Monstera Leaves Turning Brown How To Diagnose And Treat The first is when there is a cold draft in the room. the second is when the monstera is placed close to an air conditioner. even a brief cold airflow is enough to cause brown spots on the leaves. monstera leaves turning brown because of cold draft. symptoms: brown spots appear on the leaves. The most obvious cause of your monstera’s brown, dry leaves is that you’re simply underwatering the plant. without access to water, the plant is unable to replace any moisture naturally lost from its leaves. according to an article from reader’s digest, monstera typically likes to be watered every 1 to 2 weeks.
Monstera Leaves Turning Brown How To Diagnose And Treat Wait one week before watering, then water regularly, but allow the top of the soil to dry a bit between waterings. remove excess water from the saucer. use a moisture meter for optimal results. note: if you see the light brown spots with a darker edge on the leaves, it’s a sign of sunburn. 1.2) underwatering problem. when underwatered, apart from the soil being dry, your monstera’s leaves will turn yellow first and drop. then, they will turn brown or get dry (crispy) brown spots or patches on their leaves. thankfully, underwatering is easier to fix (and much less likely to kill your monstera). Monstera leaves turning brown at the tips and edges (low humidity) this is a photo of my friend monstera, who turned brown at the margins due to low humidity. symptoms. monstera leaves turn brown and crispy at the tips, around the edges, and sometimes patches in the middle. causes. low humidity from draughts, and air conditioning. Too dense soil, so it compacts and there’s no aeration to the roots. not enough light, so the plant isn’t growing enough to use the water. too cold – the plant is too cold to grow, and the environment is too cold to cause the water in the soil to evaporate. i have a more in depth article explaining yellow leaves on monstera here.
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