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title: "I need some opinions. I should've grabbed a photo but I didn't think…"
description: "I need some opinions. I should've grabbed a photo but I didn't think about it till after I repotted. Attached is a pic of the plant though. I purchased a small…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "KelseyLTM"
published: "2025-06-20T21:20:00.798799Z"
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# I need some opinions. I should've grabbed a photo but I didn't think…

_Posted by KelseyLTM on 2025-06-20_

I need some opinions. I should've grabbed a photo but I didn't think about it till after I repotted. Attached is a pic of the plant though.

I purchased a small pearl and jade pothos off fb marketplace place last week. Today I was repotting it and each stem only have 1 or 2 roots that are either 2in or less in length attached. My question is do I keep them potted in soil or do I pull them out and prop them in some water? There's 5 of them total.  
Also, it's kind of hard to tell from the angle but there is a new leaf emerging from the thickest stem out of all of them if that is important information.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/UOZ8sSUxbj7Q1Mdc-0kxq3H18uqe4l9d2G9_cwEp8ik/3-nwcj16RrGL4aYlB7pgWQ.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-06-20

They should do fine either way. Especially if they were already potted. There wasn't any rot? Just smallish roots?

#### KelseyLTM replied on 2025-06-21

No rot just super small size and quantity roots

### Tee Jay commented on 2025-06-21

I’d leave it in the soil and put the pot in a bright spot. maybe just make sure it stays a little more moist for the next couple weeks. Treat it like a propagation where you might check on it more often, if that makes sense. I chop my pothos and stick the fresh cuttings straight back into the pot and they root most of the time

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