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title: "Are these pothos ready to be planted with soil? Should I wait for…"
description: "Are these pothos ready to be planted with soil? Should I wait for more roots? I’m new to this. A friend gave me a cut of their giant pothos and I’m not sure…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Milo’s vivero"
published: "2025-09-20T00:57:33.289807Z"
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# Are these pothos ready to be planted with soil? Should I wait for…

_Posted by Milo’s vivero on 2025-09-20_

Are these pothos ready to be planted with soil? Should I wait for more roots? I’m new to this. A friend gave me a cut of their giant pothos and I’m not sure what to do with it

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## 6 comments

### Erin commented on 2025-09-20

whatever feels right. i’ve had success both ways: leaving in water arguably too long or planting in soil sooner than later. in my experience pothos are hard to kill.

### Karen commented on 2025-09-20

Yeah

#### Milo’s vivero replied on 2025-09-20

To which question lol

### Giantbleu commented on 2025-09-20

Time to plant these babies!

### Nan commented on 2025-09-20

I’ve had so many experiences with bad soils this year (Canada), I’m in the middle of propagating one as well and I plant to just keep it in water forever. They can live both ways, you just need to change the water every one to two weeks if you plant on keeping it in water, or soil every year or two.

### Sunny commented on 2025-09-20

Most plants do well in soil with at least two inches of roots. Pothos plants are very resilient. They do well in both soil and water. It’s fine to plant now. I add rooting hormone powder or liquid m. I also fertilize twice a month with 50% diluted fertilizer and add SuperThrive Plant Vitamins. 🪴🍀

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