Monstera Deliciosa Grow Tips
If you are worried about the durability of your plant due to constant bouts of neglect and forgetfulness, you should be sure that Monstera only needs to be watered when the soil is dry. If you plan to water your plants weekly around the house, you will have time to check for signs of stress and pests, but if you plan to water according to a schedule, no one will forget and the plants will let you know. It can be difficult to diagnose irrigation or no irrigation situation when plants show signs of stress. As most plant parents know, watering is one of the most important components of plant care. Prune and water as often as you need to to keep the plants as happy as possible. We all know that plants need water, even if the soils are dry because they need irrigation when they do not need it as much as we do.
If you are not sure how to water your plants, you are mistaken in giving your plants the best chance of a healthy life. However, the key to Monstera Deliciosa is that it prefers a lack of water to overwater. If you water too regularly and forget to water after a week or so, the plants will not complain and there should be no problem if you forget for weeks before watering again. The best thing to do is to stop watering now, drain the excess water in the soil, and let it dry out without water. Some plants like to dry out without watering and the plant would complain if watered too regularly.
Let the soil dry out slightly before watering so that you can water the moss-covered supports with water and nutrients that can be obtained through the air roots.
When you notice this, reduce the amount of water your plants absorb and only water when the top half of the soil feels dry. If you water the plants too much, cut back watering when the tips of several inches of soil become drier than touch or dry out too quickly.
When the top few inches are dry, give your Monstera deliciosa a nice deep watering and it will stay happy. Provide good depth — irrigation for each plant to ensure that the soil retains moisture. Water the Swiss cheese plant once a week for a few weeks, so that the tips of the few centimeters of soil dry out before being watered again.
If the leaves turn yellow at an alarming rate, pot the plant in fresh soil or you can let the soil dry out before watering it again. If you notice that your plant has developed root rot, it is best to replant it and put it in fresh, dry soil.
If your Monstera deliciosa is small and easily fits into a bathtub or sink, place it where it grows and let the pot drain out of the water, then rinse the soil by running water slowly through it and put it in the same pot where you grew it. If it is a small pot, let at least the top centimeter of the soil dry out before watering again. It is best not to let them dry too much because the leaves of the soil start to hang.
If your Monstera deliciosa has a few yellowed or wilted leaves, it may be caused by overwatering. Yellowing leaves are a sign of over- or undernourishment, while the brownish of the leaves means that the air is too dry for the plant. Overwatering causes the soil to become clogged and it is extremely difficult for your plant to recover from it. Monsteras don’t drown, but wet feet and root rot are a huge no-no, so don’t drown your monster.
If your Monstera deliciosa is hanging down, it is likely because the roots are too large for the current pot, so first scan the soil to determine what the problem is. You will know if your plant looks slightly wilted without getting enough water because there are too many roots in the pot that prevent the soil from absorbing enough moisture. If the plant even looks regular, even regular enough to wither, if there is not enough soil to store moisture, or if you shove roots into a drainage hole and repotting them when repotting, this is a sign that there are roots that are “too big” for the current pots.
The plant is more dependent on its soil and roots than on the air, so it doesn’t really have to bother you. Since they can grow quite long, you can let them out to do the natural thing and redirect them into your potting mix, or cut them back if it really bothers you, but not cut back too much so that they don’t cause any problems.
