Grow pothos this way, and its leaves will stay glossy and never turn yellow

Pothos is a fairly common green plant for decorating the home environment. When pothos is grown properly, it can stay lush and green all year round, making it very suitable for places like the living room, study, bedroom, and balcony. Some plant lovers grow pothos on the balcony, installing many climbing supports on the wall, and the pothos can cover an entire wall, lush and green and very beautiful.

However, although pothos is very easy to grow, it can also develop some problems. Especially pothos grown by beginners will show poor growth signs such as limp leaves, softness, and yellowing. So what causes pothos leaves to turn yellow? Today Hua'er Gu will learn with everyone about the causes of yellowing pothos leaves and what to do when pothos leaves turn yellow!

The common causes of yellowing pothos leaves are mainly improper watering, among which both overwatering and underwatering can cause leaves to turn yellow; second, an environment with too strong light during pothos care is also one of the common causes of yellowing leaves. The third cause is excessive fertilizing, which causes pothos leaves to suddenly turn yellow. If pothos shows yellowish leaves over the long term and newly grown leaves are also pale yellow, it indicates yellowing due to insufficient nutrients from lack of fertilizer. Below, let us study this in detail!

1. Improper watering

Pothos is a green plant that prefers a slightly moist soil environment. We generally need to water according to the principle of watering when dry and stopping when wet, and pothos will naturally grow well this way.

If watering is excessive, it will cause waterlogging that soaks the roots. At this time, the pothos root system will lack oxygen, which will cause the leaves to turn yellow. At the beginning of root soaking from waterlogging, the leaves may appear soft and weak. When touched by hand, they clearly feel soft and spongy, and the leaf color will also appear dull.

Conversely, if pothos is kept in a dry growing environment with a long-term lack of water, it will also cause its leaves to turn yellow from dehydration. Before this kind of leaf yellowing, the new leaves also first show a limp and soft state, while the old leaves generally change directly from green to yellow.

Therefore, when watering pothos, we must pay great attention to the amount. We must prevent water accumulation in the pot soil and also prevent dehydration. If moisture is always controlled properly, the pothos vines will grow very long, stay evergreen in all four seasons, and be full of beauty.

2. Too strong light

Pothos is a green plant that is relatively suitable for growing indoors and likes to grow in a semi-shaded environment. If pothos is grown in a place with direct sunlight, too strong light will cause its leaves to turn yellow, especially in summer. If it is grown under strong light, the strong light will scorch the leaf surface. At this time, the pothos leaves will turn yellow and dry up, and this phenomenon is irreversible.

Therefore, we need to grow pothos in a semi-shaded environment to prevent scorching by strong light. In a semi-shaded environment, pothos will naturally grow very well.

3. Improper fertilizing

Improper fertilizing is a common cause of yellowing pothos leaves. This phenomenon is mostly seen in pothos grown by beginners. Because beginners cannot control the amount of fertilizer well, once the fertilizer solution concentration is too high, it will cause pothos leaves to turn yellow.

In addition, when fertilizing, we need to dilute it with water. Do not directly sprinkle nitrogen fertilizers such as urea on the surface of the flower pot soil. Fertilizers such as urea will release some harmful gases, which will cause pothos leaves to be fumigated yellow.

Therefore, when fertilizing, we need to dilute with water and pour it on, and at the same time follow the principle of light fertilizer and frequent application, fertilizing in small amounts many times.

If pothos cannot get nutrient supplementation for a long time, it will cause iron-deficiency leaf yellowing. At this time, we only need to supplement some ferrous phosphate solution in time to help it recover its lush green state.

The above is Hua'er Gu's introduction to the causes of yellowing pothos leaves and the solutions. If you also like growing pothos and also have your own set of experience in growing pothos, everyone is welcome to leave a message for Hua'er Gu. Let us learn together and progress together!