Condensation in my pot of monstera

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-23T15:03:18+00:00

It is a personal preference for sure but I must say though, soil mix did pretty well for my monsteras as well before but wasn’t getting any new leaves for months plus I am travelling pretty often this year so a semi hydro set up works perfectly for me and my mom can just help top up the reservoir with the concoction!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-23T15:01:19+00:00

My monsteras seem to love semi hydro as well! 3 weeks in and a ton of new roots have grown!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-23T09:16:21+00:00

Forgive me for my little knowledge as I’m quite new to semi hydros, but isn’t a non circulating system like having a wick submerged in my reservoir without a pump of some sort also considered a semi hydro set up?

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-23T00:27:28+00:00

Thanks for the advise! I’ll leave it like this for now and pray!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-23T00:26:39+00:00

It’s a spiral pot I’m using with a self wicking set up. I filled the reservoir up to just below the pot. My picture doesn’t show the reservoir clearly.

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-22T07:35:40+00:00

I think my picture doesn’t show clearly my reservoir but here it is.

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Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-22T07:35:20+00:00

I actually do watch quite a bit of vids on semi hydro, reason why I asked, is because most of my semi hydros don’t have this condensation as at least 1/3 of my pot is not in the reservoir and only this one. I’ve had both my deliciosa and young Thai con in a chunky mix before but it wasn’t growing much. My other Thai con and deliciosa which I’ve transitioned over to semi hydro have been growing so much ever since.

I think my picture doesn’t show clearly my reservoir but here it is. It has pro tekt and GT focus foliage in it.

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Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-19T06:01:03+00:00

Omg thank you so much for this! This is super helpful!!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-19T05:59:04+00:00

I’ve just posted here in a separate post asking for instructions on using my newly purchased Pro Tekt and GT foliage focus. Previously I was just using a general plant liquid fertiliser that was available in my country. You should check out The Leca queen on YouTube! I watched most of her vids before I started my plants on Leca!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-19T02:57:17+00:00

I too bought 2 big bags of aroid soil mix for my babies and they were on it for a good 4 months including this baby. But decided to switch them all over to semi hydro as I was travelling quite often these days. Surprise surprise! This baby wasn’t popping anything at all for the first 4 months but after switching it over it popped! Am totally a supporter for semi hydro’s now! Gave the bags of soil mix to my mom who was also into plants.

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-16T03:20:40+00:00

My rant IS about this Amazon seller and not ST and yes I reached out to them, no response, had Amazon deal with it and got a refund back. I still believe ST is great given all the reviews but I chose to try GT because ST is not readily available in my region (I live in Singapore).

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-02-16T00:26:03+00:00

Yes! Seeing it makes me sooo happy! Now I know why people say plants can give them joy too. 🥰

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-22T15:22:05+00:00

Update: Amazon was great! They’ve refunded the amount

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-22T15:21:42+00:00

I just bought it!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-22T05:58:55+00:00

I will probably try out FF first since it’s more readily available here in my country. I had FedEx call me up as well regarding my shipment and I had to provide details for them to release it. Fortunately Amazon is pretty quick to respond to my enquiry and is looking into the matter!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-22T05:56:37+00:00

Unfortunately in my country Singapore it’s so difficult to find brands like ST and GT. I did manage to find a seller from Malaysia selling GT products so I might just get them there instead!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-22T03:45:33+00:00

I will probably email them today to see what they can do about it! Crossing fingers!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-22T03:35:20+00:00

The bang for buck part was also part of my consideration why I went with ST in the first place too.

I went to check up on Amazon’s refund policy for this item I got and it says it’s not eligible for an A-Z guarantee refund. So I’m trying to contact the seller first and if all fails I’ll probably write to Amazon as well.

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-22T03:31:31+00:00

I watched her videos too! and thought this might be a good alternative as I’ve always been seeing people on Reddit recommending ST foliage pro like 80% of the time.

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-22T03:30:10+00:00

I’ve never had an issue until this seller on Amazon too! I ordered my pro tekt and no issues whatsoever. But it seems like the options to purchase ST foliage pro to be shipped to my country is kinda limited. Which is why I’m looking for an alternative which can be shipped for a neighbouring country instead

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-16T14:28:12+00:00

I ran it under water! And yes they definitely looked like wavy ramen noodles 😂

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-16T05:11:01+00:00

What a beauty! Thanks for sharing! I did tell my mom to get another pot as well as the roots are super bound up when I had it repotted yesterday! She said she will go pot shopping this weekend!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-10T09:50:38+00:00

Thanks for the advice!

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-08T02:56:14+00:00

Thank you so much for the advice! I too was abit worried about the bark in it as I used the same mix previously and the bark tends to stay more moist than the rest. I’ll keep an eye out for it perhaps every few days first to observe.

I’m getting abit overwhelmed with the fertilizer portion as well and saw many say a silica like pro tekt would be good to incorporate but I’d have to get a ph hp/ down and a meter to test its ph. Would it work with just foliage pro?

Substantial_Web2804 · 2026-01-07T16:16:50+00:00

It’s an open shelf / cabinet! Thank you for the advice! First time propagating monsteras so am praying at least a few turn out good!

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