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title: "my pothos has been really healthy until recently, but i’ve had really…"
description: "my pothos has been really healthy until recently, but i’ve had really droopy leaves and some dead leaves that i’ve had to chop off recently. not sure what’s…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "gracie"
published: "2023-12-26T23:52:51.679Z"
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# my pothos has been really healthy until recently, but i’ve had really…

_Posted by gracie on 2023-12-26_

my pothos has been really healthy until recently, but i’ve had really droopy leaves and some dead leaves that i’ve had to chop off recently. not sure what’s wrong☹️ can anyone help? previously very healthy until about 2 weeks ago.

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## 8 comments

### gracie commented on 2023-12-26

⭐️⭐️ next to a window with indirect sunlight during the day, it’s a little colder in here due to cold weather, watered as normal (last watered yesterday)

### Evil Plant Dad commented on 2023-12-27

Is there drainage in that pot? It sort of looks like a watering issue to me but I could be wrong. The reason I ask about drainage is that it could maybe have some kind of root rot because it’s not drying at the bottom of the pot. However I also look at this and think. Maybe it’s a pot with no drainage and they’re putting too little water in attempts to not do the previous stated overwatering issue.

If you can get yourself a $10 hygrometer on Amazon you could poke it and get a really good idea of the water deeper in the pot. But you just could try a wooden skewer to get an idea as well

If it’s under watered, congratulations that’s the easiest problem to recover from. If it’s over watered you’ll need to repot (you can do same pot new soil) and remove the dead rotted roots.

#### gracie replied on 2023-12-27

there is drainage in the pot but it is sort of limited, i’ve been told it could be cold burn as well but i’m definitely doing to try repotting as well. thanks!

#### Evil Plant Dad replied on 2023-12-27

Repotting can make it worse if it’s not root rot just to let you know. If it’s not the solution it will still have a problem but also be stressed. Try to figure out the water, if you have to stick your finger in it. If you hold some dirt between your fingers and squeeze, if water comes out it’s too wet. Pothos also like to dry out more than most plants between waterings

#### gracie replied on 2023-12-27

yes, will try this. thank you!

#### Amie206 replied on 2023-12-27

I let my pothos dry out (top 2-3”) before watering again. No specific “schedule” just checking once a week

#### gracie replied on 2023-12-27

thank you!

### Beth commented on 2023-12-27

Mine started to look like that when it got hydrophobic. When you do water, does it pool up on top of the soil with dry spots and run right out? If so, you might be able to recover it by soaking the entire pot and root ball in room temperature water for about 30 minutes and letting it fully drain

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