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title: "Anyone know why my pothos has brown tips on its leaves? Also I never…"
description: "Anyone know why my pothos has brown tips on its leaves? Also I never changed the dirt when I repotted after buying in Home Depot. What dirt should I use?"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Emily Rose 🖤"
published: "2025-06-18T18:01:36.299903Z"
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# Anyone know why my pothos has brown tips on its leaves? Also I never…

_Posted by Emily Rose 🖤 on 2025-06-18_

Anyone know why my pothos has brown tips on its leaves? Also I never changed the dirt when I repotted after buying in Home Depot. What dirt should I use?

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## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-06-18

Check the roots for rot or overgrowth.

#### Emily Rose 🖤 replied on 2025-06-18

Ok I’ll report back!

### Yolanda commented on 2025-06-18

I use simple miracle gro potting soil mixed with perlite

### Kate commented on 2025-06-19

I use a chunky mix for my marble queen. Coco chips, perlite, with some fox farms ocean forest soil.

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