Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do Pothos Like Direct Sunlight
    Frequently Asked Questions,  Pothos

    Do Pothos Like Direct Sunlight?

    Do pothos like direct sunlight? We run down all you need to know about pothos and their light requirements. See also our other pothos plant care guides: Jessenia Pothos, Hawaiian Pothos, Glacier Pothos, Giant Pothos, Pothos Plant Care, Neon Pothos Care. Hawaiian Pothos. Do Pothos Like Direct Sunlight? Pothos do best in indirect sunlight. They can burn if given too much direct sun light. They should be ok with some early morning direct sun, but be careful, if you notice burning then pull it back. If you have an all green or a mottled pothos they can stand more direct sun that one with a lot of cream or white variegation on it. The light colored variegated…

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  • How Cold Can Pothos Tolerate
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    How Cold Can Pothos Tolerate?

    How cold can pothos tolerate? We cover all you need to know about pothos and the temperatures it can tolerate. See also our other pothos plant care guides: Jessenia Pothos, Hawaiian Pothos, Glacier Pothos, Giant Pothos, Pothos Plant Care, Neon Pothos Care. Hawaiian Pothos. The ideal temperature range for a pothos is 18°C to 23°C (64-73°F). Maintaining this during the day is ideal for your pothos to thrive. Pothos Minimum Temperatures You want to aim to keep them above 10°C (50°F) at night or in the winter as sustained lower temperatures can damage the plant. Avoiding cold damage in plants isn’t really about the average temperatures you keep them at, but more about the minimum temperatures they…

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  • Do pothos like to be misted
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    Do Pothos Like To Be Misted?

    We run down all you need to know about misting a pothos and all you need to know about it’s humidity. See also our other pothos plant care guides: Jessenia Pothos, Hawaiian Pothos, Glacier Pothos, Giant Pothos, Pothos Plant Care, Neon Pothos Care. Hawaiian Pothos. Do Pothos Like To Be Misted? You can raise the humidity by misting a pothos, but it makes the plant wet and susceptible to mold. The effect only last for a few hours until the water is dried up. The best thing to do is to keep it fairly humid by keeping it in a moderately humid room or with other plants (as they give off moisture). They are fairly tolerant of…

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  • Why Are My Pothos Stems Turning Brown
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    Why Are My Pothos Stems Turning Brown?

    Why are my pothos stems turning brown? Stem browning is a common issue in pothos, but it is easily remedied, read on… See also our other pothos plant care guides: Jessenia Pothos, Hawaiian Pothos, Glacier Pothos, Giant Pothos, Pothos Plant Care, Neon Pothos Care. Hawaiian Pothos. Why Are My Pothos Stems Turning Brown? There are two main reasons a pothos has brown stems: overwatering and underwatering Overwatering If the stem is brown, soft and mushy then it has been overwatered, we’ll go into how to fix this below. Underwatering You can sometimes get dry brown lines on the back of pothos stems, and these come from underwatering, the older and drier plats of the plant dry out…

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  • Dripping pothos
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    Why Is My Pothos Plant Dripping Water?

    Welcome to our guide to why pothos drip water. It is due to a natural process called guttation. We go into more detail below, read on… See also our other pothos plant care guides: Jessenia Pothos, Hawaiian Pothos, Glacier Pothos, Giant Pothos, Pothos Plant Care, Neon Pothos Care. Hawaiian Pothos. What Is Guttation? Sometimes plants secrete water from their pores, and these small droplets collect together in enough quantity to drip. It is not from humidity in the air, it is comes from within the plant. When Does Guttation Happen? Guttation happens when the plant roots have taken in a lot of water and there is some internal pressure in the plant so it forces excess water…

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  • How To Get Pothos To Branch
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    How To Get Pothos To Branch?

    Welcome to our guide to getting a pothos to branch. They normally grow in one long stem, but it is possible to encourage them to branch out with various techniques. See also our other pothos plant care guides: Jessenia Pothos, Hawaiian Pothos, Glacier Pothos, Giant Pothos, Pothos Plant Care, Neon Pothos Care. Hawaiian Pothos. How To Get Pothos To Branch Pothos in general grows in long thin stems and does not branch. You need to take a cutting from the plant, then wait until it grows back to encourage branching. I mark the cut site with a wire tie so that I know which node I cut as they can look very different after it grows back.…

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