Monstera brown tips? Check the water before the humidity.
When a new monstera leaf unfurls perfect and then browns at the tip within weeks, the plant is telling you about what it is drinking. Dry air does it too, and the two are easy to tell apart.
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Is it your water?
Tips and edges are brown and crisp while the rest of the leaf is a healthy green.
A white crust sits on the soil or the moss pole base.
You water from a city tap and the newest leaves brown at the tip soon after they open.
Two of three and the water is worth changing:
What each symptom means
Brown, crisp tips mean dry air or fluoride, chlorine and salts in the water.
Leaves curling inward mean thirst, very dry air, or too much direct sun and heat.
Drooping with wet soil means overwatering; drooping with dry soil means thirst.
Dark brown or black spots, often with a yellow halo, mean overwatering or leaf spot disease.
Yellow lower leaves mean too much water or too little light.
Brown tips on new growth are the water more often than not. Curling and drooping are a separate, watering problem.
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Three steps to flat, glossy leaves
Water when the top two inches are dry, deeply, and let it drain.
Keep it in bright, indirect light and away from heating vents.
Switch to filtered water and flush the pot once if the tips are browning.
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When it is not the water
Black spots with soggy soil mean rot. Let it dry, check the roots and repot if they are brown and soft.
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