I received this pothos from a friend who moved and could not take it with her. The thing has some pretty crazy vines. After untangling and inspecting it looks like basically 4-5 leaves that have vined out over time, I was thinking about wrapping some of the shorter ones on top of the dirt to see if I can get them to node and make the plant fuller but after looking the dirt seems to be more root then actual dirt š could not break it apart at all literally all root Iām surprised any dirt is left.
She had it for about 4 years and didnāt repot or do anything to it so my question is do I dare try to do anything? Should I add some more dirt on top, attempt to repot this in a slightly bigger pot, or just leave it the hell alone? Itās lived like this for so long Iām kind of scared to repot it and kill it but thereās literally 0 dirt left in the pot.
by Active_Double920
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That pot shape will make it almost impossible to get out. So…break the pot, or add fresh soil on top and chop and prop.
I’m having a similar issue with mine, didn’t take the pot shape into consideration when I started.
Chop and prop. You could start a ton of others with what you got.
That appears to be a heartleaf philodendron?
This is what Iād do.
Soak the pot in a bucket of water for a couple of house to hydrate the rootball (this will significantly reduce stress)
Break the pot
Once you get the rootball out, put it in a bucket of room temp water. Swirl it around to get all the dirt off.
Once all the dirt is gone, take a look at the roots, if you see any mushiness, cut it off with sterile scissors.
Repot in a chunky aroid soil, she will thrive instead of survive in a better soil.
Potting mix for aroids:
Using a utility bucket and a garden scooper or an ice scoopā¦
– 1/2 scoop of cactus soil
– 1/2 scoop worm castings (optional, but good for nutrients)
– 1/2 scoop of compost (optional, but good for nutrients)
– 2 scoops perlite
– 2 scoops horticultural charcoal
– 2 scoops orchid bark
Mix it all up, and you want to get the impression of, āthatās chunkyā If you donāt get that impression, add another scoop of charcoal and perlite.