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title: "My pothos keeps getting yellow leaves. It doesn’t need repotting and…"
description: "My pothos keeps getting yellow leaves. It doesn’t need repotting and I have fertilised it. Anyone know why? It has a lot of light"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/soH0omOETIeDLMQ_kiArpg"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Mr Plant Guy"
published: "2024-07-29T13:00:03.296546Z"
language: "en"
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# My pothos keeps getting yellow leaves. It doesn’t need repotting and…

_Posted by Mr Plant Guy on 2024-07-29_

My pothos keeps getting yellow leaves. It doesn’t need repotting and I have fertilised it. Anyone know why? It has a lot of light

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## 6 comments

### Sunny commented on 2024-07-29

Several things can cause yellow leaves:  
\- Low light- Is the light source from a window? How far away is it from the window or grow light? How many hours of bright light is it getting?  
\- Over watering - Let the soil dry out more  
\- Aging - older leaves near the soil dies off first.  
\- Insufficient fertilizer - It looks like it’s getting enough nutrients.

#### Mr Plant Guy replied on 2024-07-29

It’s kept in front of a window, I don’t water it too often just when it drys out it is a fairly old plant.

### K commented on 2024-07-29

Any chance it’s pest damage?

### Ember commented on 2024-07-29

It looks like it’s simply an old leaf to me. The plant looks super healthy otherwise. Are the yellowing leaves always near the soil?

#### Ember replied on 2024-07-29

Also…is that a Guinea pig on a motorcycle?? 🤣

#### Mr Plant Guy replied on 2024-07-29

Yes it is! We have 8 rescue guinea pigs!

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