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title: "is this root rot?? i recently put all my pothos cuttings into one…"
description: "is this root rot?? i recently put all my pothos cuttings into one container and have been adding potting soil slowly to get them acclimated to it. this one has…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "ellis🪻"
published: "2023-10-26T15:28:51.555Z"
language: "en"
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# is this root rot?? i recently put all my pothos cuttings into one…

_Posted by ellis🪻 on 2023-10-26_

is this root rot??

i recently put all my pothos cuttings into one container and have been adding potting soil slowly to get them acclimated to it. this one has dark spots that i cant just rub off witt my fingers, but none of the other ones do :/

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## 5 comments

### Miranda commented on 2023-10-26

Doesn’t look like it.

### Kat commented on 2023-10-26

So water roots and soil roots are two different things. It’s harder for them to go from water to soil roots, so when they’re put back into soil the roots can end up looking like this. Keep your soil heavily watered until the cuttings are used to being in soil again ☺️

### Sunny commented on 2023-10-26

Looks like the roots got stained by the soil. That’s not root rot which is translucent and mushy.

### Mullein commented on 2023-10-26

Yeah, like others said, I think they’re still good. The most telltale sign of rot is mushiness. Anything the smooshes and comes off with a gentle squeeze is rotten

### Blue Moon commented on 2023-10-26

If it’s root rot you should be able to smell it

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