How lengthy have you ever owned the plant? 1 to six months.
Plant Mum or dad
Leaves are drying, turning yellow and wilting, new progress turned brown and died.
How do you identify WHEN to water? I look ahead to the soil to turn into fully dry.
Describe HOW you water: I pour a small quantity of water onto the soil.
Fertilizer: I not too long ago began utilizing Good Issues Common Plant Meals.
Darryl
Thanks for submitting your images and care particulars! Right here’s my evaluation:
Surroundings
You’ve received a reasonably good window however when the plant is off to the aspect, the sunshine power reaching there may be possible lower than 100-200 FC a lot of the day (simply my visible estimate).
The plant will develop quicker and “nicer” (nearer internode spacing, extra compact) for those who may get this plant proper in entrance of the home windows. If you need “very best progress” then you have to give the plant the very best gentle, which will probably be proper in entrance of the window – give the plant the widest doable view of the sky, which ought to end in gentle ranges within the 400-800 FC vary – a lot better for a Monstera.
Extra on measuring gentle HERE
Effort
WHEN to water – Monsteras don’t need the soil to fully dry out between waterings. Water when the soil is about midway dry. You possibly can gauge this by probing into your soil with a chopstick – if the highest 2 or 3 inches is dry, then it’s time to water; if that layer continues to be moist, wait a day or two extra and verify once more.
HOW to water – when the soil has reached the suitable dryness for watering, then it’s greatest to evenly saturate all elements of the soil. That’s performed by pouring water slowly over your entire floor – persevering with to take action till the water drains out the drainage gap. For bigger crops which may be troublesome to maneuver (like this one), you may decide to do that thorough soaking each month in between a shallow watering.
If you happen to ONLY pour small quantities of water into the soil, dry pockets will kind within the soil, leading to poor root well being and brown crispy ideas – as you might be experiencing now. Giving the plant a really thorough watering each month or so (in between shallower waterings) will assist to flush out constructed up minerals, which, if by no means flushed out, will quickly manifest as brown crispy leaf ideas.
Expectations
Brown crispy ideas will seem now and again however normally on the oldest leaf of a Monstera. If the plant has been receiving good gentle and watered/fertilized accordingly, then the plant would have grown many more recent leaves and reducing off one older, blemished leaf received’t make a lot of a distinction within the look of the general plant. Leaves have a restricted lifespan. I’ve owned my Monstera for over 10 years and may attest that it’s going to lose the bottom leaf frequently however good gentle/care ensures new leaves continue to grow.
Though the blemishes at the moment in your plant won’t ever heal (leaf tip browning can by no means be reversed), in case your gentle is sweet and also you’re watering/fertilizing accordingly, the plant will develop new leaves that may stay inexperienced so long as doable and the general plant could have extra of those nicer leaves, permitting you to chop off all of the blemished ones. Right here’s an instance with my plant:
If you end up worrying about each yellowed leaf and each brown tip, it’s time to take a extra smart method to houseplant care: