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Nicole T

My pothos has been thriving despite me fighting off mealy bugs since November. But now, over the past two weeks, about 75% of the leaves have turned yellow. The soil is very dry even though I watered it a few days ago and these spots have developed. I typically water every 10-14 days and live in a very dry climate. Am I under watering my plant or are the bugs running their course??

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  1. Magneticgarden_

    Have you checked for root rot?

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  2. Nicole T

    I haven’t. I’ll check now. What should I be looking for?

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    • Samantha

      Check for soggy, waterlogged soil around the roots. Often the roots will just fall off really easily if they are rotten.

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    • Nicole T

      Ok no root rot, but I think I need to repot him.

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  3. plantgeek

    looks like she just needs repotting. when there's more root than soil in the pot, water runs through really quickly.

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  4. Nicole T

    Thanks you all!!

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  5. grracie

    Did you repot and did it help? I repotted my marble queen around the same time as you bc of root rot. I thought I cut all of it off and I put the plant in a well draining pot. Since then one leaf has begun to look like your yellow ones. I can’t figure it out.

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    • Michaela

      The same thing is happening to my marble queen. But this photo you shared looks like a Manjula pothos.

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