What are the precautions for growing pothos?

1. Yellowing and falling leaves and rotting stems

This is mainly caused by too much watering, especially in winter. Pothos requires pot soil with good drainage and dislikes water accumulating in the pot. If this happens, repot it promptly.

2. Curling and withered brown leaf tips

This is mainly caused by air that is too dry, so mist the leaves regularly.

3. Brown leaf edges and withered yellow spots appearing on the leaves

Insufficient watering during the growing season; water only when the pot soil has not completely dried out. For plants grown on a totem pole, be careful to wet the pole when watering, because some roots grow on the pole.

4. Leaves becoming smaller

When pothos is grown as a totem pole, its growing tip must always be kept growing upward; as soon as it bends downward, the leaves gradually become smaller.

5. Leaves becoming soft and bent, and stems rotting

This is caused by too low a temperature; pothos is very sensitive to low temperatures below 10°C.

The above is an introduction to methods for making pothos grow quickly and the precautions for growing pothos. After learning these, do you feel more confident about growing pothos? To learn more, please follow Four Seasons Plants Network!

How to grow pothos: what are the precautions for growing pothos?

Pothos is believed to be the darling of many young girls. I remember when I was little and went to the neighbor sister's place, there were several small pothos plants on her windowsill. Besides looking cute, they also had advantages such as being easy to carry, and giving them to others was also a good use. Now let's take a look at how to grow pothos.

I. Growing environment of pothos

Pothos is native to the Indonesian archipelago and often climbs and grows on rocks and tree trunks in tropical regions. It likes a high-temperature, humid, semi-shaded environment and is not cold-tolerant. Its suitable growing temperature is 15°C to 25°C. Below 15°C it grows slowly, and the overwintering temperature should not be lower than 10°C. It is sensitive to temperature, and in summer it should avoid direct sunlight; under strong light, its leaves easily turn yellow and fall off, so outdoor plants should be shaded in summer. In winter, it can grow well under bright indirect light indoors, with sturdy stem nodes and splendid leaf color. During the growing period, it has relatively high water requirements. In addition to normally replenishing water to the pot soil, the leaves should also be sprayed with water frequently. For plants grown as a column vine, more water should also be sprayed onto the palm fiber column so that the palm fiber fully absorbs water for the aerial roots winding around the stem to absorb. A nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium compound fertilizer can be applied once every 2 weeks, or a 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution can be sprayed weekly, making the leaves emerald green and the markings more vivid. Pothos is a shade-loving plant, dislikes direct sunlight, likes indirect light, and is relatively shade-tolerant. Indoor cultivation can place it beside a window, but direct sunlight should be avoided. Too strong sunlight will scorch pothos leaves, while too much shade will make the beautiful markings on the leaf surface disappear. Generally, receiving four hours of indirect light gives pothos the best growth and development.

II. How to grow pothos

1. Temperature: The suitable temperature for growing pothos is 20 to 30 degrees, and the lowest should not be below 15 degrees. Around 10 degrees it will freeze to death. Of course, most homes have growing temperature conditions suitable for pothos, but in winter attention should be paid to keeping it warm. If the climate is too cold, opening windows less can help keep pothos warm.

2. Light: Because pothos originally grew in dark primeval forests and is shade-loving by nature, its light requirements are not high. Therefore, when growing pothos, it is usually enough to place it indoors where it can see sunlight. It can also be taken into the sun for a while at noon so that it can carry out photosynthesis better, and then brought back indoors for display. Although pothos is very shade-tolerant, it is also not good to keep it in a dark place for a long time; at least about half a month it should be exposed to strong light.

3. Fertilizer: For fertilizing pothos, ordinary inorganic fertilizers are difficult to absorb, so special fertilizers must be used, such as Beida Huahuashen and Japan's Hana Ichiban. Because pothos growth slows in winter, fertilizer should be applied less, while during the growing period of pothos fertilizer can be appropriately increased. When fertilizing, spray liquid fertilizer as the main method.

III. Precautions for growing pothos

The precautions are a bit hard to describe, because the most important precautions are the most basic ones. Here is a simple summary:

1. Soil: It is best to use soil with good air permeability, and do not use garden soil dug from outside.

2. Light: Pothos dislikes direct sunlight, so it can be placed in shade, but not under the sun.

3. Watering: Flower lovers growing it in soil can visually check or touch the soil with their hands, and water again if it is dry. Also, you should understand your own soil and see whether it easily accumulates water or drains well; this matters for watering.

4. Fertilizing: Fertilizing can make plants grow vigorously, but pothos is generally grown in small pots, so when fertilizing, be sure to apply thin fertilizer frequently.

5. Communication: Actually, the most important thing in growing flowers is not to keep to yourself, but to constantly exchange experience with other flower lovers, so that you can keep improving. Flower lovers can go to the Yuhuagu forum to communicate with other flower lovers.

The above is the related introduction in this article. I believe that after reading it, you also have a simple understanding of this. If needed, you can continue to follow No. 1 Home Network to learn more information.

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