How to Grow Pothos So It Grows Fast and Lush
Pothos is one of the most widely popular evergreen plants. Because pothos is fairly shade-tolerant, it is very well suited to being kept indoors, where it can be enjoyed for its looks, accent a space, and purify indoor air, leaving people feeling relaxed and refreshed. But potted pothos often needs dense foliage to make the most of its value. So how do you grow pothos so it grows fast and lush?
If you want potted pothos to grow fast and dense, the growing environment must be suitable, and the day-to-day care and management must be scientific and reasonable. As the saying goes, "no pains, no gains" - as long as we can carefully tend potted pothos, growing it will yield twice the result with half the effort. To make potted pothos grow fast and well, we usually need to focus on the following aspects.
1. Lighting must be suitable
Pothos is a shade-tolerant plant and is fairly sensitive and picky about light. It needs to avoid direct strong light, especially scorching sun, while the environment must not be too shady either. Usually, providing ample scattered light is enough to meet its photosynthesis needs. So outdoors we can place it under tree shade, and indoors we can place it on a balcony or near a windowsill where the light is fairly bright.
2. Watering and misting must be scientific
Pothos leaves are fairly large and stay evergreen all year round. Although it prefers shade, it has a fairly high water demand, especially in the hot dry season, when in addition to timely watering, more misting is needed to retain moisture and lower the temperature. But at the same time, because pothos has fleshy roots, its tolerance for waterlogging is fairly poor, so watering must not be excessive, ensuring its roots are not drowned, otherwise root rot may occur.
3. Apply top dressing regularly
Pothos leaves are fairly large to begin with, and besides the large amount of water evaporation, nutrient consumption is also very high. To keep the plant green at all times, we need to apply top dressing regularly; only with sufficient nutrients can the plant maintain vigorous growth. Generally, you can buy pothos-specific fertilizer on the market and apply it once a month. At the same time, top dressing also requires controlling the concentration and frequency well, and never over-fertilizing, otherwise it can easily burn its fleshy roots.
4. Repot regularly and trim the roots
Under normal growth, pothos has a very extensive root system, and during growth it continuously produces old, weak and fine roots. If it is not repotted for a long time, not only is the formation of new roots affected because the air space in the pot is limited, but the absorption capacity of the original root system is also reduced. So we need to repot potted pothos regularly, and at the same time do a good job of root trimming and sterilization, then plant it again in a pot.
The above are the aspects we need to focus on to make potted pothos grow fast and lush, but the factors affecting its growth are not limited to these. We also need to do well in other areas such as potting soil, temperature and pruning, so that potted pothos can grow both fast and dense, with better ornamental value.