HA! During WWI, for the war effort, my great great great grandmother would get permission to cordon off short sections of paved streets, on which she scattered rubber bands of varying diameter. Under her miraculous care, within days the rubber bands grew into trees so laden with tires for various types of military vehicles that often she and the neighbors couldn't harvest them all before they became larger than intended; this, necessitating that they be trimmed back to a usable size. She would then have the trimmings ground into powder, which she mixed with white milk. When the slurry of rubber and milk was heated under pressure in small molds (like sinker molds or toy soldier molds, if you've ever made either from lead), the result was Ficus elastica seeds which were sold to tree farmers all over the world and served as the propagules for essentially every rubber tree plantation currently in existence. I sure do miss that lovely and determined old gal. ....... at her 100th in 1966: She sure was something. Sad that we have to wait until next summer to see her again. Michelin has kept her so busy at headquarters in Clermont-Ferrand, France for the last 49 years, she hasn't been able to get back to the states to see ANY of her great, great, great, great grandchildren. Fortunately for us, her employer is picking up all expenses and footing the bill for her bash back in the states. Keep your eyes peeled for pictures. Al

Does this hanging pot have a drain hole that is recessed above the bottom of the pot that holds about 1/2" of water at the bottom? My experience with Pothos has been that if they get too dry, the older leaves turn yellow & fall off, BUT hanging pots are often designed to hold that excess water, which can cause rotting roots, and would produce similar results in the foliage.

These plants are epiphytes (or more correctly semi-epiphytes). Their roots grow down tree trunks to the soil but they stay near the surface usually within the leaf mulch. So there's usually a lot of air movement around the roots providing them with oxygen. When the soil they're in is heavy and poorly draining it becomes anaerobic (devoid of oxygen) and you end up with root rot. Ideally, as in nature, water should pass quickly around the root system as well as air. It would mean having the plant in a fast draining, porous potting mix and watering more frequently to make sure it doesn't dry right out. One of the results of only giving a little water is that you can get a build up of mineral salts in the soil which itself starts to become toxic to the plant. The key to successful growth is having the right soil, a fast draining soil. Once you sort that out your plant will be unstoppable.

Krissa started a new thread here, and provided images so you can SEE the symptoms. Al