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title: "Hi! Does anyone know what is wrong with my pothos? I’ve noticed many…"
description: "Hi! Does anyone know what is wrong with my pothos? I’ve noticed many more yellow leaves, and I don’t know what she is trying to tell me. She gets bottom…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/65199b1764091aacdb7439b7"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "plantmama"
published: "2023-10-01T16:15:19.573Z"
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# Hi! Does anyone know what is wrong with my pothos? I’ve noticed many…

_Posted by plantmama on 2023-10-01_

Hi! Does anyone know what is wrong with my pothos? I’ve noticed many more yellow leaves, and I don’t know what she is trying to tell me. She gets bottom watered, but I recently noticed after bottom watering her on 9/28 that her soil is dry. I used my moisture meter to check. I don’t want to overwater her because she looks good, but I am scared she is underwater. Most of the yellow leaves are coming from the pot's base, but it seems like now they are starting to turn yellow on the start of the vine. Any help is appreciated!

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## 6 comments

### Alysia 🪴 commented on 2023-10-01

If the edges and tips are dry, probably under-watering, droopy/heavy-wet feeling leaves are overwatered!

#### Alysia 🪴 replied on 2023-10-01

However I’m getting some yellow right now too. I think it’s mostly because the sun/season change :/

#### PlantHopeful replied on 2023-10-01

Same! I’m getting a little yellow of the old old original leaves. Just natural pruning but might also be good to check the roots!

### Claudia commented on 2023-10-01

When was the last time you repot or changed the soil? If you a bottom watering and it stays dry maybe it has become hydrophobic. I would change the soil and prune the leaves.

### Sunny commented on 2023-10-01

Don’t fully trust the meters. I have one that broke. Use your finger in the soil to verify the soil is already dry or you could overwater.

### Haley commented on 2023-10-02

I would prune and then wait until your next watering day to take it out of the pot to look at the soil. That’s really the best way to know. It sounds to me to be a combination of hydrophobic soil and the end of growing season. It’s the perfect time for a repot

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