How Often Should You Change the Water for Hydroponic Pothos?

Pothos is extremely tenacious and can be grown either in soil or hydroponically. Hydroponic pothos is one of the very best hydroponic plants for indoor decoration, a climbing vine with ornamental foliage, with slender soft stems and delicate, elegant leaves. You can place a nested pot high on top of a cabinet and let its trailing stems hang down gracefully, or once the trailing stems grow too long, coil and hang them into a ring like an emerald relief. Now let's take a look together at how often to change the water for hydroponic pothos!

How often should you change the water for hydroponic pothos?

Hydroponic pothos grows fairly quickly and its cultivation and care are simple. At the beginning, change the clean water every 2 to 3 days, and after a week it will grow water roots. Once the plant shows strong growth, switch to a foliage plant nutrient solution and change it every 10 to 15 days. Normally, make sure it gets fairly strong indirect light, and frequently mist the leaves so they look brighter and more vivid and to increase air humidity. In midsummer, avoid direct sunlight.

Does hydroponic pothos need frequent water changes?

Hydroponic pothos cannot be changed too often; a normally growing pothos only needs its water changed once a month. Of course, if the water becomes dirty, you can change it promptly to keep the roots from turning black. When changing the water, you might as well rinse its roots first before putting them back in the water, because pothos has very high demands on water quality. The fresh water used for the change is best left to stand for a few days, such as tap water or well water. Clean water quality is the prerequisite for pothos to grow tender white roots.

How should hydroponic pothos be grown well?

1. Light: For hydroponic pothos in the north during autumn and winter, to make up for the lack of temperature and photosynthesis, increase its light exposure by placing the hydroponic pothos in the brightest spot indoors, or moving it to a sealed balcony to sunbathe at noon.

2. Temperature: When the temperature is low, open windows as little as possible for hydroponic pothos, because the leaves can be frostbitten within a very short time. At a room temperature above 10°C, hydroponic pothos can overwinter safely, and at a room temperature above 20°C, hydroponic pothos can grow normally.

3. Fertilizing: In autumn and winter, pothos grows slowly or even stops growing, so fertilizing should be reduced. Before winter begins, mainly use liquid inorganic fertilizer, about once every 15 days. After winter begins, fertilizing should mainly be foliar spraying; the foliar fertilizer should be a specialized fertilizer, as ordinary inorganic fertilizer is not easily absorbed by the leaves.

4. Changing water: For hydroponic pothos, choose clean tap water or purified water. Frequent water changes are very necessary, generally once every two to three days, because pothos has extremely high demands on water quality, and adding nutrient solution is what lets pothos shine.