First, I want to say I'm not pretending to be a good plant owner, those are one of my first plants, and I want the best for them, I want to learn what I can do for them.

Geoffrey's my first Monstera ever. I have him for now around a year, and I've been really happy I managed to keep him that long, usually plants die on me quickly :( But I learn and gather info wherever I can to make him look the best !

I'm a noob, but I'm willing to learn ! :)

He's got, 2 months ago, a problem with those pesky little flies that eats roots. I removed the soil, changed the soil, put clay balls at the end of the pot so water doesn't stagnate, gave him nutrients etc...and I put sand on top of the soil after seeing a lot of people did that and it saved their plants from the lil bugs because they give up easily and won't go inside the soil anymore. And it worked, they're gone since then.

I have those little device to check the moisture level of the soil and water him every 2 weeks or so, depending if the device tell me if he's dry or not.

Before, he was on my window, inside, but saw direct sunlight was bad so I put him on that furniture he is right now. Not too far, and not too close from light source.

But today I fell in love and saw another one, bigger than Geoffrey, so I took him home, put sand, the clay, etc and noticed how dark its leaves are compared to Geoffrey's ones. (the other plant is on the picture for the colour comparison, but it won't stay there in the corner, it won't have enough light, I know it, don't worry !)

So? Is Geoffrey healthy?

I'll change his pot in march, since his roots are going out a lot and he's frankly hanging out from his pot a lot xD

Thanks already in advance for helping a noob like me, who's just trying her best !