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title: "Can anyone tell me why my golden patho is doing this. It was a start…"
description: "Can anyone tell me why my golden patho is doing this. It was a start from a friend’s plant."
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# Can anyone tell me why my golden patho is doing this. It was a start…

_Posted by NewPlantMom25 on 2025-05-12_

Can anyone tell me why my golden patho is doing this. It was a start from a friend’s plant.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/1_nrKv4fZ1v6aP0pB78s8or8pkPcKfQDP1Lm5LuJJwc/9KGPJqK_RMWIBZFa2PtzuA.webp?size=large)

## 12 comments

### London Cravener 🪴 commented on 2025-05-12

Do you have it in direct sunlight?

#### NewPlantMom25 replied on 2025-05-12

I did but moved it back to part sun area

### monster\_maniac commented on 2025-05-12

looks burnt but also the pot is way too big

### Bb commented on 2025-05-12

Hi there, the pot looks too big for the root system which can lead to too much water being absorbed by the soil and causing root issues. How big were the roots when you planted this cutting? I tend not to pot up anything with roots that are smaller than about 2 inches or have secondary roots.

#### NewPlantMom25 replied on 2025-05-12

I thought the pot was too big. Can I replant

#### NewPlantMom25 replied on 2025-05-12

How big of a pot should I put it in?

#### Bb replied on 2025-05-12

Yes, I would replant. Select one that’s about 1-1.5 inches all the way around the root ball. With a starter plant that has a very small root system that could be a 3 or 4 inches pot

#### NewPlantMom25 replied on 2025-05-12

Thank u. The roots were about 2 to 3 inches when potted

#### Bb replied on 2025-05-12

Babies :) if you can, mix your soil with perlite to provide aeration to the roots as well. So that would be about 75% soil and 25% perlite. This will help prevent cloggy soil and root rot issues

### NewPlantMom25 commented on 2025-05-13

So I replanted it. Should I cut the burnt off?

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![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/1_nrKv4fZ1v6aP0pB78s8or8pkPcKfQDP1Lm5LuJJwc/4hk9qvjgQC-_jYUyjUs_hg.webp?size=large)

#### London Cravener 🪴 replied on 2025-05-14

It’s definitely got sunburnt so I would recommend keeping it in the indirect sunlight! I usually cut off the burnt part and sometimes even the entire leaf when this has happened to me. ☺️

### NewPlantMom25 commented on 2025-05-14

Thank you

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