I have the following saved from a site called Evergreen Garden Works, which is a bonsai site, but it goes into some detail about the physics of soil, what goes on under the surface, the importance of pot size and of the type of soil we use - dense vs aerated. I hope it is ok to paste this here, as long as I have stated where it came from. Sight has provided drainage in her pot, and some people, like Sara, overpot successfully, but this is good info to be aware of. I also thought the info about shallow vs deeper pots was interesting, it is the opposite of what I originally thought. A Pot Isn't Like the Earth The major difference between a pot and the earth is that a pot has impermeable sides and bottom. This reduces air exchange in two ways. First is the obvious, air cannot pass through the plastic, thus we have a contained volume of soil encased 75% with air tight plastic (or high fired ceramic (low fire ceramic will breathe). This is why I design my soil mixes and other environmental factors to 'dry out' the pot once a day during the growing season. Each time the plant is thoroughly watered, it pulls a new charge of air in behind it as the water drains. Secondly, we have to visit our old pot size argument again. When a downward moving table of water reaches an impermeable layer (in this case the plastic pot bottom) it will not drain until the layer just above the impermeable layer (pot bottom) is saturated. Once this lower layer of soil is saturated, excess water will drain out, but a column of saturated soil will remain since the moving table of water has stopped at the impermeable layer. This means that the soil in the bottom of the pot remains saturated at this lowest level after watering, and stays saturated until something happens to change that condition. That 'something' is primarily absorption from the roots in the bottom of the pot, the secondary factor is (or should be) evaporation. You will probably want to read this paragraph again, and perhaps a third time, it is not obvious. Overpotting Most of the water in the pot is removed from the pot by absorption by the roots and not by evaporation. If you overpot, it will take a long time for roots to colonize the bottom of the container and consequently it will take much longer for the saturated layer to become fully aerated (the only factor at work is evaporation). Overpotting will generally lead to too wet conditions and eventually root rot. What About that Saturated Column Thing? Ok, just how high a column of saturated soil do you get in a container? The height of the column of water retained in the soil by an impermeable layer is related to size of the particles. Sound familiar? The denser the soil, the higher the column will be and the more water will be retained. Large particle, highly aerated soils will not support a large saturated volume. This is what we mean by 'well drained'. You can test this for yourself. Take a regular sponge, soak it with water. Rest it in your hand horizontally until the water stops running out. Then tilt the spronge upright. You are now increasing the saturated column. The sponge density won't support a column that high and water will drain out. This experiment also shows that pot shape is related to water retention. A broad shallow pot will retain more water than a tall narrow pot of equal volume. Although it is counterintuitive, a shallow pot will retain more water and 'dry out' more slowly than a tall narrow one (of equal volume).

Hello angelbuck from z9 LA, I have a pothos that I've had for over 13 years. I hang it outside in the spring and summer then bring it back inside in late summer or fall. I have repotted it and trimmed the roots twice. When I hang it back outside in about mid spring I cut it back to about two inches from the soil when it starts to grow again. It was a gift given to me when my son was born. I have taken many cuttings and started them in dirt. I have started as many as 6 and up to 12 cuttings in a ten inch pot. I have heard of people starting up to 20 cuttings at a time. I have some growing under fluorescent lights inside as well. I feed all of them about a half cup or more of worm castings about every two months. The more plants that are in a pot the more you have to feed them and the sooner they will outgrow their pot. Let the soil almost completely dry out and then soak the soil very well if they grow outside. If they are inside, then let them dry about half way and then water just until a little water drains out of the bottom. Happy pothos growing! Buddy

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Did you get it from agardentoremember? That's my ebay username. Can you show a pic of the plant? *Trouble uploading pics? I can't help iphone users or houzz app users, but for android users on a web browser, when you reply to the thread, click the photo button, then click documents, then click gallery (if you have already taken photo). Alternatively, you can click photo, then camera, take a pic. If you like the pic you took, select ok, if you don't like the pic, select retry. If you are using a downloaded image, click the photo button, select documents, then select downloads. Do the roots and stem look okay (not discolored, smelly or mushy)? As a last note, depending on the welfare of your plant, I may ask you to cut the plant up entirely, in order to attempt to salvage it...don't panic! I will guide you through it, if it comes to that! I keep the mother plant out with all my other hoyas, so other than sometimes watering every 4 days (this one needs a bit more water), it does not require special care. Please keep me updated! *edited to remove some irrelevant info