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title: "I have had this pothos a couple of years and have only just started…"
description: "I have had this pothos a couple of years and have only just started to look after it seriously 🙄😳 (I know, sorry!). I feel like it needs re-potting as this…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Jpatz"
published: "2024-07-31T17:42:59.760309Z"
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# I have had this pothos a couple of years and have only just started…

_Posted by Jpatz on 2024-07-31_

I have had this pothos a couple of years and have only just started to look after it seriously 🙄😳 (I know, sorry!). I feel like it needs re-potting as this is the original pot it came in, but I have NO IDEA where to start! Any basic tips and advice for a newbie is much appreciated 😊✌🏻

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## 4 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-07-31

well she looks great! and a pothos is a great first repotting plant — they’re not super fussy and aren’t sensitive about their roots.

Try to knock out as much of the old soil as you reasonably can — a few firm pats works for me

Go one size bigger — a pot that the current pot fits inside of with about an inch or two of space between it and the edges of the new pot. I keep mine in a good potting soil with extra drainage (you can use perlite and/or bark)

And that’s it!

If you pull it out and aren’t sure what to make of things post pics! I’ll help 😊💚

#### Jpatz replied on 2024-07-31

Amazing!! Thank you so so much! 😊 really appreciate the time you’ve taken to message

#### Buzzard replied on 2024-07-31

I would love to hear from Jpatz how this repotting technique works, as it hasn’t for me. For me, not touching the pot-shaped soil around the roots, and just setting the whole thing in a larger pot with new soil works perfectly.

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-07-31

for a pothos that can work too! i take the extra step because these roots aren’t sensitive like other plants and I’d like to make sure it’s mostly my own fresh soil mix

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