It's been about 2-3 months and it has not been happy.This is right after removing the yellow leaves. The planter is honestly too small also. Should I re-pot? or not water for a while and leave it alone for a bit so I don't stress it out?
by Fishmyashwhole
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This could be a light issue as well š I think a bigger pot with more light exposure will help significantly.
Also, maybe some fertilizer if you haven’t recently. It’s growth season, she is definitely hungry
Lay off the h2o briefly, more light in the interim, & you’re telling me thst a self watering pot produces a cute cuddly fluff ball best friend!???? I woukd got one from the start! (Just careful she doesn’t eat any, pothos + kitties tummy is not a good thing. Slightly poisonous if I’m not mistaken
It has a tendency to grow on cats yes…lol
Were those the oldest leaves turning yellow? How do the newer leaves look like?
That cat is sooooo cute
i think your planter is a cat
I donāt currently have this plant but if it produces floofy purrs Iāll be buying 1 tomorrow!!!ā¤ļø
Most likely a lighting problem. All the leaves look firm and structurally sound with no browning, droop or otherwise (outside of the obvious) and based on the vining pattern it looks like the primary spot itās lost leaves is toward what appears to be the darkest part of the space (perspectivly above the window frame)
There is the risk of cat of course but I would try to get it a bit more light.
It wouldnāt hurt to minimize (not fully halt) watering or topping off the self watering can just slightly it will be pulling less moisture from the soil anyways due to I imagine relatively recent ārapidā leaf yellowing/loss.
It could also be older leaves but if it happened pretty much around the same time and pretty quick (by the looks of the leaves they all look a similar hue of yellow etc pointing to maybe a week or two). And also because of the size of the younger leaves itās for me another indication that it may be light. The leaves are a bit smaller compared to the massive ones at the top (almost half the size of the big ones)
It could also be some mild repotting adjustment reaction especially since itās now getting likely more consistent moisture levels than it was before
More light, slightly less water just to act as a bridge/transition while the roots adjust for a more water abundant environment and a bit of 20-20-20 and sheāll be back in business!
Not me Sherlock Holmesāing your PPFDs lol
Edit: another possible (but not absolute) indication it is light related is that the leaves are all oriented in an un particular direction. This oneās a bit more nuanced and disregard if you recently rotated but pothos (and many Herbaceous plants) will orient their leaves to the light (phototropism). Many of them face inside the room which could be an indication that either you just rotated it or the light source isnāt strong enough for it.
Edit 2: donāt worry about the water as much as the light. More light will make it grow which will need that extra moisture. Itās not a bad idea to minimize in the short term just as it ārecoversā (seems like a heavy word for some reason) but long term theyāll be fine with moisture so itās really a light problem imo. I also originally forgot ifs been 2-3 months so the adjustment phase is past. Further pointing to light and maybe pot size. But light first haha
Edit 3: the length of this reply?? Sorry lolā¦ apparently someone (me) didnāt forget their Vyvanse today
Pothos need to dry out completely between watering. Constant wet soil from a self watering pot will give root rot. Definitely replant in a normal pot (with drainage) and check those roots.
As far as the pot size.. I might even say the one it’s in now looks a little big? You only want your pot to be 1-2 inches larger than the width of the root ball.
Also, cute kitty šŗ
Self watering pots have killed or severely harmed every plant Iāve had in them. They just donāt work for me, and I donāt have those issues with other planters. I ended up taking out the self watering parts and using them as normal pots.Ā