Pothos Leaves Turning Yellow - I Thought It Was Overwatering, But It Turned Out to Be Something Else Causing Trouble

Once plants make it through winter, the growing season arrives, and basically all plants start stirring with new growth. But some plant-loving friends told me that other people's pothos has already grown into a waterfall, while their own pothos is showing yellow leaves like this, as shown in the picture below. Everyone would surely assume this is yellowing from overwatering, but it actually is not. The real reason is a lack of fertilizer. Why do I say that? Read on.

Signs of pothos yellowing from lack of water: the leaf tips and leaf edges dry out and turn scorched yellow, the new tender leaves are normal, but the lower old leaves wither, yellow and drop off. As shown in the picture below:

In addition, it can be seen from the picture that the leaves are yellow, lodging and wilting quite severely, and you can even see stems that have already rotted, which are signs of root rot. If the root rot is not very severe, cut off the rotted parts of the roots, then disinfect and sterilize them, and repot them. Note that the potting soil should be replaced with fresh soil. If the root rot is especially severe, select relatively healthy branches, disinfect them and simply re-propagate them by cuttings, or by water propagation.

So for pothos that is lacking fertilizer, I suggest supplementing with some organic nutrient solution now, like the one below, applying it after dilution to replenish various elements. It works very well for pothos lacking fertilizer, with quick results. Use it once every 1-2 weeks, which is very suitable for plants like pothos.

Besides these two factors causing yellow leaves, there is another one: too much light can also cause yellow leaves. At this time, pothos shows both new and old leaves turning yellow overall, and scorch marks are found on the leaves, indicating that the light is very intense. As shown in the picture below, when this happens, it is best to place the pothos in a bright spot with indirect scattered light for care, and just avoid direct sun exposure.

In addition, if it cannot get light for a long time, then the green pigment in the pothos is hard to form, which will make the leaves turn yellow. So you can place the pothos in a spot with scattered light, which will benefit its growth and give the leaves a glossy sheen.

Alright, overall, I have laid out the common causes of yellow leaves on pothos and the solutions. You can refer to them.