Pothos has a little secret switch - open it and it will grow wildly by 1 meter in two months

Pothos is a plant almost every household keeps. Most gardening enthusiasts can keep it alive, but it grows slowly. Some people grow it for half a year to a year and it still looks the same. The truth is, you just haven't noticed the growth points of pothos. As long as you discover this "little secret switch" of its, it will immediately grow wildly and nothing can stop it!

Pothos's "little secret switch" turns out to be this!

The picture below shows a gardening enthusiast's pothos that grew 1 meter of vine in just half a month. At a glance, the vines are covered in thick "little whiskers" - these are not common at all, they are all pothos aerial roots!

Amazing, gardening enthusiasts. I have never seen pothos aerial roots this thick and sturdy. Usually they are 3-5 cm, and can grow to over ten cm long. Once they reach the wall, there is no way they won't climb like crazy!

When pothos grows aerial roots, it means the surrounding environment is very suitable for its growth. At this point, just give it a little nutrients and it will grow wildly on its own without stopping. Without any effort, you can grow a wall of pothos~ Gardening enthusiasts, don't just envy it - let's learn how to grow aerial roots too!

Open the little secret switch and pothos aerial roots will sprout like crazy

1. Pour a little "grape wine" and it grows into Spider-Man

Gardening enthusiasts who made grape wine this summer can soak the leftover grape pomace and seeds in cooled boiled water, put them in a plastic bottle for 1-2 weeks and they will turn into acidic fertilizer. Dilute with water at 1:20 and water your pothos - it will immediately be bursting with nutrients and grow aerial roots like crazy~

Gardening enthusiasts who didn't make grape wine can also soak the leftover grape skins from eating grapes in cooled boiled water, likewise put them in a plastic bottle to ferment into acidic fertilizer water. After 2-3 weeks when it's ready, dilute with water at 1:20 and water your pothos, or dilute with water to wipe the leaves as a foliar fertilizer.

2. Bright indirect light + controlled watering to force out aerial roots

Although pothos is shade-tolerant, it also likes a brighter environment, which is good for photosynthesis, so it's best to place it on a windowsill with bright indirect light. Combined with proper water control - if you normally water every 2-3 days, water every 3-5 days instead - aerial roots will quickly burst out!

Everyone knows that pothos likes a humid environment. Watering into the potting soil not only easily causes root rot, but also makes aerial roots hard to grow. While controlling water, spray more water around the leaves to create a humid air environment, and aerial roots will emerge.

3. Find a "backing" and aerial roots will grow rapidly

When you notice your pothos has aerial roots, quickly find it a "backing." The common palm bark pole is the best - breathable and moisture-retaining. Just water the pole when watering, and the pothos aerial roots will attach themselves to the pole and climb up along it, quickly becoming a pothos pole~

Gardening enthusiasts who don't like pothos poles can also hang up pothos branches with aerial roots, string a few cotton threads on the wall, or use tape to "stick" the pothos to the wall surface, letting the pothos climb up along the wall~

Besides climbing walls, what else can pothos aerial roots do

Some gardening enthusiasts think aerial roots are ugly. If you don't want your pothos to climb walls, you might want to cut them off once they grow... Don't cut them! Pothos aerial roots have great uses!

1. Absorb more nutrients, every leaf grows as big as a palm

The nutrients in a pot of soil or a bottle of water are limited. If pothos relies only on potting soil or water culture, it will definitely grow slowly, with new leaves being small and dull in color. But if a vine has aerial roots, it's different - they can absorb nutrients from the air, ensuring every leaf can grow big!

2. Helps with cuttings, getting twice the result with half the effort

Casually cut off a section of pothos with aerial roots and root it in water - the survival rate is 99%, and it roots quickly. No need to worry about yellowing leaves. With sturdy roots, the pothos will naturally grow well~

Pothos with aerial roots can also be planted in soil. Remember to insert the aerial roots facing down into the soil, water thoroughly to settle the roots, and in 3-5 days the pothos will be full of vigor.

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