If your pothos isn't thriving, give it a sip of beer and it will soon cover the whole house

Pothos is a fairly popular houseplant for growing at home. It looks small and cute, with oval leaves. Although its branches and leaves are lush, it is not difficult to care for. However, pothos is not a native plant of China, so it needs a period of adaptation before it can grow healthily in the soil. Pothos hanging basket, just like its name, has slender stems and leaves that trail gently down from the roots, as beautiful as a heavenly maiden scattering flowers.

However, pothos hanging baskets come in large and small sizes, with stems and leaves both long and short. We often wonder why other people's pothos hanging baskets can grow so well, so slender and long, while our own are like little short-legged stumps? Is there some little trick in growing them that we do not know about?

1. Pothos hanging basket likes a warm and humid environment. A place with moderate sunlight is more suitable. It does not need too much direct sunlight. If there really is no sunny weather, there is no need to worry, because pothos hanging basket can tolerate a little weak light. But pothos hanging basket has relatively high requirements for indoor temperature. Normally, room temperature is best at 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. In winter, it is best to keep it at around 15 degrees Celsius.

2. If you want pothos hanging basket to grow well, fertilizer is an indispensable factor. A fertilizer more suitable for pothos hanging basket is urea water, but urea water cannot be poured directly onto pothos hanging basket. It must be mixed with pure clean water before use. This is because pure urea water may burn the roots of pothos hanging basket, which would defeat the purpose. An appropriate amount of urea water is a top-grade tonic for pothos hanging basket and can make it grow more robustly and healthily.

3. Besides urea water, there is another cheaper fertilizer that is even easier to obtain, and that is beer. Men all like drinking beer. When in high spirits, they can drink a whole large bottle at once, but sometimes we cannot finish that much beer, and we do not want to touch overnight beer. At this time, do not pour it down the drain and waste resources. We can use the unfinished beer as fertilizer for pothos hanging basket. Beer is made from non-toxic and harmless substances such as wheat, so an appropriate amount of beer will not harm pothos hanging basket. It is also rich in a large amount of nutrients, which can add nutrition for pothos hanging basket and also has antibacterial and sterilizing effects.

4. Pothos hanging basket loves water very much. It is better to water it at least once or twice a week to ensure sufficient moisture in the soil. For soil selection, it is best to choose a loose and breathable soil type, which is beneficial to the breathing of the roots of pothos hanging basket. If you find that part of the soil has become hard, it is very likely that the soil has become compacted. At this time, you should no longer water heavily, but control the amount of water.