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title: "what’s wrong with my pothos? my pothos has slowly been losing its…"
description: "what’s wrong with my pothos? my pothos has slowly been losing its leaves and idk why. it’s only the ones is the soil that are dying, the vine is perfectly…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "emma"
published: "2024-10-28T01:07:48.881887Z"
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# what’s wrong with my pothos? my pothos has slowly been losing its…

_Publicado por emma el 2024-10-28_

what’s wrong with my pothos?  
my pothos has slowly been losing its leaves and idk why. it’s only the ones is the soil that are dying, the vine is perfectly fine.  
the picture of of the dead leaves is what i’ve been pulling off the plant.

![Adjunto 1 de 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6SjcY-MD7M4hqMkACRNxY6hVwjfdkA8za5ipDhiotck/lexO88eUSlmZPh2LwKdizg.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 2 de 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6SjcY-MD7M4hqMkACRNxY6hVwjfdkA8za5ipDhiotck/TbFGf5NATJ6lpyWwTKp32g.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 3 de 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6SjcY-MD7M4hqMkACRNxY6hVwjfdkA8za5ipDhiotck/X99ChT4TQ6K2Fbx9TPHmvQ.webp?size=large)

## 2 comentarios

### Sunny comentó el 2024-10-29

The pot is too big holds too much water in the soil too long. The little vine can’t use up all that water. So, the roots rot from lack of oxygen.

The soil needs to have great drainage with lots of aggregates like perlite. I would add a lot more perlite to the soil.

I recommend cutting the vine into 5 or 6 segments and prop in water until the roots are 2 inches at least. Then, put all the rooted cuttings in a pot smaller than the current one. Given it about 12 hours a day under a grow light that’s within a foot of the plant. 🍀🪴

### emma comentó el 2024-11-01

okay. is there a substitute for a grow light?

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