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title: "Recently came back to school from Christmas break and obviously my…"
description: "Recently came back to school from Christmas break and obviously my pothos was not doing great so I watered ASAP. Half of it stood back up and is doing great…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/5tIv8Fnz0pr7UecONeicQl"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Liz"
published: "2025-01-12T18:02:20.055311Z"
language: "en"
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# Recently came back to school from Christmas break and obviously my…

_Posted by Liz on 2025-01-12_

Recently came back to school from Christmas break and obviously my pothos was not doing great so I watered ASAP. Half of it stood back up and is doing great but the other half is shriveled and turning black. Any suggestions? I've had it only for a few months so this is my first issue. (I have large windows in my dorm so it had lots of indirect sunlight and drainage holes too)

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## 2 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-12

Cut back all those yellowing/brown leaves, they are just draining the plant. That will give the leaves that perked up a good chance. And double check over you're not seeing any small pests

### Adrija commented on 2025-01-15

I had a similar situation. I used artificial lights through out the night (normal yellow LED light) and used 2 of the magic green stick. They are doing great now, after a month! I hope this helps.

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