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title: "My happy leaf pothos has had 3 leafs go like this brown and rotten.…"
description: "My happy leaf pothos has had 3 leafs go like this brown and rotten. each time i cut them off. i water correctly. does anyone have any suggestions 💛"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/64992c9010877c600d38636c"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Keira"
published: "2023-06-26T06:13:36.669Z"
language: "en"
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# My happy leaf pothos has had 3 leafs go like this brown and rotten.…

_Posted by Keira on 2023-06-26_

My happy leaf pothos has had 3 leafs go like this brown and rotten. each time i cut them off. i water correctly. does anyone have any suggestions 💛

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## 2 comments

### Anya commented on 2023-06-26

It could be root rot. Check the roots! If any are brown and or mushy/stringy, cut them off (sterilize the blade between each cut). And if it is root rot, don’t reuse that soil and pot! You can sterilize the pot but the soil would have to be trashed.

#### Keira replied on 2023-06-26

thankyou so much!

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