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title: "My roommate rescued this pothos from her job who were going to throw…"
description: "My roommate rescued this pothos from her job who were going to throw it out! It has clearly outgrown its pot and was never rotated for light. I’m a rather new…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Angeleno 🪴🌻"
published: "2025-01-08T01:13:04.082111Z"
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# My roommate rescued this pothos from her job who were going to throw…

_Posted by Angeleno 🪴🌻 on 2025-01-08_

My roommate rescued this pothos from her job who were going to throw it out! It has clearly outgrown its pot and was never rotated for light.

I’m a rather new plant parent so any tips to rehab this baby would be appreciated!

When I repot this is there a way I can balance out the vines or promote more growth on the bare side?

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## 5 comments

### Kades commented on 2025-01-08

You can spin the plant so only the bare side is getting light or…

You can try to split up the stems so they’re spaced out a bit better when you repot. Just make sure to go slow or you can hose off all the soil so you can untangle roots a bit better.

When you repot make sure to trim any soft or mushy roots. I use a well draining soil. I like to drench it with water, superthrive, and a fertilizer right after to try to help any shock.

Oh and check for any bugs!

#### Kades replied on 2025-01-08

It looks pretty healthy though!

### Snowstorm commented on 2025-01-08

I took a shorter vine and spun it around on top of the soil and lightly pinned it down to fill in my pothos. She was getting a bit thin on top. The nodes have rooted now so I’m hoping to get more vines off it!

### Sunny commented on 2025-01-08

I would chop and prop. Then, use the rooted props to fill out the back side after repotting. I would cut off 1/3 to 1/2 of each vine. Propagate in water until the roots get at least 2 inches long. Repot the old plant with new props to a slightly larger pot. Add a grow light on top (12 hrs/day) or rotate daily if placed in a window. 🪴🍀

### Bri commented on 2025-01-08

Those roots 🫣

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