Pothos problems
Hey all, my Pothos is yellowing at an alarming rate and I can’t figure out why. We are in the middle of winter here and this plant gets indirect light and the temperature doesn’t drop below 17 inside at the worst of it. Repotted about a year ago, and have lessened watering. The yellowing started about a month ago so I put a grow light on it to see if that helped but it’s just getting worse. soil is dry at the moment so I don’t think under watering is the issue. Scared to add water if that is the issue? Please help :(
10ft to light, indirect
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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Weeeeell, your soil should not be "dry" ...moist or damp but not dry ...during Winter, there is less moisture in the air so plants cannot draw adequately from the air alone.
2. Besides overWATERing and underWATERing, DISTRESS causes Epipremnum/Pothos plant leaves to yellow.
3. My conversions are rusty but 17°C is low 60s in Fahrenheit... while Epipremnum/Pothos will not freeze in 50-60° temps, You must remember that they prefer 70°+
Because you're in your Winter Season, with drier air aaaaand you've lessened its water, I think your plantbaby is under stress and could benefit from a drink of WATER and a dose of HUMIDity, @Vanderlyle
Of Course, growth has naturally slowed due to its dormancy phase however, dormancy should not have cause these yellowed leaves.
🌿 Good Luck! 🌿
2. Besides overWATERing and underWATERing, DISTRESS causes Epipremnum/Pothos plant leaves to yellow.
3. My conversions are rusty but 17°C is low 60s in Fahrenheit... while Epipremnum/Pothos will not freeze in 50-60° temps, You must remember that they prefer 70°+
Because you're in your Winter Season, with drier air aaaaand you've lessened its water, I think your plantbaby is under stress and could benefit from a drink of WATER and a dose of HUMIDity, @Vanderlyle
Of Course, growth has naturally slowed due to its dormancy phase however, dormancy should not have cause these yellowed leaves.
🌿 Good Luck! 🌿
Basically some plants will look dead or really poor and then bounce back in spring as long as you dont kill them whilst they are in dormancy. Im not 1000% on dormancy and how each plant goes through it so i dont want to steer you in wrongly. @sarahsalith could probably help you better with that
Hi, Ashleigh! I'm sorry about your plant. ):
Let me tell you what I would do it that were my plant (you probably won't like it 😖).
It seems like the base of the plant has been damaged in some way. I say that because all the vines are affected.
It could also be that it's has too wet at one point because it doesn't have proper drainage and the soil was retaining too much moisture. I have a pot that looks like your pot and it does not have a drainage hole in it.
Keep in mind, it takes a LOT of WORK to get nutrients to all the vines and the leaves because of the length. That adds stress to the plant.
There are a few things I could do it that were my plant. I know the length is impressive so to try to keep the length, I would repot with fresh soil. Usually you repot once a year, but with the length on that plant, it might be going through the nutrients in the soil faster.
You could also use some kind of plant food to continually supply nutrients to your plant.
If the roots are rotted or in bad shape, or if you can identify any bend in the stem that would cause the rest of the vines to not get nutrients, I would cut it. You can snip it and maybe put the end in some water without disturbing the rest of your impressive plant.
That way, your plant can focus on growing new roots in the water and allow it another chance.
The last thing I would do to save the plant, if all else fails, cut it. ☹️
I know that's extreme and you'll have to wait years for the length to grow back, but that might be the sure fire way to give your plant a new start.
You can cut it in multiple areas (below an area where it's lost several leaves) and place the stems in a vase of water. Replace the water often and allow new roots to grow.
As long as you are replacing the nutrients in the water, your plant can actually live in water for some time.
Please tag me if you have more questions. I hope that was helpful. (:
Let me tell you what I would do it that were my plant (you probably won't like it 😖).
It seems like the base of the plant has been damaged in some way. I say that because all the vines are affected.
It could also be that it's has too wet at one point because it doesn't have proper drainage and the soil was retaining too much moisture. I have a pot that looks like your pot and it does not have a drainage hole in it.
Keep in mind, it takes a LOT of WORK to get nutrients to all the vines and the leaves because of the length. That adds stress to the plant.
There are a few things I could do it that were my plant. I know the length is impressive so to try to keep the length, I would repot with fresh soil. Usually you repot once a year, but with the length on that plant, it might be going through the nutrients in the soil faster.
You could also use some kind of plant food to continually supply nutrients to your plant.
If the roots are rotted or in bad shape, or if you can identify any bend in the stem that would cause the rest of the vines to not get nutrients, I would cut it. You can snip it and maybe put the end in some water without disturbing the rest of your impressive plant.
That way, your plant can focus on growing new roots in the water and allow it another chance.
The last thing I would do to save the plant, if all else fails, cut it. ☹️
I know that's extreme and you'll have to wait years for the length to grow back, but that might be the sure fire way to give your plant a new start.
You can cut it in multiple areas (below an area where it's lost several leaves) and place the stems in a vase of water. Replace the water often and allow new roots to grow.
As long as you are replacing the nutrients in the water, your plant can actually live in water for some time.
Please tag me if you have more questions. I hope that was helpful. (:
@sarahsalith no problemo!