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title: "someone help!! i’m not sure what’s wrong with my neon pothos. i’ve…"
description: "someone help!! i’m not sure what’s wrong with my neon pothos. i’ve kept it outside for months and it’s been happy. it was perfectly healthy two days ago but…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/lultUC5WRQKOny-CERj56A"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Josie"
published: "2024-08-05T21:48:16.659394Z"
language: "en"
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# someone help!! i’m not sure what’s wrong with my neon pothos. i’ve…

_Posted by Josie on 2024-08-05_

someone help!! i’m not sure what’s wrong with my neon pothos. i’ve kept it outside for months and it’s been happy. it was perfectly healthy two days ago but today suddenly there are some blackening leaves that are droopy and soft. could it be disease? or maybe it’s too hot out now? please help!!

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## 4 comments

### Elle commented on 2024-08-05

Can you post a pic of the whole plant ??

#### Josie replied on 2024-08-05

not at home at the moment, but the rest of the plant looks very healthy it’s just a few leaves affected

#### Elle replied on 2024-08-05

My advice would be to chop off the affected leaves and do a thorough pest/fungus assessment

### Sunny commented on 2024-08-06

It could be a few things. It could be sunburn based on the even black consistency. It could be root rot from sitting in a water soil mix too long. Fungal growth is an also a possibility.

I recommend removing the pot and checking for root rot. A smell of swamp mud and mushy roots are indicative of root rot. Replace the soil, disinfectant the pot and roots with a hydrogen peroxide rinse if it’s rot. Repot in a well draining mix. Water only when the soil is dry.

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