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Started watering my monstera with filtered water instead of tap, now the leaves are turning yellow
I switched to filtered water for my monstera about 3 weeks ago because I read tap water can cause mineral buildup, but now the lower leaves are yellowing and drooping. My tap water has low chlorine so maybe the filter stripped out something the plant actually needed? Has anyone else had a plant get worse after switching to filtered or distilled water?
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fionaw5411d ago
Oh wow, I actually have to respectfully disagree with @wright.michael on this one. I don't think it's shock from the change, I think it's that filtered water can sometimes remove minerals the plant actually needs to stay green. Monstera get some of their micronutrients from the water itself, you know, like calcium and magnesium that tap water naturally has. The yellowing on lower leaves makes me think it's a lack of something specific, not stress from a switch.
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