. i appreciate that you're direct, to-the-point, and dont try TOO hard to be funny. refreshing. keep up the good work.
🥲 thank you. But I was trying extremely hard to be funny.
You are helping this first time plant parent become successful, thanks! Liked and subscribed:)
Likewise. I love Lee's channel, and the name is such a hoot. He's got such a fantastic and clever sense of humor!!
what a treat to find this video! my neighbor just gave me a same baby monstera only has 3 little leaves and I'm destined to keep her alive forever
Thank you so much for this video and another you did, on how to increase sun exposure. My monstera has now released a leaf with fenestration. I'm so happy!
That's great. Congratulations.
I have my plant in a south faced window so it's getting sun. I'm a little scared about how big this mama is going to get. I finally found a place where it can
thrive and grow good. Thank you for your direct way of answering questions. Your channel is the best I've found without the nonsense talk others like to talk.
Thanks for these tips! They’re very helpful ❤
Glad you like them!
Awesome tips! My monstera deliciosa is still juvenile, similar to the example you show, most leaves have small fenestrations. I’m happy to watch it grow. Thanks!
Such a great plant to watch grow!
Omg just what I needed now… I inherited a medium size messed up Monstera, and now I know what to do to help it, especially with carefully putting it outside. Great timing too, tomorrow the first day of summer. Million thanks! 😎🌱🌞
We overwinter in Mexico in the desert and one of the local restaurants has a bunch of massive monsteras in pots in the screaming desert sun all day. Your monstera can handle a little more sun, I promise.
This was nice…calm factional and no nonsense. Thanks you for this! 👍🏻
I’m new to plant ownership and you have saved me, and my Monstera! Thank you.
What do you think of this idea:
So I have this old 35 gallon hexagon fish tank that leaked, but has been repaired. The thing is, a leaky tank is like a cheating girlfriend-- it may seem the same as before, but you'll never really trust it.
So I was thinking of using it as a planter instead, by drilling a bunch of holes in the bottom and adding a bottom layer of Leca. Since 35 gallons is actually a pretty huge planter and home depot is having a crazy sale, i was thinking of adding two 13 inch pot Monstera Deliciosas, and two 9 inch pot MD all into the planter, and then only filling it about 75-85% of the way full so the walls and moss pole encourage vertical growth towards a ceiling mounted light, so it doesn't sprawl all over my room quite so bad.
I don't mind having to take the aquarium apart at the silicone to repot, so do you think it could work? It seems like it should be fine on paper but I never really see people A) convert aquariums to planters or B) combine a bunch of monstera in one huge pot
Thank you for your feedback!
My only concern would be your roots out growing your tank within a year or 2. Repotting or removing would be extremely challenging if not impossible. Especially when the root system becomes so intertwined. I think it'll look nice, but unless you have an escape plan, that's a a 400-500lb paper weight.
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I just found this channel and absolutely love it! Great content and lovely presenter!
Glad you enjoy it!
Mine's about 2 ft away from a south east facing window and has no complaints! I've learnt keeping plants that most of them will appreciate a little bit of direct light.
Great information! Thank you. I enjoy your voice and how you focused, detailed advice. 😊
Thanks so much!
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This is little bit ridiculous, so sorry but I can't take it seriously... Who payed so many to this simple stuff... 😳😊
Top tips! Never heard before. Learned some new.
I dont think it's a light problem, but the only issue mine has right now is that the two newest leaves aren't flat. They curl inwards towards the stem and aren't solid like the others, but they don't droop and don't feel crispy. Idk what to do to help
You might be watering it too much! Check the moisture of the soil - when the plant is in taking too much water it can cause the leaves to droop
Hi! I’m a new subscriber and love your content! I’m new to the plant world and would love your feedback on an issue I have. I purchased a monstera plant two weeks ago and a few days ago i noticed some leaves developing black spots mostly on the edges, what could be the cause of this and how can I fix it? Thank you!!!
You’re talking too much. Camera not showing your example. Show more instead of too much talking
I finally got this plant but now is getting brown spots please help!!!! I really love this plant 😭😭 any suggestions you could give me I’ll truly appreciate it
i rescued a monstera from my grandma a couple of months ago, she was already quite tall but my grandma wanted to throw her out due to burned and yellowed leaves, she had the monstera outside for a couple of days before i came to visit and decided to take the plant. at that point there was already damage due to cold temperature, i had to take off most of the leaves and left some that only had little bits of damage so she could get energy from those. most of her previous leaves were fenestrated, the new ones arent, does that happen when monsteras go through a lot of stuff or do i need to change something in my care?
i would love if someone could reassure me, i only became a plant parent this year and i dont have any previous experience.
If the plant is pushing out new leaves that's a great sign. With time and good lighting they'll get back to where they need to be.
Hi my monstera leaves are tearing, still small in size and very dull and also how often it needs watering? Help me please I been googling but coudnt find anything helpful.
New subscriber here! Love how straightforward and clear your videos are-already have a lot to work on to help my plants thrive!
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Very clear. And chill. Thanks 🙏
I move mine outside every summer, they look amazing, but then struggle all winter. I won't be moving them outside again. I have the worst house for plants as I only have north facing windows. They are directly in the windows and seem to get enough light but i sure wish i had better lighting. Just found your channel looking for advice for my monsteras and you have really great tips. Appreciate your videos!
Your leaves are so nice and thick....My leaves need washed but I just bought my plant do you think I can go wrong by cleaning them or wait till it's been in my home for awhile? just little water marks from the grower I'd like to get off
I had my monstera since 2021 and it’s still not produced leaf with holes
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Wow, ive had a monstera for about a year and it has grown a couple leaves since I got it but they've never left the juvenile stage and I never knew why. I thought maybe because it was still growing leaves that it was still doing okay, but I live in a basement suite that gets almost no direct sunlight so it is a little challenging. I Will get a grow light for it now!
Thank you for making these videos! Theyre so enjoyable to watch and very informative ☺️
I just got a beat up monstera. I don’t know where to start to take care of it, but I want it to grow and thrive. Where do I start?
Can you please make a video about the transition from juvenile planned to adult plant? I have a monstera that is super small with baby leaves I want it to get fenistrations this summer but I don’t know how long it will take. Thank you!!
Thank you that was so informative!!!
Soooo… I shouldn’t have put my new monstera outside for 2 hours today huh?
I bought one in summer and had her on my porch. Brought in for winter and put under grow light. I have only one south facing window and I have other plants there. Her leaves turned brown and died. I took her to the bathroom with one leaf and to no avail. I love them and don’t want to give up, but I’m afraid I have to😢
I am a beginner monsteras plant .
What window do you recommend?
My monstera deliciosa is situated right next to my balcony door facing west, so it gets all of the afternoon sun. I am not sure why it's keeping me waiting at this point.... I can't control the weather, it's not my fault it's cloudy more often than not...😅
My variegated deliciosa cutting is situated on my coffee table about a meter further into the room lol. It was as close as I could get it before it let me know it didn't like the sun. It is pushing out a new leaf for me, so I'm hopeful. It did keep me waiting for 2 months after I got it in the mail, so... 🤷
Good information. Always appreciated. Thank you.
Thank you for returning to watch and leaving a comment! I appreciate it.
@@KillThisPlant always good information here!
So my house is a bit of a cave unfortunately. Can I set up single full spectrum LED's under the leaves or does the light need to be projected on the tops of the leaves?
My monstera.leaves are curling almost weak looking. It's in a South facing window with good lighting. I miss new growth and water when it's dry at 2in. Fertilize with 10-10-10 once every couple weeks too.
I would stop fertilizer until your plant looks healthy. The most common reason I see is that ppl repotted into too big a pot with not great quality soil.
Have you repotted recently? What's your soil like?
@@KillThisPlant I repotted last spring, I beleive. I used my own mixture for potting soil. It contains fox farm ocean forest, coco coir, horticulture charcoal, orchid bark, a little d.e, and worm casings.
I did have it set up in an east facing window (I'm limited with my options) but noticed growth was really slow so I moved it to my south facing only about a month ago. The newer growth does look a lot healthier. Early this year I noticed brown spot so my go to is to cut the diseased leaves right away (why I repotted).
Thank you so much for answering.
@@jordanbailey3809 hard for me to guess without seeing the plant and knowing more. But if it's not pests or sunburn causing the brown spots on your leaves it's an issue related to watering.
Great content! I’m suffering with mine. They are indoor plants
It could be my mixture
I am using a grow light. Since i do not have enough natural light. What size(wattage etc) would you recommend?
What does it mean if my plant is growing bigger leaves but less fenestration
Thank you for this info. I live in AZ, I have 3 Monsteras. The one that is in a window that get's a lot of direct sunlight & it burned the leaves. The Monstera that gets no direct window sunlight is doing amazing. The Monstera that gets direct window sunlight but only for a very short period of time is doing well, about in the middle of the other 2
Hi, I live in a city where the weather is always winter -40 is the highest cold time and now is 10 degrees, my monstera diet growth new leaves in this winter time, do I have to change the pot?
Owww thank you i am happy to found yours video i have more monsteras plants and its time to Replant them 👋
You video is so helpful and saves me time and money from having to run around figuring out my new three babies.
Can these be out on a covered patio with 3 fans in Texas? I get morning sunlight and evening sunlight if I would move it to the edge of the patio. Or, Is it best to grow them inside? We keep it cool all year round. About 73 degrees with some sunlight in the morning hours coming in big picture windows. TIA!! Love your channel!
they do great outside. still, watch for sunburn, as too much light too fast can cause damage.
Hi there! I found your videos on here by chance and they gave me an idea of what could be going wrong with my monstera. Would you advise putting potted monstera in the morning sun on the balcony (spring-summer)? I live in the plane of northern italy.
Thank you very much! 🙏🫶
I don't know. If the increase in light is too much you could still burn your plant from the morning light. It really depends on its current conditions.
I live in an apartment with a large north east window… that’s it. I have full spectrum grow lights for my plants, but I worry that I can’t get enough light still. Our place is kept around 69°F year round. Please help!!
You can still try, and increase the number of hours the light is on. Or add additional lights.
The example leafs are AMAZING. ThnQ this seems like a vid Ill keep refering too.
Appreciate your videos and knowledgeable, common sense approach. I live in the Florida Keys and have a large Gumbo Limbo tree that I would like to train a monstera to grow up. What size plant should I start with and how quickly might it grow? also should I train it up some kind of moss pole or can I attach something to the tree for it to climb on. I am a complete novice as far as monsteras go so any advice you can give would be much appreciated. Thank you again for your videos.
You can start to train it up the tree at any size, the main thing is light exposure. Assuming you're talking about an outdoor plant you have to be careful about putting small plants in direct sun outdoors.
Hello Lee, I just repotted my Monstera plant. It’s big it’s beautiful, but I noticed a few leaves turn yellow and they are the really small leaves. Mostly that’s underneath the big leaves. I seem to fight with those the most, but I reported my plant. I noticed a few leaves turning yellow is this normal? What can I do to prevent it? Please help me out thank you
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I got a small Monstera that'S doing great and has the first holes. My Older much bigger Monstera started getting a yellow leaf with black spots, but I can't really figure it out. It's only one leaf at the moment, I got the best place I have for consistent light and it gets watered the right amount. Any tips? :/
I would have to see the plant. Consider joining our discord.
Love this super inspiring can't wait to start my water Garden, going to create a Diary and TH-cam vid to record my progress
My monstera was getting brown spots on its leaves (only two of the leaves, every other is healthy). It was in a bright room but on the floor at the side of a shelf unit, so I thought it wasn’t getting enough light. I moved it so that it is receiving light, but not direct sunlight, and there are still brown spots. Anyone know what could be the issue?
Hi, I recently started struggling with my monstera. Its new leaves are much larger than the previous ine but there are almost no fenestrations. I am sure it is getting enough bright (almost indirect) sunlight and high humidity. What am I doing wrong?
If the leaves are getting bigger you'll either need something sturdy for the vines to climb (if you dont already have one) and time to let the leaves mature.
@@KillThisPlant oh I forhot to mention that it does actually climb on a pole. I still don’t know the problem… I wish I could show you a picture.
@@lolatolqinjonova3569 so you just need time.
Lola, what size are the new leaves? Since you said 'much larger', that sounds like you should have lots of fenestrations unless it's very juvenile. "Bright indirect" is 100% a myth and very bad advice for these. It's another case of the internet repeating itself & spreading a mistake. Everyone wants to be appear to be an expert, but they've all only grown one plant for short time, so all the big sites just take the safe choice and say "bright indirect" for anything they're not sure of. I'm glad you didn't learn that myth from Lee here on this video (great vid, Lee). In the tropics they can grow massive in full sun, so in your home there is nowhere too bright, unless you move it too quickly into brighter light and get sunburn like Lee described above.
Hello! Your videos are very helpful! Tho I have a question. I had two stems growing in same pot, but it started to get crowded. So I repotted them in one pot each.
One in a ceramic pot and the other in a plastic one. The one in the ceramic pot had allready started growing a new leaf when I repotted them and is now, 2 weeks later almost done with the outgrowth. Tho I havent seen the one in the plastic pot even to start with a new growth. Keep in mind that I live in sweden and these times of the year it is starting to get darker and darker during the days. Ive tried to add some LED lights every day to maybe boost the growth of the plants. But do you think it is because I swapped to a plastic pot, hence the plant dries out slower that does so the plant doesnt grow or maybe its simply because it has gone into a resting state hence of the time of the year? what are your thoughts on this? I appreciate any awnsers. PEACE
Edit: I do also realise that this time of the year maybe not be the best time to repot plants...
Probably just comes down to which one had more roots, bigger leaves.
If your plastic pot holds on to water longer if it's long enough to starve the roots for oxygen then it would grow slower.
Lots of factors I don't really know.
If the plant still seems healthy, I would just keep being patient.
I never had problems but in the two warmest summer months (it alsonwa dry) the jounger ones that are in smaler pots have signs of drought cause i did not watered them frequently enough thick leathery dark leafes mostnoff the time i watered them enoughnjust talkinf about one or twontimes
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My fsther bought them in with cheep erth
I late spring i moved them from my bedroom wich is sunset site
To bslcony sunrise side
Because i would need to shut the window blinds down in the afternoon wich would mean barely any light at all and the morning sun isnt as intense and burny
Alsonisnt it bad do constantly moove ur plant they dont really like it
I have west facing window, so i get sunlight during evening hours only, and I have kept my monstera 2 meters away from the window, haven’t seen any growth since last year, and now seeing s new leaf coming up
Should I shift it right next to window or continue to keep it at 2 mtr distance?
If you're able to get it closer to the window without it burning your plant will grow faster.
I have a north facing window and it doesnt get a lot of sun. I just bought a monstera albo and I am so scared im going to kill this baby. My townhouse has south and north windows but they are very small and we dont get a lot of natural light. I am buying a grow light but I honestly dont like them. I used to have a hugeeee monstera deliciosa in an apartment with so much natural light.
Please help!
I always recommend Soltech lights because they look nice and have a great colour temperature that isn't bright white and hurt your eyes if it's in your living space.
Unfortunately albos need much more light.
If you join our discord community you'll find some resources to help you ensure your lighting levels are good.
One of the leaves on my giant monstera is burnt at the tip. What can I do to fix that?
should i put my monstera outside in sunny weather to get some sun
I love the laid back but very informative style of your videos!
general question here: I put my growlights on 10h a day for some years now, Should I reduce the lights on time to around 8 hours in the spring/winter?
Reducing the light would slow your plants growth.
Hi. My Monstera minima made 5 new leafs. All good but two like your video at 1.36. what can i do?
If it's not anything I mentioned in the video it could be a root issue due to watering.