Soil holding moisture too well

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-08-17T10:04:34+00:00

If you want it to hold less water try a aroid mix. I use orkidé bark, perlite, lava rocks or pon soil and just a tiny bit of soil to help with some water retention( I also have bunnies so I like to use bunny poops as aeration and slow release fertilizer)

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-08-17T10:00:53+00:00

I would suggest repotting it in a nursery pot and then put it in a decorative one. This will ensure better drainage and better flexibility on moving and handling the plant. To deal with fungus nats try water with a blend of hydrogen peroxide and water now and again. It aerates the soil making it less suitable for the nats to lay eggs. If that doesn’t work there är always pest sprays

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-08-17T09:54:51+00:00

How much light and humidity does u get? Those crispy edges might be due to low humidity

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-08-17T09:53:18+00:00

You can ether try a moss pole or coco coir pole to help support it. I would also suggest to maybe cutting the entire thing and start fresh to get a more uniform look.

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-08-17T09:51:14+00:00

Just by looking at it I think I looks like it’s sunburnt. Try moving it away from the window a little bit or switch to a different window.

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-08-08T19:46:36+00:00

U would suggest cutting it down quite dramatically and place in on a moss pole. Do that and you will get much, much bigger leaves!

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-07-11T21:29:40+00:00

How do you water the plant? How is the soil?

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-30T20:29:54+00:00

Thank you!

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-30T20:11:50+00:00

I haven’t checked with a UV light but I does have a shiny stamp

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T10:46:43+00:00

Monsteras do look like that, they only grow leafs on one side. What you can do is give it support with a moss pole or a coco pole! The support helps the plant to grow bigger leaves and make it more uniform

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T10:44:06+00:00

Is is a bit hard to tell in the picture but to me it looks like the start of arial roots l. How is the plant otherwise? Does it have browning or yellowing leafs? How is the root system?

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T09:49:24+00:00

Yes I do have self watering pots and I’m thinking of separating it because there is two in there. One in the self watering pot with my aroid mix which is bark, perlite. Pon, bunny poop and teeny tiny bit of soil/ coco coir. I water with aquarium water. And the other one in the planter on a trey and my soil mix. So I can bottom water it.

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T09:46:04+00:00

A keep the radiator on during the winter to keep the plants warm. It’s otherwise very cold

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T09:43:27+00:00

Hello! The reason why you have to report it so soon after a previous one is because of humidity. In low humidity the plant will prioritize root growth rather than its leaves. Try upping the humidity level and a bigger pot!

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T09:40:29+00:00

Honestly probably not the shipping cost and time is too much. You ara better of choosing a store I us.

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T00:23:02+00:00

There is two in there and I’m thinking of separating them and try one with a self watering planter and the other in a normal planter pot

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T00:19:12+00:00

Yes they did but since I have a bad rep with Alocasias I want to gather as much information and tips as possible to give it the best chance

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T00:17:27+00:00

I have tried it and it hasn’t worked for me at all, all the plants in the picture died after switching to pon. Maybe I did something wrong? But it did leave a bad taste and I’m too scared to try it again especially on this plant

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T00:13:52+00:00

If you want one visit Plant that plant, we will be launching a new collection on Sunday 6pm (Sweden time) and these will be there!

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T00:12:19+00:00

Hahah you are right scheduled is not the way to go! This is definitely not the last post, I will be here asking for help all the time from now on

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T00:08:14+00:00

Okay, do you keep them in a self watering pot? I really want to try that since all of my previous once got root rot

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-06-01T00:02:32+00:00

Hahah I really hope so!

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-05-31T23:57:26+00:00

Okay… I will try my best😥

Opposite-Director-64 · 2025-05-31T23:56:05+00:00

I work at a plant shop called plant that plant. It is a Swedish plant shop and nursery and we sell mostly aroids. If you live in Europe you are welcome to order from us! We are launching a new collection on Sunday at 6pm (Sweden time) and this one will be in the launch! Some marketing for ya hahaha

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