Is pothos hard to grow in summer? Put this at the bottom of the pot, and it won't turn yellow, it'll even fill the whole pot

The hot summer is here, and many plant lovers want to grow a few pots of flowers at home. They don't just decorate the room, they also purify the environment, a real feast for the eyes. Especially with potted greenery like pothos (Epipremnum aureum), you can just snap off a stem and it will sprout and fill a whole pot, making it the Jurassic of the plant world. But many plant lovers say pothos is hard to grow in summer, either the leaves turn yellow or it just won't grow, and it looks really worrying. Today, the editor will teach you a little trick that works wonderfully for growing pothos.

In summer, there are two main reasons pothos leaves turn yellow easily: one is lack of fertilizer, and the other is overwatering. Evaporation is fairly fast in summer, and many plant lovers worry their pothos will die of drought, so they water it whenever they can, and before they know it, overwatering has caused yellow leaves. To avoid water pooling at the roots, nut shells, walnut shells, peanut shells and so on left over from eating at home can all be used as a layer at the bottom of the flower pot. This improves the soil's drainage and lets excess water drain away.

And as these shells slowly rot, they also produce nutrients for the pothos to absorb. To make the fertilizer more effective, we can crush the nut shells and mix them into the soil, so that when you water, the nutrients seep out. Without fertilizing for a year, the pothos will still grow lush and green. Pothos prefers shade, so in summer be sure to provide shade and cooling, and avoid strong light that will scorch its leaves yellow.

Plant lovers who like pothos can give this little trick a try. If you have any other plant-growing experience, you can also share it with everyone in the comment box below!