After growing pothos for 10 years, I only just discovered its "little secret switch" - once opened, it grows madly by 1 m in 2 months, better than fertilizing

After growing pothos for 10 years, I only just discovered its "little secret switch" - once opened, it grows madly by 1 m in 2 months, more effective than fertilizing

Pothos has become the most popular plant in every household, because it is very easy to grow and is extremely effective at greening up the home environment. Pothos has a strong ability to absorb formaldehyde, especially for newly renovated homes: buying a few pothos potted plants for the home can effectively absorb harmful substances left over from renovation, such as formaldehyde and toluene.

So for many plant lovers, they have been growing pothos for as long as 3 years, or even longer. Take the neighbor Aunt Wu I am sharing with you today - she has been growing pothos for a full ten years, and has many pothos potted plants on her windowsill and in her living room. This year she accidentally discovered the aerial roots of pothos, which play a huge role in its growth. Speaking of pothos aerial roots, many plant lovers may not even know that pothos has aerial roots, and some may not even understand what aerial roots are. Just look at the pictures and you will understand!

When growing plants, you grow the roots. Aerial roots are the little secret switch for pothos growth - open them up and the pothos grows madly

After looking at the pictures, you should know what pothos aerial roots are, right? In fact, many people who grow pothos have seen them, they just do not know what they do. For a vine plant like pothos, as the stems keep growing and the leaves gradually increase, the whole plant has a very high demand for nutrients, but the pothos root system has a limited ability to supply nutrients and cannot fully meet the growth needs of every stem and leaf. So over time, small roots grow from beneath each leaf, and these are called aerial roots.

In fact, aerial roots are a huge help to pothos growth, especially for pothos with long stems. The growth of the stem tips mainly depends on the root system to absorb nutrients, so when caring for pothos, if you let the stems grow aerial roots to absorb nutrients, it can speed up stem growth and make the leaves become emerald green and glossy.

Encourage pothos stems to grow aerial roots and absorb nutrients

To make pothos stems quickly grow aerial roots, the first thing is to control watering. Pothos is a very water-loving plant, so no matter how much water you give it, the plant can absorb it and grow strong. To make pothos grow aerial roots, you need to control watering and keep the soil in a slightly dry state. When the soil stays dry for a long time, the pothos root system cannot absorb enough water and nutrients and cannot supply them to the stems, so the lower parts of the stems will sprout aerial roots to absorb moisture from the environment.

The second point is that each time you mist the pothos leaves, focus some misting on the newly grown aerial roots. Aerial roots can absorb water, so they will naturally speed up their growth. The more aerial roots pothos grows, the more it is like having many root systems absorbing nutrients at the same time, which can effectively promote pothos growth.

Pothos stems with aerial roots have a very high success rate when propagated by cuttings

The aerial roots of pothos are equivalent to its root system, so when taking pothos cuttings, you can directly choose pothos stems with aerial roots. After cutting them off, simply bury the aerial roots of the stem in the soil, and the pothos can grow quickly. In this way, the success rate of pothos cuttings is almost 100 percent.

The process of growing plants also requires carefully discovering new tips and new methods. With these tips and methods, growing plants becomes very simple and convenient, and naturally the plants at home will grow dense and flourishing.

A little pothos care tip. If you find it useful, please like, follow, and share it with more friends below!

I am [Stone Gardener], and I share a little plant-growing knowledge every day. Remember to follow!

After growing pothos for 10 years, I only just discovered its "little secret switch" - once opened, it grows madly by 1 m in 2 months, more effective than fertilizing

Pothos has become the most popular plant in every household, because it is very easy to grow and is extremely effective at greening up the home environment. Pothos has a strong ability to absorb formaldehyde, especially for newly renovated homes: buying a few pothos potted plants for the home can effectively absorb harmful substances left over from renovation, such as formaldehyde and toluene.

So for many plant lovers, they have been growing pothos for as long as 3 years, or even longer. Take the neighbor Aunt Wu I am sharing with you today - she has been growing pothos for a full ten years, and has many pothos potted plants on her windowsill and in her living room. This year she accidentally discovered the aerial roots of pothos, which play a huge role in its growth. Speaking of pothos aerial roots, many plant lovers may not even know that pothos has aerial roots, and some may not even understand what aerial roots are. Just look at the pictures and you will understand!

When growing plants, you grow the roots. Aerial roots are the little secret switch for pothos growth - open them up and the pothos grows madly

After looking at the pictures, you should know what pothos aerial roots are, right? In fact, many people who grow pothos have seen them, they just do not know what they do. For a vine plant like pothos, as the stems keep growing and the leaves gradually increase, the whole plant has a very high demand for nutrients, but the pothos root system has a limited ability to supply nutrients and cannot fully meet the growth needs of every stem and leaf. So over time, small roots grow from beneath each leaf, and these are called aerial roots.

In fact, aerial roots are a huge help to pothos growth, especially for pothos with long stems. The growth of the stem tips mainly depends on the root system to absorb nutrients, so when caring for pothos, if you let the stems grow aerial roots to absorb nutrients, it can speed up stem growth and make the leaves become emerald green and glossy.

Encourage pothos stems to grow aerial roots and absorb nutrients

To make pothos stems quickly grow aerial roots, the first thing is to control watering. Pothos is a very water-loving plant, so no matter how much water you give it, the plant can absorb it and grow strong. To make pothos grow aerial roots, you need to control watering and keep the soil in a slightly dry state. When the soil stays dry for a long time, the pothos root system cannot absorb enough water and nutrients and cannot supply them to the stems, so the lower parts of the stems will sprout aerial roots to absorb moisture from the environment.

The second point is that each time you mist the pothos leaves, focus some misting on the newly grown aerial roots. Aerial roots can absorb water, so they will naturally speed up their growth. The more aerial roots pothos grows, the more it is like having many root systems absorbing nutrients at the same time, which can effectively promote pothos growth.

Pothos stems with aerial roots have a very high success rate when propagated by cuttings

The aerial roots of pothos are equivalent to its root system, so when taking pothos cuttings, you can directly choose pothos stems with aerial roots. After cutting them off, simply bury the aerial roots of the stem in the soil, and the pothos can grow quickly. In this way, the success rate of pothos cuttings is almost 100 percent.

The process of growing plants also requires carefully discovering new tips and new methods. With these tips and methods, growing plants becomes very simple and convenient, and naturally the plants at home will grow dense and flourishing.

A little pothos care tip. If you find it useful, please like, follow, and share it with more friends below!

I am [Stone Gardener], and I share a little plant-growing knowledge every day. Remember to follow!