Can hydroponically grown pothos be transplanted into soil?

Pothos is a highly ornamental vine plant. Because it stays evergreen all year round, has a very strong air-purifying ability, and is also fairly shade-tolerant, it is very suitable for growing as an indoor foliage potted plant. In a previous article, we shared with you an article about converting pothos from soil culture to water culture, so can hydroponic pothos be grown in soil?

Pothos is a plant with a very tenacious vitality. It can adapt not only to a soil culture environment, but also to a water culture environment. What is more important, pothos in a soil culture environment can be converted to water culture, and pothos in a water culture environment can also be converted to soil culture. However, whether converting from water culture to soil culture or from soil culture to water culture, we need to master certain methods and techniques, otherwise the conversion may fail.

To achieve the soil cultivation of hydroponic pothos, we will briefly share this process with you below:

1. First, take the pothos out of the water culture state, then promptly carry out root pruning, mainly cutting off the weaker fine roots, residual roots and root systems with poor growth and development. Then place it in a cool place to dry the roots, because after drying the roots of pothos will become stronger and firmer, so that after soil cultivation it will be easier to establish and grow.

2. Prepare the flower pot and growing medium in advance. After building a drainage layer at the bottom of the pot, pour in a layer of growing medium, then plant the pothos that has undergone root pruning and root drying into the flower pot, and finally cover it with growing medium. If the substrate used is too loose and soft, you can gently compact the soil of the plant a little, so as to better fix the plant and also allow the roots of the plant to contact the growing medium more fully.

3. After potting is completed, promptly water the potted pothos thoroughly once as the settling water, then place the pot in a cool and ventilated place to recover. During this period, try not to water again. If dryness occurs, you can appropriately spray water on the leaves of the plant to maintain moisture. At the same time, do the shading work well to avoid direct strong sunlight hitting the plant.

4. Generally, in the first two days after transplanting, the plant may show drooping leaves and mild wilting. This is a relatively common phenomenon during the plant's recovery period. You do not need to worry too much. As long as after 1 week the plant does not continue to wilt or turn yellow, and even new buds begin to sprout, it means that the soil-cultivated pothos has begun to take root, and the plant has also begun to establish. But at this time we can only give a small amount of water to maintain moisture, and at the same time gradually provide it with scattered light.