What to Do When the Leaves of a Large-Leaf Pothos Turn Yellow? Mastering Care Methods Is Key

Pothos is seen everywhere in our lives; almost everyone keeps one or two pots at home, because pothos is lush and attractive, evergreen in all four seasons, and can also absorb formaldehyde, offering certain health benefits. Large-leaf pothos is a pothos with relatively large leaves, so how should yellowing leaves on a large-leaf pothos be solved and handled?

What to Do When the Leaves of a Large-Leaf Pothos Turn Yellow

1. Generally, newly bought large-leaf pothos takes about 1 month to adapt to a new environment, and yellow leaves at the bottom are normal. However, remember: do not directly peel off yellow or dead leaves; cut them off from the middle of the leaf stalk. This avoids excessive water loss and extra wounds caused by direct peeling, which can lead to the upper leaves also turning yellow.

2. Although large-leaf pothos is not afraid of shade, a very dark environment can also cause yellow leaves, so the position can be moved regularly to a place with good light; at the same time, it must not be exposed to blazing sun. Excessive exposure under strong light will not only cause yellow leaves and leaf drop, but can also cause the whole plant to die.

3. Large-leaf pothos bought in winter has generally been exposed to cold, so yellow leaves will quickly appear when it is placed indoors. After these cold-damaged yellow leaves fall off, new leaves will grow again around Spring Festival.

4. If the potting soil is too dry or too wet, both conditions will cause abnormal metabolism, damage the root system, and lead to yellow leaves and leaf drop.

5. Large-leaf pothos with a fertilizer deficiency and poor nutrition will also develop yellow leaves; at this time, fertilizer should be supplemented promptly.

6. When large-leaf pothos leaves turn yellow, beer can also be used appropriately for fertilizing. Method: mix beer with water at a 1:1 ratio and spray it on the stems and leaves.

7. During the care of large-leaf pothos, too much topdressing can also easily cause root burn, leading to yellowing and withering leaves. Water can be used to dilute the fertilizer so the nutrients flow away with the water.

How to Grow Large-Leaf Pothos

Large-leaf pothos is naturally robust and can be potted indoors in all four seasons. Placed in a bright spot within a pot, it can be kept for a long time. If kept in a dark place for a long time, the leaves will become smaller and the internodes will become longer; for color-leaf variants, the leaf color will also fade, affecting ornamental value. In summer, it needs to spend time in a semi-shaded environment, avoiding direct sunlight.

The suitable growth temperature for large-leaf pothos is about 25°C during the day, and in winter the suitable temperature should be kept at 10-13°C, generally not lower than 7°C. In the warm winter areas of South China and Southwest China, it can be cultivated in the open ground.

Large-leaf pothos likes a hot and humid environment, so it is necessary to frequently spray water on the leaf surface and the ground and keep the potting soil moist. During the growing season, apply a compound fertilizer about once every 2 weeks.

Large-leaf pothos is commonly propagated by cuttings. From May to July, take shoots from the stem tip or base, cut them into sections of about 10 cm, insert them into a propagation bed mixed with equal amounts of fine sand and peat, and maintain appropriate humidity and a temperature of 21-25°C; in a semi-shaded environment, new roots can be produced in about 3 weeks. After rooting, they can be potted, with 3-4 plants per pot. Older branches can also be used for cuttings: cut branches with bud eyes into sections of 4-5 nodes and insert them in the same way, and they can also grow into new plants. Layering propagation can also be used, and it can be carried out during the growing season.

How to Fertilize Large-Leaf Pothos

For fertilizing the leaves of large-leaf pothos, because ordinary inorganic fertilizers are difficult to absorb, a special fertilizer needs to be used. In the autumn and winter seasons in the north, large-leaf pothos mostly grows slowly or even stops growing, so fertilization should be reduced. Before the beginning of winter, mainly use liquid inorganic fertilizer by watering and spraying, about once every 15 days. After the beginning of winter, fertilization should mainly be foliar spraying, mainly sprayed through the stomata on the leaf surface, and the fertilizer is absorbed through the stomata on the leaf surface, so the fertilizer effect can act directly on the leaf surface. Foliar fertilizer should use a special fertilizer; ordinary inorganic fertilizer is not easily absorbed by the leaf surface.

Precautions

1. Large-leaf pothos grows relatively fast and its cultivation and management are simple. During care and management, more water should be sprayed on the plant in summer, and root-side fertilizing should be done once every 10 days to keep the leaves green and lush.

2. Large-leaf pothos is very susceptible to problems from pests and pathogens. The main pests affect the growth of large-leaf pothos, including mealybugs, red spider mites, and scale insects. Mealybugs are usually the most common, and alcohol can be used to kill the insects, remove them with a cotton swab, or take them out by hand.

As is well known, large-leaf pothos is a foliage plant. If its leaves are no longer green but withered and yellow, the overall appearance will be very unattractive, so if this happens, it must be handled promptly, and more attention should usually be paid to care and management.