I've had this plant for over a year now. I just recently repotted the plant (about three weeks ago) and moved back in to school. I've been here for a few weeks now, and I'm not really sure what is wrong with my plant. Before it's said, I do have quite a few drainage holes in the bottom of the pot, and the plant stays in bright indirect sunlight along with the rest of my plants (I just moved it away from the window for those pictures). I water my plants every weekend, or when the top couple inches of the soil is dry. Many of my leaves have tips that have turned yellow and then eventually turn brown, and it appears to be wilting. I haven't had any new growth in a while. Am I underwatering it? I just really don't understand what I'm doing wrong. Any sort of help would be appreciated.

The growth habit of your Split-Leaf Philodendron (Monstera deliciosa) looks fairly normal. Monstera naturally crawl along the ground until they find a tree to cling to, at which time they begin climbing high into the tree canopy. Yellowing leaves can be a sign of both over-watering and under-watering. If the roots are staying saturated, oxygen is depleted and root rot can occur. You don't want the plant to stay completely dry for long periods but you don't want the soil to stay saturated too long either. Pants usually go into a resting period during the winter months when they aren't actively growing and they won't need as much water. When watering, the soil should be thoroughly saturated throughout until the water is exiting the drainage holes of the pot and the excess water should be emptied from the catch tray. Keeping the soil just barely damp is ideal and it's just a learning experience of trial and error to determine how often the plant needs to be watered. I always err on the dry side, rather than taking a chance on root rot.

I'm in Florida where my Monstera stays outside year round but I'm sure other members who grow Monstera deliciosa as an indoor houseplant will be able to offer advice and tips that may be of help.

Could it by any chance be stress from repotting? It's only really started to look like this after I repotted it. Is there any way to tell? Almost all the leaves have brown edges and there are yellowing spots like the last picture on multiple leaves. I'm just worried I'm accidentally killing my plant…

xXx_Plant_xXx said:Could it by any chance be stress from repotting? It's only really started to look like this after I repotted it. Is there any way to tell? Almost all the leaves have brown edges and there are yellowing spots like the last picture on multiple leaves. I'm just worried I'm accidentally killing my plant…

A possibility, especially if roots were damaged or broken.

That said, I hack the hell out of roots sometimes if needed, but with monsteras I try to be gentle.

I'd cut any leaves yellow/brown more than ~30%-50%, at that point they're drawing energy from the plant but not contributing to its health anymore.

Just keep an eye out for new leaves that might be pushing out the bottom portion of them stem.

Some good advice in this thread, same topic: The thread "Monstera in semi-hydro -- Tip of leaf browning / yellowing" in Houseplants forum.

I'd look at Daisyl's posts in particular to see if they might apply for your plant.

Good luck.

For this plant, I wanted to let people know that I indeed was under watering. I also needed a moss pole (this was fairly early after I started liking plants) to make the plant look a bit nicer. Hope this helps!

it is nice to get an update

sallyg said: it is nice to get an update

and that was such a happy ending update too!