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title: "I propagated my pothos and put it in soil. Now it’s dying, any…"
description: "I propagated my pothos and put it in soil. Now it’s dying, any reasons why?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Jennifer Precious"
published: "2024-12-03T20:00:07.676671Z"
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# I propagated my pothos and put it in soil. Now it’s dying, any…

_Posted by Jennifer Precious on 2024-12-03_

I propagated my pothos and put it in soil. Now it’s dying, any reasons why?

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## 6 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-03

By propogate you mean? Did you water/perlite prop, then move to soil after getting roots? Or did you cut a piece off and put it in soil?

#### Jennifer Precious replied on 2024-12-03

I waited for it to have roots then I put it in the soil

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-03

Gotcha, when i move them to soil I drench it, and keep it wetter for at least a few days. Then after a week or two of wetter move to a more normal water schedule.

### MOLLY commented on 2024-12-03

If it was in water and then you moved it to soil, make sure to thoroughly water it every day and then gradually water it less.. the roots are used to being in water so need to acclimate to the soil

### Josie commented on 2024-12-03

Looks like she needs a drink, did you stick it directly in dirt or did you root it it then put it in dirt?  
Also I don’t recommend watering it everyday even after water propping it then placing it in dirt. Water it thoroughly then in a few days again and then you should be on a normal watering schedule.Water logging the soil over and over again for a few days once it’s in soil can cause root rot even if it was water propped first. It still needs to dry out (level of dryness depends on the plant type) in between watering.

### Jennifer Precious commented on 2024-12-03

Thanks everyone!

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