A Detailed Guide to Growing and Caring for Pothos

Pothos can already be seen everywhere on streets and in major offices. Everyone is familiar with this plant. Below, let's take a detailed look at how to grow pothos and what to pay attention to when caring for it.

How to Grow Pothos:

1. Watering: Water more often. Pothos likes moisture, so it should be watered more to keep the potting soil moist. In summer, not only should it be watered more, but the leaves should also be sprayed with water frequently. However, exactly how much water to give should be determined by the amount of potting soil, the size of the plant, and other specific factors.

2. Light: It cannot be exposed to harsh sun. Pothos grows in forests shaded by towering trees, so its sun-loving tendency is not strong. It cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, otherwise new leaves will become smaller, the leaf color will become dull, and the leaf edges will easily be scorched. However, it still needs moderate exposure to sunlight for photosynthesis.

3. Temperature: Keep it at a suitable temperature. If the temperature is too low, pothos may suffer cold damage. A room temperature of around 20 degrees is recommended. At the same time, be careful not to let the leaves get close to heating equipment. As long as the temperature does not drop below 10 degrees, pothos can safely overwinter.

How to Grow Pothos and Care Tips

4. Fertilizing: Because it is grown indoors, the plant itself has difficulty accessing nutrients. It is recommended to fertilize once every half month. You can buy fertilizer specially made for pothos on the market, or ask the flower shop owner to help choose fertilizer.

5. Humidity: Maintain air humidity. Pothos grows faster in environments with higher air humidity. It is recommended to maintain indoor humidity, and a humidifier can be used to increase air humidity.

Pothos Care Tips:

1. Leaves turning yellow and falling off, stems rotting: This is mainly caused by watering too much, especially in winter. Pothos requires potting soil with good drainage and should not be allowed to accumulate water in the pot. If this situation is found, repot promptly.

2. Leaf tips curling and turning withered brown: This is mainly caused by air that is too dry. The leaves should be sprayed frequently.

3. Leaf edges turning brown, withered yellow spots appearing on the leaves: This is caused by insufficient watering during the growing season. Water again only when the potting soil has not completely dried out. For totem pole plants, be careful to wet the pole when watering, because some roots grow on the pole.

4. Leaves becoming smaller: When pothos is cultivated as a totem pole, the growing tip must always be kept growing upward. As soon as it bends downward, the leaves gradually become smaller; insufficient fertilizer or light can also cause this.

5. Leaves becoming soft and curved, stems rotting: This is caused by too low a temperature. Pothos is very sensitive to low temperatures below 10°C.

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