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title: "my first MAJORRRR plant fail and now I feel like a horrible person.…"
description: "my first MAJORRRR plant fail and now I feel like a horrible person. keep your isopropyl alcohol and hydrogen peroxide 10 feet apart!!!!! I got them switched…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "plantmother"
published: "2024-10-02T23:36:13.087455Z"
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# my first MAJORRRR plant fail and now I feel like a horrible person.…

_Posted by plantmother on 2024-10-02_

my first MAJORRRR plant fail and now I feel like a horrible person. keep your isopropyl alcohol and hydrogen peroxide 10 feet apart!!!!! I got them switched and now…. well you can see for yourself what a quick root soak in alcohol did for her…

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## 16 comments

### London Cravener 🪴 commented on 2024-10-02

Oh nooo! I’m so sorry!

#### plantmother replied on 2024-10-02

I did it to two others too but they aren’t looking quite as bad 😭😭 alls I can do is laugh at myself. this one was already on her way to dying anyway but this was my first plant ever 🥲

#### Jillian Champ replied on 2024-10-03

You might be able to take some cuttings to propagate

### Plantasaurus commented on 2024-10-02

Plant care mistakes make you a better plant parent, remember that. Hope your plant can make it through!

#### plantmother replied on 2024-10-03

thank you. good life advice too I suppose!

### Abbi commented on 2024-10-03

If it keeps looking worse you can probably still propagate.

#### plantmother replied on 2024-10-03

luckily I took out some plant insurance and got about ten cuttings before repotting 👏🏼

#### plantmother replied on 2024-10-03

but definitely still can get more. wondering if anyone has had success with props as a longer vine? like 5-6 leaves per prop?

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-10-03

I have! Pothos is easy for long props. I have successfully propped vines several feet long

#### plantmother replied on 2024-10-03

if she doesn’t bounce back by this afternoon i’m just going to do this!!!

#### Tyler replied on 2024-10-04

Tell me your secrets haha. I have never propped my pothos or any plant before but this is something I want to try with mine

### Abbi commented on 2024-10-03

I don't know if I've ever done it but I don't know why it wouldn't work

### Sunny commented on 2024-10-03

I would propagate half of it. That will give you a lot of plants to put into a large pot when the roots grow in.

I would repeatedly run water through the remaining half in an attempt to flush as much alcohol out of the root system as possible. I would carefully replace all the soil. You might as well go big in the recovery attempts if it looks like it’s trying to die anyway. Good luck.🍀 🍀🍀

#### plantmother replied on 2024-10-03

thank you sunny!! I took her out and gave her roots a really good rinse and then replaced all of the soil.

### plantmother commented on 2024-10-04

she has been chopped!!! 8 long vines, hopefully at least a couple survive!! whoever sees this thank you again for your support 🤍

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### Goldfish commented on 2024-10-11

😬😬😬

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