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title: "My dearly beloved cats knocked my manjula pothos off the sideboard.…"
description: "My dearly beloved cats knocked my manjula pothos off the sideboard. It was sizing up nicely and I'm sad this happened. That said, I did realize a month or so…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/jpNW3q9xoJlxneWCh9HrhK"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Rhus"
published: "2026-04-18T22:47:16.183839Z"
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# My dearly beloved cats knocked my manjula pothos off the sideboard.…

_Posted by Rhus on 2026-04-18_

My dearly beloved cats knocked my manjula pothos off the sideboard. It was sizing up nicely and I'm sad this happened.

That said, I did realize a month or so ago that this type of moss pole is not a good fit for this type of pothos... The pole's mesh is pretty small and the pothos's roots are pretty thick.

What would y'all do? Chop \& prop? Let it stay on its too-small moss pole, since it is attaching and sizing up even though it's not perfect? Throw the whole thing in the trash and cry...?? I'm open to suggestions lol

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## 10 comments

### keira commented on 2026-04-19

i’d chop n prop but that’s just me!

### LadyTenorJD commented on 2026-04-19

No to trashing it! They prop easily. Chop and prop!

### jlsKenzy commented on 2026-04-19

Chop and prop

### Nate commented on 2026-04-19

My chunky cat has had her moments of wanting to garden, too (she's ALWAYS proud of her devastating “work.”)

I’d chop, prop, and ditch the moss pole.

### Rhus commented on 2026-04-19

This is looking like consensus to me. Thanks for your input, everyone. Chop and prop, it is!

### Dani commented on 2026-04-19

I feel your pain. This happened last April and oddly, it really changed my plant’s trajectory because she’s huuuuge now.

So maybe you’ll have a similar success story with a newer pot/pole.

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#### Dani replied on 2026-04-19

Big Booty Doris do be thrivin’ now.

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#### Dani replied on 2026-04-20

I don’t know what’s going on Belle, but I cannot see anything. Sorry

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### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 commented on 2026-05-08

Chop and prop

### Rhus commented on 2026-06-20

Well, chopping and propping was definitely the right call! This is one of the props, the biggest one. But they're all doing well and looking great, and the big top section has rerooted and is climbing again!

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