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title: "Does the brown mean this attempt failed for my pothos?"
description: "Does the brown mean this attempt failed for my pothos?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Ryanash28"
published: "2025-06-16T23:21:46.758415Z"
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# Does the brown mean this attempt failed for my pothos?

_Posted by Ryanash28 on 2025-06-16_

Does the brown mean this attempt failed for my pothos?

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## 6 comments

### PorkChop 🐽 commented on 2025-06-16

hi! sorry to break the news to you, but I think it is rotting.

#### Ryanash28 replied on 2025-06-16

Appreciate someone letting me know lol. Luckily I successfully propagated my last batch!

#### PorkChop 🐽 replied on 2025-06-16

that’s great to hear!!

#### Ryanash28 replied on 2025-06-16

Oh yeah, I touched the node and it fell apart definitely rotted. Thank you for letting me know!

### sofie !! commented on 2025-06-17

Next time you take a cutting, leave it out for 48hrs before putting it in water! This prevents rotting via callouses.

### Katm3281 commented on 2025-06-17

You can also dip the end in wax or put glue on it to seal it off from rotting as the roots grow through nodes on the side of the leaves not the bottom!

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