What to do when pothos gets scorched in summer? Solving it this way works better

Pothos is a very common green plant in daily life, deeply loved by many families; it is valued for its air-purifying function, and its survival rate when planted is extremely high; it can be grown not only in water but also in soil, and although the care methods are relatively simple, a series of problems can still arise, such as yellow leaves and black leaves. If pothos gets scorched in summer, don't worry! Solving it this way works better!

1. Cuttings can ease black leaves

If the leaves of a potted pothos turn black over a large area, you can use the cutting propagation method to grow a new pothos. Every stem of a pothos plant has a leaf bud. When the black-leaf situation is too severe, first clear away the roots of the pothos, keeping only healthy and strong shoots to replant as cuttings into the soil.

First, remove the blackened branches before potting them or placing them in water for hydroponic culture. Generally, it is enough to bury one section of the stem. After replanting the pothos cuttings into a pot, you must keep the moisture constant and place it in a place with weak light to promote the rooting efficiency of the pothos.

2. Black leaves from improper care

1. For many green plants, the watering step is where problems most easily arise. Sometimes you forget to water, sometimes you water too much, and sometimes you do not water enough. The leaves cannot get the nourishment of water, which leads to the leaves turning black. Therefore, in daily care, strictly control the amount of water given to pothos; just keep it in a moist state every day. If it is hydroponic, replacing the water in the container in time is very important.

The amount of watering should increase or decrease according to temperature changes. When the temperature drops in autumn and winter, it can be appropriately reduced; in summer, when the temperature is higher and the air is drier, besides replenishing water, you also need to keep the leaf surface moist.

2. Many people have a misunderstanding: they think green plants need sufficient light to grow robustly, but they do not know that some green plants cannot stand strong light, such as pothos. If pothos is placed in the sun for a long time, it would be very tough for the leaves not to be scorched.

If the black leaves of pothos are caused by strong light exposure, how can this situation be eased? That is to move its position, prune the black leaves, cut off the scorched leaves, and place it in a place with weaker light. The pothos will slowly recover its growth state and grow new leaves.

After reading the explanation in this article, do you have some understanding of pothos leaves turning black? Can you easily solve this problem? With the several small methods above for preventing black leaves in pothos, I hope you can grow emerald-green pothos at home. It is very pleasing to the eye, just like being in nature.