I had five or six pots of pothos and snipped off every little aerial root as soon as I saw one. Turns out I was cutting them all wrong.
The pot of pothos at Huahua's home happens to sit in the living room. A few days ago when my aunt came over, she even made a special point of praising it! She said it is so nice to have a plant at home, not only does it look good, it can also purify the air, and she wants to grow a pot herself when she gets home!
Anyone who grows pothos surely wants their plant to have lush, glossy green leaves. Huahua recently discovered a little trick, and with this little trick, making pothos grow like crazy is no problem at all!
When pothos is cared for over a long period, it easily grows rather fast, and its growth simply cannot be stopped. Over time, aerial roots grow on the pothos. Aerial roots are the small roots that grow between the plant's stems and leaves. Do not underestimate these roots, their effect on the plant is truly very great. If the pothos's own roots cannot supply nutrients to the whole plant, then the aerial roots come into play, providing plenty of nutrients to the stems and branches that cannot get any, and preventing the plant from wilting because it cannot absorb nutrients.
People unfamiliar with aerial roots may not know that aerial roots appear precisely to provide the whole plant with ample nutrients. If you find that your own pothos has grown aerial roots, you should be secretly delighted! When taking pothos cuttings in autumn, it is best to look for cuttings that have aerial roots, as these have a higher survival rate!
Then some friends ask, how do you make pothos grow aerial roots? The method is actually not difficult, it mainly comes down to controlling watering for the pothos. Control the watering of the pothos for a period of time and keep its soil dry. That way the pothos's roots cannot absorb nutrients or water, so it will naturally grow aerial roots to provide water and nourishment.
Seen this way, pothos is quite a clever plant! Pothos that has grown aerial roots can speed up the growth of its stems and branches, making its leaves bright and glossy green! So pretty!
Alright, has everyone understood the knowledge about pothos aerial roots that Huahua shared today? So if your own pothos has grown aerial roots, do not impulsively cut them off! These are good things!
It is very normal for plants to grow aerial roots, it is just that some plants grow aerial roots because they are grown too well, while pothos is just the opposite. But what everyone needs to know is that aerial roots are not harmful, at most they affect the shape and appearance!