Pothos keeps getting yellow leaves and root rot? Bury this super-absorbent stuff in the pot, and it won't yellow and will grow like crazy

Pothos is a common household potted plant, but many friends fail to grow it well, always ending up with root rot and yellow leaves. What is going on here, and what should we do to grow pothos well?

1. Soil

Generally, the pothos pots sold on the market have very good soil drainage. Some have rice straw husks added, and some use specially formulated nutrient soil. Pothos bought from a proper market should not be immediately stripped of its original soil. First grow it with the original soil and original pot for three months, and wait until the pothos has fully adapted to the environment before considering repotting. When repotting, you can add your own soil mix on top of the original soil. It is best to add some sand, leaf mold and the like to the soil to improve drainage. Then no matter how you grow it, root rot is not easy to happen.

2. Watering

Pothos likes moisture and cannot be allowed to dry out, but it also cannot be waterlogged. Too little watering makes the leaves wilt, while too much watering easily causes root rot. Every time you water, feel the potting soil. When the potting soil is dry, water thoroughly, then place it in a ventilated spot to air out a little. Reducing the water content in the soil can greatly lower the possibility of root rot. In winter, generally water once every three to four days; in summer, once every one to two days. It mainly depends on the environment where you are. If you grow pothos in the north, when the weather is too dry, mist the leaves, but do not frequently add water to the pot.

3. What to do about root rot

After discovering that the pothos at home has root rot, promptly pull it out and clean away the yellowed leaves and rotted roots, then wash it clean and soak it in carbendazim, dry it properly, and replant it in healthy potting soil. Pay attention to shading and watering, and it will survive again.

In short, most pothos root rot is caused by watering. If you do not know how to water, then however often the previous pothos was watered, reduce the watering frequency for a newly bought pothos by one half. If you want pothos not to suffer root rot, besides paying attention to watering, you also need to pay attention to ventilation. Ventilating it from time to time is also very good.