I recently bought a gorgeous Pothos from a big box, not abnormal for me. I’m pretty good with them and have always been able to make them thrive.
With this particular one when I went to take a look at its roots, it was incredibly root bound with a fair bit of dead/rotted roots (i’m talking practically no soil and fused together roots). I immediately went in removing what was dead and savaging what I could, and repotting it into appropriately sized pots, but she struggled :/ I waited a handful of days, but decided water would be an easier way to monitor the root rot.
I’m gonna be honest I’ve never had this happen, but because it was only a $15 plant and I’d rather the plant die then try to save it with $30 worth of soil, I decided to trim back nearly all of its roots and hope that it bounces back. Am I crazy for this? Should I give up on the possibility of saving it and save the counter space lol? Here’s a picture of the current state. Obviously some of the bits are doing better than others but overall she is suffering and I don’t know whether to hold out or not.
by Laurendtilley
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