What to Do About Yellow Leaves on Pothos? Find the Cause and It's Easy to Fix

I have a few pots of pothos at home, thinking they would at least purify the air a bit and be easy on the eyes, but recently the leaves turned yellow! The sight of them bothered me, so I took action.

With a few snips, I cut off all the pothos leaves, leaving only the roots:

The yellowing of the pothos leaves was so severe that I could only bear the pain and cut them all off, otherwise it would hurt even more later! I didn't throw away the cut pothos stems, since they can still be used for cuttings, and it would be a greater pity to waste them. Cut them into small sections 5 to 6 cm long, and you can lay them horizontally in the prepared potting soil.

You can also insert them vertically into the potting soil, depending on personal preference.

After the cuttings are done, the next step is slow care. Place the freshly potted cuttings in a cool, ventilated spot, and water once every three to five days. In summer you can skip the plastic wrap covering, and only use it for winter cuttings.

After about half a month of this care, the little sprouts pop out! New life arrives, and I'm so happy I could fly!

This is how I handle severe yellowing, but if only a few leaves are slightly yellow, you don't need to go to such lengths. Just find the cause, and there's a little trick to fix it: after ruling out lighting as the cause, add a little nutrient solution when watering, or wipe the leaves with diluted monopotassium phosphate, and the pothos leaves can turn green again.