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title: "Here is my pothos when I first got it and here it is now…what…"
description: "Here is my pothos when I first got it and here it is now…what happened to my baby😭 I thought I was doing everything right"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Veronica"
published: "2024-03-15T13:35:54.177087Z"
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# Here is my pothos when I first got it and here it is now…what…

_Posted by Veronica on 2024-03-15_

Here is my pothos when I first got it and here it is now…what happened to my baby😭 I thought I was doing everything right

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## 7 comments

### Bodhi\_PlantMama commented on 2024-03-15

It seems kinda dark where she is, maybe more sun. I also see she’s wet, do you shower her? How dry is the soil and when do you water? How dry do you let the soil get?

#### Veronica replied on 2024-03-15

I let her dry all the way out and shower her with my sink sprayer  
She also has a grow light

### Sunny commented on 2024-03-15

That’s a dark window and the plant is too high in the air to get enough light even if sufficient light came through.

Give it bright indirect light for at least 10 hours a day in the growing season. A dedicated grow light will work.

Check the humidity level. A slightly higher humidity works well for tropical plants.

Let the soil dry between watering, as PlantMama stated.

Fertilize twice a month in the growing season with diluted fertilizer. 🍀🪴

#### Veronica replied on 2024-03-15

She does have a grow light and I let the soil get bone dry then shower her. I slits her every three days. I don’t know what else to do.

### Stephanie Pincheira commented on 2024-03-15

Try some fertilizer, mine is doing the same thing. According to this app, she had root rot but idk if that was the case. I repotted her and she threw a fit. I’m slowly being her back to life but she did lose A LOT of leaves. She was so full, my husband gifted me her for Valentine’s Day. I use purived plant food fertilizer, mix one cap with a gallon of diluted water. My pothos (petunia) loves it. I also have a humidifier but the fertilizer is what seems to be helping.

#### Veronica replied on 2024-03-15

Thank you!  
I missed her every couple of days, but I am going to bring my humidifier into my living room when I get home from work

### Dondoo52 commented on 2024-03-15

It may be your water. I have very harsh water so I use a conditioner in it for my sensitive plants or let the water sit overnight before using it for my other plants.

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