Add this to pothos cuttings: roots in 3 days, a full pot in 15 days

Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is a very easy-to-grow foliage plant whose leaves stay glossy green all year round, and it is loved by plant enthusiasts. Many people grow pothos to absorb indoor dust, but although pothos is fairly easy to care for, some small problems can still appear. Common issues include yellowing leaves and cuttings that fail to root, so plant enthusiasts should master a few cutting tips to greatly improve the survival rate of pothos cuttings.

Tips for rooting pothos cuttings

1. Rooting pothos cuttings with charcoal

Charcoal is loose in texture, and it also helps with drainage and moisture retention, and it has a certain heat-insulating effect as well. Pothos cuttings need loose, breathable, moisture-retaining soil. Adding charcoal to the soil lets the cuttings breathe and metabolize better, so the pothos stems can root more easily.

Charcoal cannot be used directly. You need to crush large pieces of charcoal into fine powder, then use a sieve to remove impurities, and then add it to the nutrient soil. The nutrient soil is usually made by mixing leaf mold, garden soil, pine needles and charcoal powder in proportion, then stirring it evenly.

2. Choosing the cutting method

There are many ways to take pothos cuttings. You can use a single leaf with a single stem, or use short sections of pothos stem. Whichever method you use, you can also add charcoal powder to the soil, and both will let the pothos root and grow quickly.

Next time you take pothos cuttings, plant enthusiasts can try adding charcoal powder to the pothos pot. This way the pothos will root faster and the leaves will quickly grow out, and this method can also be used for kalanchoe cuttings, so the flowers will bloom more beautifully and the survival rate will be higher.