I just noticed this, what should I do? Sorry for the vague question but I can’t find any good articles on what this is.
Everything I find starts the same way “top 8 reasons for brown leaves”. Then says too much water, not enough water, too much light not enough light too much fertilizer not enough, wrong kind of fertilizer and so on and so on. That isn’t helpful! Do I just have to guess? Why is all plant knowledge basically voodoo?
I’m tempted to take a cutting so I have a spare to try again if it all goes wrong, but the plant only has 5 leaves, so I’m stressing out.
Please do not cut off the leaf. Removing a leaf before it is completely brown inhibits it’s growth. Plants relocate mobile nutrients from older/dying leaves to newer ones. Be patient and let the plant do its thing.
Browning in the middle of the variegation is usually due to a drastic change in light. This causes what is essentially a sunburn.
A few tricks from way to many decades growing them. They like direct morning or evening sunlight for 3-4 hours. Watering - completely saturated the pot then allow it to dry out (I water mine only once a month or two). Fertilizer - they do best with a fertilizer with a 3:1:2 NPK ratio. You can give them a bit extra K when they are putting out a new leaf.
Do not move the plant if possible. Rotating them is a great way to mess them up and get sunburn.
Thank you so much. I wasn’t going to remove the brown leaf, but some healthier ones higher up. I’ll hold off doing that as well though.
I think it must be too much light then, in which case I know where its new home will be for 3-4 hours light. I have to move the plant tomorrow, as there is some decorating taking place.
All other things you say seem to be in order.
Hi, quick question about the light and fertilizer: Is that all year round? I recently got a Monstera and on the QR Code it came with, it said to not use fertiliser in Winter or Summer, only in Spring