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title: "Any suggestions to why my pothos plants leafs are turning yellow? I…"
description: "Any suggestions to why my pothos plants leafs are turning yellow? I have her in the bathroom where there is a lot of humidity and I have a grow light in there…"
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author: "Jessika"
published: "2023-12-22T00:36:19.164Z"
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# Any suggestions to why my pothos plants leafs are turning yellow? I…

_Posted by Jessika on 2023-12-22_

Any suggestions to why my pothos plants leafs are turning yellow? I have her in the bathroom where there is a lot of humidity and I have a grow light in there with a bright window.

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## 10 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2023-12-22

Yellow leaves could mean almost anything. The previous commenters are correct, could be over or underwatering or need a repot. But it could also just be part of the plants natural life cycle. It retires it’s oldest leaves after a couple years. I wouldn’t worry about it unless it’s happening to a significant portion of the leaves

#### Jessika replied on 2023-12-22

I did repot it and the roots are not growing

### Mily commented on 2023-12-23

Give it some time. Also did you break up the root ball alittle? I find that helps some with growing roots

#### Jessika replied on 2023-12-23

There is no root ball. My plant is very slow at growing roots.

#### Mily replied on 2023-12-27

I find that the leaves droop when they need to be watered. I would wait until they droop then water thoroughly

### DGR commented on 2023-12-25

Mine look like this when I was overwatering. I used the diagnostic thing on here and it helped me water less and it helped a lot.

### YinDeezy commented on 2023-12-25

What is your potting medium comprised off? If the roots aren’t growing, it could be a sign that the potting medium is too dense.

#### Jessika replied on 2023-12-30

I have potting soil mixed with a bit of perlite, and orchid mix.

### LaMP commented on 2023-12-28

Too much light? You say you have a bright window AND grow light, maybe nix the grow light. My pothos like bright indirect light

#### Jessika replied on 2023-12-30

I only have the grow light on because most days the bathroom natural light is not the greatest.

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