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title: "Hey yall! I am NEW to the plant world. I have this golden pothos that…"
description: "Hey yall! I am NEW to the plant world. I have this golden pothos that I bought that was BURSTING at the seams in its original pot. I replanted it with a…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Ashley CW"
published: "2025-09-25T18:22:39.389903Z"
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# Hey yall! I am NEW to the plant world. I have this golden pothos that…

_Posted by Ashley CW on 2025-09-25_

Hey yall! I am NEW to the plant world.  
I have this golden pothos that I bought that was BURSTING at the seams in its original pot.  
I replanted it with a ratio’d perlite and potting mix - and I’m pretty sure i stressed him out completely. How do i fix this?  
SOS. please help.  
Thanks!

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## 5 comments

### Tina commented on 2025-09-25

Just trim the dead/brown leaves. Looks like the ones showing issues have petioles under the soil. The rest of the plant looks great! Pothos are hard to kill so dw too much :)

#### Ashley CW replied on 2025-09-25

Amazing! Do i just pull the leaf only off, or its stem?

#### Tina replied on 2025-09-25

You should be able to snap it off at the base of the petiole. If you cut the stem, two new vines will come out (making a bushier plant) but I wouldn’t do that until it’s acclimated from the repot. Right now it’s likely focusing on root growth instead of leaf growth so it might be a minute until you see anything.

#### Vicki replied on 2025-09-26

Pull the leaf off from its base! The leaves grow from nodes on the main vine not from stems left behind from trimmed leaves.

### Sunny commented on 2025-09-25

Looks like sunburn especially on the leaves with the least damage.

Cut off the damaged leaves. 🪴🍀

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