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title: "Help!!! I have had this pothos for over two years now. I got it from…"
description: "Help!!! I have had this pothos for over two years now. I got it from propagation and then planted it in this nursery planter and pot. It’s always just had a…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Eden"
published: "2024-01-03T15:56:43.173Z"
language: "en"
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# Help!!! I have had this pothos for over two years now. I got it from…

_Posted by Eden on 2024-01-03_

Help!!! I have had this pothos for over two years now. I got it from propagation and then planted it in this nursery planter and pot. It’s always just had a couple little stems and leaves. It’s been in a ton of different locations over the years but now it won’t be moved around much. Should I get a different pot with better drainage? Any advice in general to help this one flourish?

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## 4 comments

### brynn 🌿 commented on 2024-01-03

could be due to stress with moving too much or over and underwatering, if the brown tips are crispy it’s thirsty however if they’re soft i would advise a better draining pot and to keep it in one spot with indirect light! hope this helps i wish you best of luck!!!

### Cookie commented on 2024-01-03

It might also need a smaller pot…depends on how big the root ball is 🤔  
And better draining soil too.  
It definitely needs more light than it looks like it has.  
Bright indirect. It can even take direct from a grow light

#### Cookie replied on 2024-01-03

Mine love this Sansi clip light (5w)

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### NayNay commented on 2024-01-05

The best way I saved my pothos after they almost died to only a few leafs. I repotted them to a much smaller pot. They like their roots nice and snug.(they will put their energy into shooting out roots to fill the pot before it starts putting out new leafs) And I switched soil to tropical soil and with small lava rocks for better drainage. Good indirect Sun. I follow the watering schedule on the app, and they are flourishing, I was able for the first time, to take a cutting or two!

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