Don't Throw Away a Wilting Pothos - One Trick Brings It Back to Life, Turning One Pot into Several

Pothos is one of the most common green plants we know. Grab any plant lover and ask them casually: what was the first green plant you ever grew? Probably 90% of plant lovers would answer: pothos - which shows just how much everyone loves pothos!

Although pothos is relatively easy to grow, for many beginner growers, just starting out with plants always means paying some tuition, so killing a few pots is perfectly normal. If our first pothos accidentally dies, here's what we can do - turn one pot into several.

First, choose relatively thick, sturdy stems that haven't completely rotted away, and use them for cuttings - turning one pot into several is very simple. Do the following well to improve the success rate of pothos cuttings: before taking pothos cuttings, put it in water for a few days, and take it out once it sprouts; freshly planted pothos cuttings must never be exposed to strong sun - first place them in a ventilated spot indoors for 2 weeks, and once roots have grown, set them out for some sun. Take as many cuttings as you want pots.

If you find cuttings too much trouble, then just buy another pot. When choosing a pothos, pay attention to a few points: if buying online, it's best to choose a big brand; if buying in a physical store, choose one with thick, emerald-green leaves and no yellow leaves or traces of pests and disease.

Why is it that some plant lovers' pothos still grows beautifully after years, with no yellow leaves in winter, and even after going out for a week during the holidays, the pothos is still intact when they return? Actually, this has to do with everyday care. As long as you care for it well normally and boost the pothos's resistance, the pothos's vitality is truly tenacious. So how do you care for it?

Let me share a little trick: I don't recommend using fermented rice water at all - keeping a plant at home and making a fermented liquid leaves the whole house smelling, unbearable. I've always used a pothos-specific nutrient solution for conditioning. If it's a hydroponic pothos, give it a little every 10 days and change the water once; if it's soil-grown, spray the leaves externally, also about once every 10 days. After long-term conditioning, the pothos's disease resistance will increase, and its leaves will be glossy green, growing several meters long.

Many plant lovers only think about care after their plant has a problem, and by then it's already too late. Just like people - only thinking about conditioning after getting sick, when often the illness is already beyond cure. So plants are the same as people: only by doing daily care well will they grow better.