First year growing monsteras

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08-20-2026, 7:37 AM#1

Bought seeds, read nothing, hoping for the best. Tips?

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08-20-2026, 7:49 AM#2

@ByteSizedBen Snake plants and pothos. Unkillable.

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PixelPrincess Golden Hour 85d ago+1 more #7

Mulch everything, thank me in August.

HarborKettle13 84d ago #8

You're not alone on this one.

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08-20-2026, 12:54 PM#3

You're not alone on this one.

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08-20-2026, 1:17 PM#4

Snake plants and pothos. Unkillable.

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08-20-2026, 10:18 PM#5

That harvest is enviable!

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08-21-2026, 12:05 AM#6

Snake plants and pothos. Unkillable.

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08-21-2026, 11:31 AM#9

Mulch everything, thank me in August.

Leave it better than you found it.

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UrbanFox Bookshelf Royalty 83d ago #11

Turn the compost more and add something dry, like cardboard.

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08-22-2026, 6:42 AM#10

Same thing happened to me last month.

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Clay Head Honcho 82d ago #14

Turn the compost more and add something dry, like cardboard.

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08-23-2026, 8:45 AM#12

lol yes

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08-23-2026, 1:16 PM#13

That harvest is enviable!

Streams on weekends · board games on Fridays

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08-24-2026, 7:21 AM#15

Mulch everything, thank me in August.

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PixelPrincess Golden Hour 80d ago+1 more #17

Turn the compost more and add something dry, like cardboard.

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SawdustSam 80d ago #18

Late to this thread but yes. You're not alone on this one.

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ByteSizedBen OP

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08-25-2026, 8:47 PM#16

Yellow from the bottom is usually too much water.

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MellowHeron 79d ago+4 more #19

Thanks for posting this!

ByteSizedBenOP 76d ago+3 more #20

Coastal fog hikes are the best hikes.

Mod_Mike 73d ago+2 more #21

Yellow from the bottom is usually too much water.

ByteSizedBenOP 69d ago #22

Mulch everything, thank me in August.

UrbanFox Bookshelf Royalty 61d ago #25

Mulch everything, thank me in August.

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09-08-2026, 2:04 AM#23

Yellow from the bottom is usually too much water.

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09-09-2026, 2:16 AM#24

Great thread.

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