Pothos cutting propagation method: snip a few stem segments and put them in water to root and sprout

Propagating pothos from stem cuttings is a very simple method, and you can give the potted pothos you propagate to friends instead of buying new ones. Pothos is a fast-growing plant; pothos is an especially easy-care potted green plant that can grow with hardly any management, making it especially suitable for beginners to care for.

Before taking pothos cuttings, first check whether the stems you plan to cut are healthy and whether there are signs of yellowing or rotting leaves. If you find spots or discoloration on the leaves, be sure to avoid choosing those stems.

Next, you need to cut a sturdy stem segment about 7-9 cm long, with at least about 3 healthy leaves and more than 3 growth nodes, so that better rooting and sprouting can be ensured.

When pruning, make a slanted cut about 1-2 cm below a pothos growth node, with the cut at about a 45-degree angle.

For the cut stem, remove the lower leaves, keeping roughly 3-4 leaves at the bottom, which is enough. Avoid letting the leaves soak in water, otherwise the leaves will rot quickly.

After that, you need to prepare a transparent container, which can be a glass jar or plastic bottle, and then fill it with an appropriate amount of clean water.

Insert the stem directly into the water, with 1 or 2 nodes submerged in the water; avoid letting the leaves soak in the water, and of course do not submerge the entire stem in water.

Then place it in a suitable location, which can be a ventilated windowsill with light. Avoid direct sunlight, otherwise green algae will easily grow in the water and affect rooting and sprouting. Before pothos stems have rooted, generally change the water once every 2-3 days; after rooting, there is no need to change the water frequently.

If the pothos roots grow to about 5 cm, you can transplant it back into soil. Many people say that pothos rooted in water is hard to keep alive after being transplanted into soil, but that is actually because the wrong soil was chosen. The soil for transplanting is best chosen as a loose, well-draining sandy soil.

You can use peat soil, perlite and river sand, with a ratio of about 5:3:1. This kind of soil helps promote the pothos's recovery and growth, and the flower pot should also be a container with relatively large drainage holes.

For newly transplanted pothos, keep the soil moist and place it in a ventilated location with light. Do not expose it to the sun at first, and do not fertilize for the first three months.