Pothos and Money Tree Turning Yellow Again? Do This and They'll Turn Green in 2 Days

Pothos

1. Unstable temperatures

Pothos likes warm environments and is quite affected by its surroundings. With the weather recently switching between sunny and cloudy, pothos has a hard time coping

Pothos that has been sitting on the windowsill or balcony can't handle the temperature swings and starts to wilt a bit

Newly bought pothos just out of the greenhouse hasn't adapted to outside temperatures yet, so it wilts too

We can move the pothos into a ventilated indoor space, where the temperature is more stable

Don't put newly bought pothos in the sun at first. Put it indoors to adjust, and wait 2-3 days before starting to water and give it sunlight

When the weather is nice, you can move it to a semi-shaded spot for some sun, but don't suddenly expose it to full sun

At this time, it's best not to water the soil directly. Use a spray bottle to mist-water instead

2. The plant is too crowded

Some growers' pothos was growing just fine, then suddenly wilted, with leaves drooping and turning yellow~

When you pull it apart, you see the stems are all crammed together

At this point, you need to consider dividing the plant, either into water culture or soil culture~

Carefully separate some seedlings from the overcrowded pot

First place them in a flower pot

When you have about a handful, find a cloth strip to tie them together and secure them, but don't tie too tightly

Add ceramic balls at the bottom

For water culture, keep adding ceramic balls up to 1-2 cm from the container opening (be careful not to hurt the pothos), then water until it reaches one third of the container

For soil culture, add soil on top of the ceramic balls at the bottom (choose a pot with drainage holes at the base), plant the small plants, spread a layer of ceramic balls on the surface, then water thoroughly

In the image below, the left is water culture and the right is soil culture

After dividing, place the pothos in a cool, ventilated spot to recover for 2-5 days. Once the leaves look perky, you can resume normal care

3. Too much or too little fertilizer

Both too much and too little fertilizer can turn pothos leaves yellow, but the two situations look different

With too much fertilizer, yellowing and scorching start from the leaf tips

When there's too much fertilizer, immediately stop adding fertilizer and nutrient solution. In severe cases, you'll need to repot with fresh soil~

With too little fertilizer, entire old leaves turn yellow, except for newly grown leaves

When fertilizer is lacking, you need to supplement it. Put rice-washing water in a plastic bottle and ferment it for 1-2 weeks until decomposed

After decomposition, dilute with water (ratio to water is 1:1000) and pour it into the soil

If water-cultured pothos lacks fertilizer, you can spray some nutrient solution

Money Tree

Many growers experience the following when keeping a money tree: leaves turn yellow one by one, drop off, and eventually it becomes a "bare commander"

If your money tree has yellowing and dropping leaves, you can refer to the following causes

1. Too much watering causing waterlogging

Looking at the money tree's trunk, you always feel it's "thirsty" and can't resist watering it~ and then things go wrong

If the pot isn't large, it can still recover. Quickly place it in a ventilated spot to dry out

If the tree is large and the pot is deep, and all the branches and leaves have gone soft, first dig it out and check the roots. If they've already rotted, there's no saving it~

If the branches and leaves still have life, and the root rot isn't severe, you can cut off the rotten parts and soak them in rooting water to grow new roots (takes 5-10 days)

After rooting, replant it. Be sure to remember to water only when the soil is dry~

2. Location isn't ventilated

Money trees are generally kept indoors. If there isn't enough ventilation, the leaves easily scorch and rot

At this point, move the tree to a ventilated, bright location

Be careful not to expose it to full sun~

3. Leaf spot disease

Money trees in poor condition often get leaf spot disease. If you see this, don't panic

If only a few leaves are affected, just remove them directly and add some fertilizer to keep the little tree healthy.

You can water with some water from a fish tank (let it sit and settle for a few hours before use). It contains not only fish waste but also elements like ammonia nitrogen, making it a great choice for watering plants

If the leaf spot disease is more severe, as shown in the image below

You'll need to cut off the top of the tree directly, and apply carbendazim to the cut surface to disinfect

Dig it out and check if the roots are intact. If the roots are healthy, you can replant it in soil. If the roots are rotten, there's nothing you can do~

These are roughly the recent problems with these two plants

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