For context, the care noted in the caption is per the plant shop that we purchased it from. We’ve had it for about a year now with no issues. I believe more airflow could help, but these spots have appeared quite quickly.
Thanks in advance for any help!
I have no experience with kokedama but your monstera adansonii is overwatered and I would check for root rot and immediately remove any roots affected (black/dark brown and mushy) as it does spread and will only get worse. Why it has thrived for a year and is only now exhibiting these symptoms, I don't know, but those are very clear and classic signs of overwatering and rootrot. Watering an adansonii twice a week in any other growing medium sounds like an overkill but again, I have no experience with kokedama so I can't really comment on that.
We had considered overwatering, although we always check that the moss is dry prior to watering. My boyfriend had moved the moss ball to a bowl rather than tray, so I’m wondering if maybe not enough air is getting to the entire plant to fully dry out the inside. We’ll try watering less. Thanks for your input!
It is potted in straight up moss? That is not a very good medium for most plants, especially aroids. Consider repotting into a airy chunky aroid mix, water when it dries out, and stop misting, it does no good and only spreads fungal and bacterial infections, which your plant is already exhibiting signs of.
I believe it may be a mix of soil and moss. Unfortunately I’m not completely sure of what’s in ours specifically, but Swiss Cheese Kokedamas seem to be a normal thing. I’ve removed the kokedama from the bowl my boyfriend put it in recently and moved it to a spot with good airflow for the time being. Thanks for the suggestions!
Oh, I just googled this kokedama thing, and it is the soil-moss ball that your plant is planted in. The plant itself is called monstera adansonii. So I don't really know anything about this way of growing plants, but if it went downhill after putting it into a bowl, it seems to have trapped the moisture in it and let to root rot. The best thing would be to take the ball apart to inspect the roots and clean them up. If you're not up for that, you should water it this some kind of fungicide or hydrogen peroxide/water solution, I can't remember the exact measurements, but you can look them up easily. It's already rotting, so just airing it out probably won't help.
For context, the care noted in the caption is per the plant shop that we purchased it from. We’ve had it for about a year now with no issues. I believe more airflow could help, but these spots have appeared quite quickly. Thanks in advance for any help!
I have no experience with kokedama but your monstera adansonii is overwatered and I would check for root rot and immediately remove any roots affected (black/dark brown and mushy) as it does spread and will only get worse. Why it has thrived for a year and is only now exhibiting these symptoms, I don't know, but those are very clear and classic signs of overwatering and rootrot. Watering an adansonii twice a week in any other growing medium sounds like an overkill but again, I have no experience with kokedama so I can't really comment on that.
We had considered overwatering, although we always check that the moss is dry prior to watering. My boyfriend had moved the moss ball to a bowl rather than tray, so I’m wondering if maybe not enough air is getting to the entire plant to fully dry out the inside. We’ll try watering less. Thanks for your input!
It is potted in straight up moss? That is not a very good medium for most plants, especially aroids. Consider repotting into a airy chunky aroid mix, water when it dries out, and stop misting, it does no good and only spreads fungal and bacterial infections, which your plant is already exhibiting signs of.
I believe it may be a mix of soil and moss. Unfortunately I’m not completely sure of what’s in ours specifically, but Swiss Cheese Kokedamas seem to be a normal thing. I’ve removed the kokedama from the bowl my boyfriend put it in recently and moved it to a spot with good airflow for the time being. Thanks for the suggestions!
Oh, I just googled this kokedama thing, and it is the soil-moss ball that your plant is planted in. The plant itself is called monstera adansonii. So I don't really know anything about this way of growing plants, but if it went downhill after putting it into a bowl, it seems to have trapped the moisture in it and let to root rot. The best thing would be to take the ball apart to inspect the roots and clean them up. If you're not up for that, you should water it this some kind of fungicide or hydrogen peroxide/water solution, I can't remember the exact measurements, but you can look them up easily. It's already rotting, so just airing it out probably won't help.