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title: "Hey! I’m trying to propagate my pothos and a lot of leaves are…"
description: "Hey! I’m trying to propagate my pothos and a lot of leaves are turning yellow. Should I leave it in the water or put it back in dirt?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/Y9YpbakQRWit7iep6OCi0w"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "TaTyana"
published: "2024-07-18T16:11:28.609532Z"
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# Hey! I’m trying to propagate my pothos and a lot of leaves are…

_Posted by TaTyana on 2024-07-18_

Hey! I’m trying to propagate my pothos and a lot of leaves are turning yellow. Should I leave it in the water or put it back in dirt?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZGwFdUGX75XZx0b0t3X7g_EtCP21vLPIOLZw0z8w_AE/qO9caIJeRN2UmRu3IIGdFA.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Alyssa commented on 2024-07-18

Wayyy too long of vines for propagating, I’d cut them into only one or two node cuttings and then place no more than two in water containers. With that length and multitude I’d reckon you’d get about 20+ cuttings from that

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-07-18

I’ve never had a problem propping long pothos vines — but if the nodes aren’t submerged it’s a no go. Make sure the water is fresh and trash the yellowed vines, or remove the yellow leaves if all the vines are affected - there’s no going back with those

as long as there’s a node, there’s prop potential

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/437cvweqbki9dm3WGwIgPKYbWJm3edDRYD1cwUaz2Sw/cNlvX86ISTKpkSYD7JRGGA.webp?size=large)

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-07-18

these have been in here for ages — if you zoom in you can see the pitcher is full of roots

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