She's got a LOT of black leaves and quite a few stems as ...
3ft to light, direct
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
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She has root rot you will need to follow the instructions below and you can cut off all of the damaged leaves from the rot. Only keep the best looking ones. That way after treatment she can devote all of her energy into new healthy growth. She definitely has root rot though I can tell by the yellow, brown and black leaves.
Dont worry pothos are called Devils Ivy for a reason they are nearly impossible to kill.
1. Remove from your pot, to check the roots. If there is anything brown black or mushy you have rot and will need to cut it all off. Keep only the healthy roots they will be whitish in color
Now root rot comes from a bacteria that forms in your soil and then attacks your plant. So treatment is absolutely necessary.
2. Cut off all affected roots soak what is left in:
1 part peroxide + 3 parts water and leave in the peroxide mix to soak for 5 minutes this will kill off the remaining bacteria. It will bubble pot and fizz this is good it’s killing the bacteria.
3. Next is soil the best choice is to throw it away. It’s safest. Or bake it for 1 hour in a 200
Degree oven, not the greatest because it REALLY stinks. But it’s effective. Or the most risky way is to thoroughly flush your soil out with your peroxide mix twice! You need to be very careful and do it thoroughly because if even a teeny bit of bacteria is left your rot will come back.
4. Now the pot, it also has that pesky bacteria you must scrub it out with soapy water very well and then also scrub it down with the peroxide mix.
Now you can plant her again. Be sure to add some perlite to your soil for aeration. This will help oxygen reach those roots and avoid bacteria growth in the future @bellasmomma @SpiffyGonolobus @HelpfulGollum @LostParadise
Dont worry pothos are called Devils Ivy for a reason they are nearly impossible to kill.
1. Remove from your pot, to check the roots. If there is anything brown black or mushy you have rot and will need to cut it all off. Keep only the healthy roots they will be whitish in color
Now root rot comes from a bacteria that forms in your soil and then attacks your plant. So treatment is absolutely necessary.
2. Cut off all affected roots soak what is left in:
1 part peroxide + 3 parts water and leave in the peroxide mix to soak for 5 minutes this will kill off the remaining bacteria. It will bubble pot and fizz this is good it’s killing the bacteria.
3. Next is soil the best choice is to throw it away. It’s safest. Or bake it for 1 hour in a 200
Degree oven, not the greatest because it REALLY stinks. But it’s effective. Or the most risky way is to thoroughly flush your soil out with your peroxide mix twice! You need to be very careful and do it thoroughly because if even a teeny bit of bacteria is left your rot will come back.
4. Now the pot, it also has that pesky bacteria you must scrub it out with soapy water very well and then also scrub it down with the peroxide mix.
Now you can plant her again. Be sure to add some perlite to your soil for aeration. This will help oxygen reach those roots and avoid bacteria growth in the future @bellasmomma @SpiffyGonolobus @HelpfulGollum @LostParadise
Youre right. Shes using alot of energy on dying limbs. U should cut off all the yellowing leaves since theyll never be green again, thats somewhere worth starting @LostParadise
I would cut the sickly stems back so that the healthy ones do have a chance to grow. And if there are some places on those stems that you’ve cut off that look pretty good you can always place them in water to see if they root I have done that with many of mine and now I have lots of them Growing everywhere in my house and it all started out with one. I rescued from a trashcan about five years ago luckily I rescued it just before the weather got extremely cold or there have been no saving it at all. I wish you the best of luck on yours don’t give up on itbecause it may surprise you.
@HelpfulGollum Yes, even though it's in water so not getting root rot, it is still absorbing too much water from being continually wet. If you move it from the water to soil so it has a chance to dry out it should stop getting the brown and black leaves.
