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title: "Can someone please tell me what's going on with this Variegated…"
description: "Can someone please tell me what's going on with this Variegated Pothos? I picked it up yesterday from FB Marketplace, watered it since soil was dry top to…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Anya"
published: "2025-01-26T18:08:00.311007Z"
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# Can someone please tell me what's going on with this Variegated…

_Posted by Anya on 2025-01-26_

Can someone please tell me what's going on with this Variegated Pothos? I picked it up yesterday from FB Marketplace, watered it since soil was dry top to bottom. Not sure what's going on, the leaves are also very thin and flimsy. There's another baby one sitting in the same pot. Perhaps I should try downsizing the pot? It seems really large for the plant itself.

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## 7 comments

### Pookie commented on 2025-01-26

The pot size probably doesn’t make a huge difference! Too small is the issue, but too big is fine. It’s probably classic transplant shock, the plant is stressed from moving environments

#### BigGrac replied on 2025-01-27

Actually too big of a pot can also cause problems! If there’s a bunch of extra soil without roots in it, the soil can hold onto water and cause root rot. When repotting, which I think OP is doing, the pot should be only 1-2 inches bigger than the root ball.

### Pookie commented on 2025-01-26

Also it’s possible the previous owner was over watering, I would pull it out and see if there’s any root rot! Look up some TikTok’s or YouTube videos for what to do if there’s root rot! Usually you can chop off the mushy roots and repot

#### Anya replied on 2025-01-26

thanks so much for the advice ☺️ i’ll try and check now

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-26

Unfortunately not knowing what the previous owner was doing, but was clearly neglected. I'd remove the brown or yellow leaves. And keep eyeballing it for possible pests. But hopefully it was just neglected

#### Anya replied on 2025-01-26

There was a lot of root rot! I just repotted it so hopefully it will recover:) But i’ll keep an eye out for pests. Thanks!

#### BigGrac replied on 2025-01-27

Hi just wanted to chime in that if the original pot was too big for the plant that you should repot it into a smaller pot! That probably contributed to the root rot

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