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title: "What could be causing this damage too my now not so beautiful pothos?…"
description: "What could be causing this damage too my now not so beautiful pothos? My top suspicion is root rot because some stems/arms are literally falling off because…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Carrie"
published: "2024-03-22T03:31:51.398911Z"
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# What could be causing this damage too my now not so beautiful pothos?…

_Posted by Carrie on 2024-03-22_

What could be causing this damage too my now not so beautiful pothos? My top suspicion is root rot because some stems/arms are literally falling off because they rotted

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## 7 comments

### 9s commented on 2024-03-22

Have you sprayed the leaves with anything lately?

#### Carrie replied on 2024-03-22

Nope

#### 9s replied on 2024-03-22

Ooohh maybe it was the sunlight then? I saw you had it in full sun. Could’ve burned

### Audrey commented on 2024-03-22

Have you taken it out of the pot and looked at the roots? I would recommend taking cuttings of anything that’s still healthy and propagating because if it is root rot it’s probably a goner at this point. Too bad!

#### Carrie replied on 2024-03-23

Its about a year old, i hope its not a goner🤩

### Kat commented on 2024-03-22

Oof if the rot has gotten up the vines I’d find some healthy stems and propagate. I always spray my roots with 3% peroxide when I do repots to kill any bacteria. You don’t have to rinse the peroxide off either

### Katelyn commented on 2024-03-22

I would chop and prop sadly. Or at least definitely take some healthy cuttings incase the mother plant doesn’t make it

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