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title: "New to this also. When is a good time to prune my pothos back and…"
description: "New to this also. When is a good time to prune my pothos back and make the main plant fuller. And how would I go about pruning anyways and do you cut at an…"
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author: "Tera"
published: "2025-03-29T02:14:31.019903Z"
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# New to this also. When is a good time to prune my pothos back and…

_Posted by Tera on 2025-03-29_

New to this also. When is a good time to prune my pothos back and make the main plant fuller. And how would I go about pruning anyways and do you cut at an angle and where would I cut and is it a good idea to prune it way back and how do you know its mature too.

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## 5 comments

### Brianne🌈🌿 commented on 2025-03-29

Hopefully this helps. You want to cut right under the nodes. I usually start from the bottom of a vine and count every 2-3 nodes and cut there . I usually propagate my cuttings and when the roots grow long enough I place them back into the same pot so make a fuller potho plant .

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#### Brianne🌈🌿 replied on 2025-03-29

Also now would be a great time to chop her , tis their growing season :)

### Tera commented on 2025-03-29

That helps alot and thankyou..

### Sunny commented on 2025-03-29

I cut about 1/2 inch to an inch away from a node. I typically leave two nodes for a pothos putting one out of the water. Pothos can put out new leaf buds while rooting. I will use one node per cutting, leaving room around the node, if the aerial roots are out like in the photos of my Philodendron Rio cuttings. I don’t cut too close to the node because the cut ends die off sometimes, dry out in soil or rot in water. I don’t want it dying off right at the node.

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### fuey commented on 2025-03-29

There are so so so so SOOO many youtube videos if you’re still not confident ☺️

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