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Hello! I hope it's ok to post questions like that here. I have ALWAYS had problems with Monsteras and their leaves browning and dying off. I always thought it might be a too dark or too sunny location. Now I've made some new living room space and I thought maaaybe this spot would be good (bit away from a large window, lots of light but no direct sunlight hits it)

But once again the leaves turn brown, just as they did with the regular Monsteras I had. I tried spraying them with water for humidity, but no help.

So now I wanna ask if anyone has an idea what could cause this? If there might be something I'm obviously doing wrong?

Any help would be greatly appreciated <3 ๐ŸŒฟ

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[โ€“] stubbytoe@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also, I can see that your plant is right next to a humidifier, and misting the leaves doesn't raise humidity as much as people think (it's negligible). I would refrain from letting water stay on the leaves, it might lead to fungal problems. In nature, there is a lot of wind and aeration going on, but not as much in our homes ๐ŸŒช๏ธ

[โ€“] mourningcrows@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh I definitly had that misconception! Since winter air is really dry here I thought that might help. So you think the humidifier alone should do the job or should I put that away as well?

[โ€“] stubbytoe@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, humidifier is completely fine, it's just the spraying of the leaves that's usually bad

[โ€“] mourningcrows@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

Noted, thanks for the info!!