Several of my pothos are doing this. They seem to just rot off from the main stem. A new one will grow in then rot. What is happening? Do I have a fungus? Hayulp!
Could be infected with a virus or it could just be over watering
Lexiiefur
That soil looks super wet, I think it’s been over watered for a long time and is rotting from the roots up
tristantaylor06
too much water. how often are you watering? is it in a pot with good drainage?
VegMeg6
I have several of them that started rotting down the stem. Not at the bases. I watered this one 6 days ago and it’s scheduled to be fertilizer in 9 days. I think this is just putting mix and perlite. They dry out between waterings.
420QueenofVA
I notice it’s on a moss pole.. How do you water that? Is that water going into the pot? Could be contributing to over watering, which seems to be the problem. And the soil looks like it needs more perlite, some bark, stuff to make it more chunky so that it will dry out quicker. I would definitely pull it out off the pot and check the roots for rot.
_iWetMyPlanties_
I would pull it all out to check the roots. Cut off all the bad and prop the ones that are struggling. I would repot it in a mix of soil, heavy in lava rocks, perlite, something to make it drain better and help with root aeration. Your soil looks very wet, thick and appears to not be draining well. If you watered this almost a week ago and it’s this wet? It’s too much.
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Could be infected with a virus or it could just be over watering
That soil looks super wet, I think it’s been over watered for a long time and is rotting from the roots up
too much water. how often are you watering? is it in a pot with good drainage?
I have several of them that started rotting down the stem. Not at the bases. I watered this one 6 days ago and it’s scheduled to be fertilizer in 9 days. I think this is just putting mix and perlite. They dry out between waterings.
I notice it’s on a moss pole.. How do you water that? Is that water going into the pot? Could be contributing to over watering, which seems to be the problem. And the soil looks like it needs more perlite, some bark, stuff to make it more chunky so that it will dry out quicker. I would definitely pull it out off the pot and check the roots for rot.
I would pull it all out to check the roots. Cut off all the bad and prop the ones that are struggling. I would repot it in a mix of soil, heavy in lava rocks, perlite, something to make it drain better and help with root aeration. Your soil looks very wet, thick and appears to not be draining well. If you watered this almost a week ago and it’s this wet? It’s too much.