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title: "Hi everyone! Trying out a hack I saw online for leggy pothos plants.…"
description: "Hi everyone! Trying out a hack I saw online for leggy pothos plants. Used a few paperclips to anchor the nodes to the ground, hopefully this works out! Let me…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
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published: "2024-12-16T00:10:12.933615Z"
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# Hi everyone! Trying out a hack I saw online for leggy pothos plants.…

_Posted by 🎲Sunmoth🍡 on 2024-12-16_

Hi everyone! Trying out a hack I saw online for leggy pothos plants. Used a few paperclips to anchor the nodes to the ground, hopefully this works out! Let me know if there's anything else I could do to help it grow more leaves:) Thanks!

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## 10 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-16

You could also cut it up into individual nodes and press them in. Often the cut ones grow leaves faster. If you're just looking to fill it out

#### 🎲Sunmoth🍡 replied on 2024-12-16

Oh wow, I'll try it out today, thanks for the advice:)

### Sunny commented on 2024-12-16

Get it more light. It’s usually insufficient light that causes the leggy stems.

#### 🎲Sunmoth🍡 replied on 2024-12-16

OK! Thanks for the advice, it's already standing in the window, but I guess that's just our weather:) you think a grow light would do it?

#### Snowstorm replied on 2024-12-16

Mines happy now that she’s under a grow light now that we’re getting grey days up here in Canadaland.

### Kades commented on 2024-12-16

I recently coiled up some of my Cebu in its pot to make it look fuller, it works! Definitely more light too! Wolfen had a good idea too! Even if you just chop of the newest growth it’ll start popping up growth down the vine.

#### 🎲Sunmoth🍡 replied on 2024-12-16

Awesome, thanks! I already cut it up somewhat for propagation, but very hesitantly. Will do, and see how it's doing:)

### Tila\_Tequiira commented on 2024-12-16

This trick definitely works! A little too well if ya ask me 😅 I’ve done it for a monstera adansonii and a few golden pothos

#### 🎲Sunmoth🍡 replied on 2024-12-16

Awesome, that's good to hear:) Glad your plants are doing well! Will see how this one plays out, I'll try planting little individual nodes into the pot also, to help with the balding lol

### Sunny commented on 2024-12-16

A grow light (12-14 hours daily )!will help if you cat get at least 8 hours of bright light from a window

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