What is the most effective medicine for yellowing pothos leaves?
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) has lush stems and leaves, with emerald-green foliage. It is very ornamental and also very easy to grow. However, some plant friends find that after growing pothos for a while, this plant always develops yellow leaves every few days. So they suspect the pothos is sick. What medicine should be used for yellow pothos leaves?
Perhaps many people secretly wonder when they encounter this situation: what medicine should be used for yellowing pothos leaves? In fact, when pothos leaves turn yellow, it does not necessarily mean the plant is sick. And in most cases it is not caused by illness, but by poor growth. Just like people, poor nutrition makes one prone to looking sallow and thin.
If we rule out the yellowing of leaves caused by pothos being sick, then it must be malnutrition. If there is a lack of nutrients, then nutrients must be supplemented to prompt it to recover a glossy green, vigorous growth state. So how do we restore it to a normal growth state? Today the editor will share a few little tips with everyone.
1. Water with soybean water
Because soybeans are rich in nitrogen, boil the soybeans thoroughly, then crush them into a paste, put them with clean water into a sealed container, and let the soybeans fully ferment and decompose. Then take out the mixed liquid, dilute it, and water the pothos with it. This can efficiently supplement nutrients, promote plant growth, and make it turn green quickly. This will not only make the previously yellowed leaves turn green again, but also accelerate the plant's growth and make the potted plant grow more luxuriantly.
2. Water with rice-washing water
Rice-washing water is rich in organic matter and potassium. Especially when decomposed, using it to water plants like pothos can effectively promote their growth and make the yellow-leaf phenomenon quickly disappear. It is not only simple to use, but also very convenient to make. Just seal the rice-washing water in a container, let it fully ferment and decompose, then pour it out, dilute it, and water the pothos with it. The method is the same as for soybean water.
3. Make an all-purpose soil
Because pothos likes a warm and humid growing environment, it requires the potting soil to be loose, breathable, and highly permeable, but at the same time it also requires the potting soil to be fertile and rich in nutrients. Because when nutrients are insufficient, the plant will show poor growth, resulting in yellow leaves. If we can prepare an all-purpose soil for pothos with high fertility and sufficient nutrients, then we will certainly be able to solve the yellow-leaf problem caused by malnutrition.
Generally, we can use pine needle soil, leaf mold, garden soil, eggshells, etc., mix them evenly, and make them into potting soil for pothos. Pine needle soil can help improve the permeability of the potting soil, and eggshells can help supplement calcium. Garden soil is used as the basic soil, and leaf mold is both fertile and loose. Mixing these substrates into potting soil for pothos has a very good effect on the plant's growth.
The above three methods are solutions for when pothos produces yellow leaves due to malnutrition. As long as everyone follows the above methods for care, not only will the yellow-leaf phenomenon of pothos disappear, but it can also be grown with lush stems and leaves, thick glossy green leaves, full of luster, and full of vitality.