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Monstera Albo help
Hi Monstera Albo friends,
Sorry if this has been posted about and I just am too panicked to find it. My precious albo has been deteriorating and I could use some help / words of comfort haha Both of my monstera albos have been turning brown and I'm pretty devastated.
- I re-potted them November 2025.
- First brown spot popped up March 25 before the move - I think too much sunlight was the culprit because the sun moved. I kept the humidifier on it and no other brown spots appeared.
- I moved April 1, 2026 from dry Colorado to humid Seattle.
- Saw the first brown spots appear again June 9th. The plant was upstairs in a bathroom where it had been last summer and thrived. I think the sun was too direct this time somehow. I moved the plant to indirect light but still saw brown spots pop up.
- Here's where I think I royally messed up: I checked the soil for rot, just in case. I added some monstera fertilizer (which I have now read can make the brown spots worse), and I put a humidifier too close to the plant so water droplets formed on the leaves (and I see the leaves becoming translucent on those droplet areas and some weird crystal forming). So now almost all of the leaves are turning brown.
This is my favorite plant, and I know things come and go but I would love to save this little lady.
Do I try adding some silica? A heating pad? Or just let it be and hope it stabilizes on its own?
The photos are in chronological order, June 9, June 24, June 27, June 29 and June 29
Thank you!!
u/synearthgist — 6 days ago