Monstera Leaves Have Brown Spots

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Monstera Leaves Have Brown Spots. I bought this monstera from amazon about 3 weeks ago and immediately repotted it because it was badly rootbound. Brown leaves can be an indication that a window leaf is suffering from a fungal infection called eyespot disease Spilocaea oleagina.

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Photo Courtesy of Reddit. Excessive light exposure pests insects bacteria fungus or inadequate watering schedules are major causes of brown spots in monstera. If its too hot and dry the monstera may suffer from heat stress which leads the plant to wilt.

One of the spots was mushy to the touch.

Dark brown spots on monstera leaves is a good indication of the plant getting too much water. Excessive light exposure pests insects bacteria fungus or inadequate watering schedules are major causes of brown spots in monstera. The biggest thing that can wreck your monsteras leaves is over or underwatering. Monsteras only get into such a situation when you provide a desirable condition for the fungus and bacteria to grow which ends up damaging the leaves and stalks of the plant.