What to Do When a Pothos Gets Frostbitten? Teach You the Correct Remedies

When it comes to pothos, everyone is certainly familiar with it by now. As living standards rise, more and more people are growing green plants at home, and pothos is one of them. Pothos is tough and resilient, and most of the time it can survive without any special care. But in fact, pothos originally grows in tropical regions, and in winter it is easily frostbitten if you are not careful. Watching a plant that has kept you company for a whole year get frostbitten is inevitably a little sad. Qinnong Web is here to introduce the methods for handling pothos after frostbite.

I. Factors Behind Pothos Frostbite

When it comes to the factors behind frostbite, the first one is certainly temperature that is too low, so during winter care we must pay attention to keeping it warm. Beyond that, some improper care details in winter can also become factors that lead to pothos frostbite. If we keep pothos in an indoor environment with far too little light for a long time, this can not only cause the pothos stems to grow leggy and the nodes to lengthen, leaving the pothos sparse and straggly in appearance, but the white and yellow patches and stripes on the pothos leaves will also become smaller in size and lighter in color, and may even cause the variegation of the pothos to disappear completely, until it fades to dark green.

Because pothos likes a warm, humid and rather hot environment, we should keep the pothos temperature no lower than 15°C in winter. At the same time, we should also keep the pothos potting soil in a moist state, frequently spraying water mist on the pothos leaves to increase the surrounding air humidity, so as to benefit the growth of the pothos roots.

II. Methods for Handling Pothos After Frostbite

1. First, we should move the pothos to a warm indoor spot. If conditions allow, we had best keep the indoor temperature between 20 and 30 degrees;

2. We can choose to move the pothos to a nearly sealed balcony to receive sunlight at noon when the sun is out. Remember that you must never place the pothos outdoors in the bitter cold wind of winter; if you do, the pothos will certainly freeze to death;

3. Then, if we have a humidifier, it will provide an environment suitable for the pothos to grow. If we do not have a humidifier, we can choose to spray water on the pothos leaves frequently;

4. Next, we had best cut off the leaves that have partly changed color. Note one thing: be extremely careful when cutting, and do not injure the pothos aerial roots.

5. Then, we must remember not to pour cold water directly on the pothos roots, but instead pour clean water at about room temperature into the tray under the pothos flowerpot, so that the pothos can choose for itself how much water to take up.

The above are the methods for handling pothos after frostbite that Qinnong Web has brought to you. We hope that by reading this article, plus your own devoted care, you will certainly be able to bring your beloved pothos back to a vibrant state. Qinnong Web also reminds everyone here that pothos does not need much fussing over during its growing period either, and especially should not be fertilized at will. Such an easy plant to grow - if you like it, get one quickly!