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title: "I’ve been researching but keep seeing numerous different causes and…"
description: "I’ve been researching but keep seeing numerous different causes and am hoping to narrow it down… my pothos has been extremely slow to drain water lately, like…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Plantastic"
published: "2023-09-24T16:44:02.262Z"
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# I’ve been researching but keep seeing numerous different causes and…

_Posted by Plantastic on 2023-09-24_

I’ve been researching but keep seeing numerous different causes and am hoping to narrow it down… my pothos has been extremely slow to drain water lately, like the water will just sit on top of the soil for awhile. I believe this plant is definitely due to be repotted as it never has been before, but is this the reason why the water isn’t being absorbed?

## 7 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2023-09-24

The soil could be hydrophobic

#### Plantastic replied on 2023-09-24

Do you know how one goes about fixing this?

#### Tee Jay replied on 2023-09-24

Soak it from the bottom for an hour or so and see if softens up and you can remove the soil as much as you can and replace with new soil

#### Plantastic replied on 2023-09-24

Will do, thank you!

### Sunny commented on 2023-09-24

Also, check the roots to see if there are blocked drain holes. My pothos plants grow out the drain holes when there is water under the pot. Root bound plants can be another cause when they weave a basket structure blocking water flow. Spider plants often do that.

#### Sunny replied on 2023-09-24

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### KittyOfOakland commented on 2023-09-29

Root bound?

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