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title: "Hello, My pothos wasn’t doing well so I came here and was told it’s…"
description: "Hello, My pothos wasn’t doing well so I came here and was told it’s probably rootbound and needed to be repotted. I put in a bigger pot with soil and gravel on…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Plant newbie"
published: "2023-11-14T13:38:36.344Z"
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# Hello, My pothos wasn’t doing well so I came here and was told it’s…

_Posted by Plant newbie on 2023-11-14_

Hello,

My pothos wasn’t doing well so I came here and was told it’s probably rootbound and needed to be repotted. I put in a bigger pot with soil and gravel on the bottom for drainage and it seems to be doing much better except this portion. Should I leave this and see if it improves or is it too far gone and I should just cut it out?

Thank you!

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## 3 comments

### Tayler commented on 2023-11-14

Personally, I’d cut it. That way your plant doesn’t waste energy trying to keep it alive and will go ahead and push out more leaves.

#### Plant newbie replied on 2023-11-14

That makes sense. Would you just cut the stems/leaves coming off of the branch? Or should I remove the whole section

#### Tayler replied on 2023-11-14

I just zoomed in on that vine, and I’d cut it as close to the dirt as possible, and propagate it. Get a pot with some soil, pluck the leaves, and swirl the vine on top with all of those brown nodes pushed into the dirt. You’d get a whole new plant from it.

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