Monstera Leaves Curling: Read the Clues First
Monstera Leaves Curling: Read the Clues First If your Monstera leaves are curling, resist the urge to water, mist, fertilize, and repot all at once. Curl is a stress signal, but it is not a diagnosis. Dry roots can make leaves curl, and so can roots that have stayed wet for too long. Strong sun, hot glass, drafts, pests, and recent root disturbance can produce similar-looking reactions. The useful clues are in the pattern around the curl: whether one leaf or the whole plant is affected, whether the root zone is dry or wet, whether damage faces the window, what changed during the last 7 to 14 days, and whether there is credible pest evidence. ...