rooting a very long pothos stem
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Potting a water rooted Pothos
Comments (3)- What soil do I use? Potting soil (not garden soil or topsoil! Even more not soil you dig up from your yard!), with (optionally) some perlite, vermiculite, gravel or coarse sand mixed in for drainage. There are better and worse brands of potting soil, but for pothos it really probably doesn't matter which you get. High peat content is bad (IMO). - How big a pot should I use? The smallest size pot which will hold the roots, pretty much. Odds are, that'll be somewhere in the four- to six-inch range. - Should I add food once I pot it or wait until when? I'd wait until Juneish. This is sort of a matter of taste, though: the important thing is to bear in mind that more is not better. - I assume I pour soil into the pot, lay the roots on top, and pour more soil over the roots? Then water? More or less. In practice, potting usually doesn't go quite that smoothly, but that's sort of the goal. You can also use your fingers to pack the soil down around the roots before watering, too: it's not mandatory, but I generally do it. - Finally how do I position the roots, since they are growing from four nodes up both stems. Does it matter if part of the root is exposed above soil? Not especially, so long as there are still roots below the soil. Though it's not like having roots above the soil should be a goal, either....See MorePothos Has Brown Growths on Stems
Comments (41)I have had my marble Pothos for a while latley the growth had stunted it still looks beautiful but i have had to cut off a lot of stems do To burn stop I have tried everything repotted moved to a different stop it had new buds growing but one of the new buds tips are burnt already also there is a gnat flying around it what do I do...See MoreRooting a pothos in water.
Comments (36)Steve, I wouldn't have taken the chance of going from water to perlite or soil since pothos and philodendrons can live indefinitely in water, plus it's the safest option for rooting. But I'm glad it's worked out okay and you're seeing new growth in soil mix, a very good sign it's going to be fine. I'd like to suggest that as soon as you have some growth of 6 inches or so, take a cutting. I would keep taking and rooting cuttings until you have at least 3 to 4 plants in separate pots. These backup plants will be good insurance against calamities such as you've had with your old plant which has such sentimental value. Some might think this is over-kill, but I've learned this strategy the hard way. Besides, a plant in several different rooms will be a constant reminder of good times and good memories. Keep us advised how it goes. Russ...See MorePothos with very long windy roots
Comments (3)first off.. they root in a few weeks in media ... so if you decide to do this some day .. just skip the water ... moisten some media.. and pot them.. do the best you can.. and dont worry about it ... i would not cut the roots.. for fear of starting some kind of rot ... and if they start getting ugly.. snip a few cuttings .. and root them in media.. they probably arent growing with any vigor.. because there are no nutrients in the water they have been standing on for a month or two ... after potting.. they will be stressed... lets them settle down for a month.. and then start fert'g with some very dilute water soluble fert ... ken...See More- 7 years ago
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