What do you mean by the "regular water/mist schedule." Is there a probe in the soil connected to the app?

Also, how much light is it getting?

allowing it to dry out on the surface

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surface moisture is irrelevant ... find out about moisture at root depth ... does your pot drain???

and how about a pic ... or two ...

usually with stress .. and or lack of proper water.. the older leaves are sacrificed to maintain new growth ... i dont get why its the opposite for you .. unless you rotted the roots of somehow ...

ken

Hey Ken and Jojo, it does has drainage, the soil is amended with extra peat to drain very well and the roots looked healthy when I repotted it and the care schedule hasn’t really changed aince pre-repotting. i have an app that asks about potting conditions and light conditions and suggests a water/mist schedule. Here’s the latest baby leaf to go, a pic of the base of the plant, and the line older growth to shed after repotting.

Oh, and in terms of light, it is probably getting a little less light than it would like, but it is supplemented with full spectrum overhead bulbs. I’m considering giving it some outdoor time once or twice a week once it’s consistently warm here

Monstera growing behavior ia similiar with Vine Philo. They use soil just for anchoring and grow bigger leaves on nodes that have aerial root, away from soil. On your case, the plant seem from top cutting. It's start big but have difficulty to continue it's previous growing pattern. Try replant it shalow, let some upper root get fresh air, not under the soil. In nature, most of it's root grow away from soil, they grab "aerosol", humid air that rich with water particles, dust, and some nutrien it's needed.

Hey Jojo, I had just watered, and I usually use my finger and a probe to double check deeper in the pot. Usually when it’s time to water it’s pretty dry did say less than 4/10 on the probe) in the top 5 inches or so of the pot.

Hmmm, these problems are usually moisture-related, so I don't know what the issue is. I water my monstera once a week, and I live in the driest climate there is. And sometimes I skip it, if the mix is not completely dry.

I don't mist the plant, or provide any other humidity. Just a weekly deep watering (until the water comes out through the bottom holes to flush out any accumulated salts from the fertilizer). It gets filtered sun, through the branches growing outside my window.

Im going to remove maybe an inch of soil, expose some of the roots a bit more, and I’m going to start watering it outdoors so I can properly flush it. Hopefully that helps. Maybe it’s an issue of salts not being thoroughly flushed through when watering