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title: "This was one long stem and the root broke off so I pin wheeled him…"
description: "This was one long stem and the root broke off so I pin wheeled him and have been attempting to get new growth. There hasn’t been much new growth and it looks…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Trina"
published: "2026-01-30T20:28:44.449103Z"
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# This was one long stem and the root broke off so I pin wheeled him…

_Posted by Trina on 2026-01-30_

This was one long stem and the root broke off so I pin wheeled him and have been attempting to get new growth. There hasn’t been much new growth and it looks like the leaves are starting to curl. Any tips?

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gzVoB5rh_YnkpARnzYKaVpj1A83iO-WEfv54Cd3O9hM/Hbgk7lzSQu-TWXTlT9Tdhg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gzVoB5rh_YnkpARnzYKaVpj1A83iO-WEfv54Cd3O9hM/CldSySfPTN-i8n6RcE2nBA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gzVoB5rh_YnkpARnzYKaVpj1A83iO-WEfv54Cd3O9hM/WYVVGNuHQPO9ZXzEGygzpw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gzVoB5rh_YnkpARnzYKaVpj1A83iO-WEfv54Cd3O9hM/9LGZAcRRROeajwY2wJXTng.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Plant Mam commented on 2026-01-30

You can snip it at the nodes and try to propogate that way. Once your propagation have enough roots, you can repot them back.

### Evi (◡‿◡✿) commented on 2026-01-30

The pot looks way too big for the plant. I would suggest downsizing pot sizes and repotting the plant. These are my plants that are grown from cuttings. Most pots are small till the plant starts growing more

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IoAjLE6F4uip449189A9ye3WSWBBcHklqCT3lN5rDH4/g0Gx5o8jRYGFHu6rCg4lBg.webp?size=large)

#### Trina replied on 2026-01-31

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gzVoB5rh_YnkpARnzYKaVpj1A83iO-WEfv54Cd3O9hM/mhgXDwG3S4qaQRmunQa4VQ.webp?size=large)

### Trina commented on 2026-01-31

This is the size of my root ball

#### Evi (◡‿◡✿) replied on 2026-01-31

Good rule of thumb is the pot should be an inch or more than the root ball. I would say maybe a 6 inch pot ?

#### Trina replied on 2026-01-31

I had it in an 8 inch pot and it felt constricted. Do pothos like tight pots? When do I know to up in size?

### Sadaf commented on 2026-02-02

How long has it been? I did cuttings /propogated one of my pothos and it took a while for it to grow back new leaves. Now I’m seeing a whole bunch pop up! But it was a good 6-8 weeks where it sort of stagnated

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