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title: "this is my pothos propagation i’m pretty sure the root has rotted.…"
description: "this is my pothos propagation i’m pretty sure the root has rotted. should i throw out?"
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author: "sohail"
published: "2026-09-05T15:38:24.369183Z"
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# this is my pothos propagation i’m pretty sure the root has rotted.…

_Posted by sohail on 2026-09-05_

this is my pothos propagation i’m pretty sure the root has rotted. should i throw out?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Zah7geN_qI5eNpje-BhdYxhk9IHSfLpuIP_KPl5FRYI/UEz-PVwNTyOr99STEGwn1w.webp?size=large)

## 9 comments

### Amateur plant mama commented on 2026-09-05

Can you take a picture from the side? That root doesn't look too bad unless it's really mushy. You have a second node that could root as well.

#### sohail replied on 2026-09-05

tbh i was playing around with the root earlier it was mushy it is pretty hard and intact

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Zah7geN_qI5eNpje-BhdYxhk9IHSfLpuIP_KPl5FRYI/hjnQ6IjcRmS_PAg7QYkyZw.webp?size=large)

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-09-05

not rot. rot is discolored and mushy, and when in water there is visible fungal growth around the rot. perfectly healthy root

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-09-05

If you were feeling it, there’s a difference between mushy and soft.

### Nikiller commented on 2026-09-05

The root looks perfectly fine. Root rot looks like nasty brown mushy rotten material and will be stinky.

#### sohail replied on 2026-09-05

thx

### Karzdan commented on 2026-09-05

That is a normal root adapted for water. If you plan to put it in soil, do so ASAP. Waiting to long makes it harder to adapt.

#### sohail replied on 2026-09-05

would you say it’s long enough to go into water? i was told about second roots but idk how long they take to come in

#### Karzdan replied on 2026-09-05

I'd say it's ready. You want at least one inch of root before moving to soil. Just make sure the soil remains damp while the new roots for soil develop

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