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title: "hi there! my pothos plant is yellowing. i’m not sure if it’s sick or…"
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# hi there! my pothos plant is yellowing. i’m not sure if it’s sick or…

_Lagt ut av jeanelle den 2024-04-05_

hi there! my pothos plant is yellowing. i’m not sure if it’s sick or what is happening but any tips would be appreciated!

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## 13 kommentarer

### nosugartonight kommenterte den 2024-04-05

This could just be thirst

#### jeanelle svarte den 2024-04-05

do their leaves turn yellow with thirst? i don’t want to overwater and kill it

### nosugartonight kommenterte den 2024-04-05

That can be a reason. Could be due to age but your pothos definitely wants a drink. You can tell when the leaves wilt and become less shiny. Do you give this plant fertilizer?

#### jeanelle svarte den 2024-04-05

no, i don’t have the money at the moment for fertilizer. do you think a humidifier would help it at all?

#### LearningPlantMom svarte den 2024-04-05

Cut those leaves off and move it to a shadier place for a bit.

#### LearningPlantMom svarte den 2024-04-05

Shadier place will equal less watering tho, so keep that in mind too

### LearningPlantMom kommenterte den 2024-04-05

Too much sun

### nosugartonight kommenterte den 2024-04-05

Mine has been without a humidifier. In general I don’t think they’re required. The one I have has been living with me and it was a cutting from my mother’s. She basically neglects it. It lives on top of her kitchen cabinets and the thing is older than I am. And I am 34.

### emma 🪴🌞 kommenterte den 2024-04-05

looks like a water issue to me. i have a pothos going thru similar issues. 😢

### HDF kommenterte den 2024-04-05

It’s hard to tell from the pic. But is your soil actually absorbing moisture? It looks very level and dense. If it’s too compacted, there won’t be enough oxygen for the roots, which will cause yellowing of the leaves.

#### T svarte den 2024-04-05

With all my plants the soil gets hard like that from watering. I’m very beginner plant person now - should I be fluffing up the dirt every so often ?

### Leah kommenterte den 2024-04-05

Aerating the soil is always good! I use old reed diffuser sticks or my hygrometer and push gently (being careful of the roots. If u feel resistance don’t keep forcing it) down into the soil multiple times, depending on how big the pot is. Also I think HDF might be meaning your potting mix needs to be more chunky. Like take a store bought mix and then add lots of perlite, orchid bark, pumice. Depends on the plant. For tropical plants, like pothos, I do even parts of all 4 of those. I’m pretty new myself! But I’ve put lots of research into these things and I do both those things for all my tropical plants. Well the aerating I do with ALL my plants.

### Freedomskai kommenterte den 2024-04-05

This looks very underwatered to me. You can tell by the curling, drooping, and lack of shininess the leaves have. Also if you feel them, the leaves can have a different texture if they are really thirsty. They won’t be as waxy and they might be a little softer and thinner. If you go too long without watering it, they can turn yellow. Snip them off, let it have a good drink, and try not waiting so long to water the next time 🌞

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