BEST POTHOS CARE TIPS TO GROW LUSH & HEALTHY LONG VINES | Ultimate Guide to Pothos Pt. 2

[@heatherjc1990]

Wow! You're content is EXACTLY what I've been looking for!!! I can't get over how detailed and informative this all is! I've been doing research on various plants for WEEKS and have been looking for indepth explanations and other more detailed information. You're video is SUCH a great source for all the information anyone could need! Thank you for putting in so much time, energy and effort into this!

[@originalbeefman]

I'm only halfway through the video, and I'm very impressed with how detailed your explanations are. You are definitely a veteran Pothos grower. I'm taking notes. Thanks for the useful video =)

[@dorotheastewart9094]

You’re just what I’ve been looking for. I’ve off & on for decades grown Pothos. You are so on point answering questions I had.

[@motionista]

Thank you for very informative and straight-to-the-business video! Pure concentration of useful information and no redundancy. I love growing pothos and am quite informed, but learned a lot from you. Thank you so much. All the best!

[@jaymemoreno1340]

I just discovered your channel and am so happy I did! Started having issues with my pothos and after watching your video I definitely think I've been over watering!

[@MyWastelessLife]

Oh yay, happy to help! 💚

[@tee7230]

Love your very informative videos. I am still looking for an answer of why my new leaves on mt pothos are coming out deformed and with brown edges. No pest at all. Maybe im overwatering even though I usually wait until 3 on moisture meter.

[@ada8549]

New pothos mom here! Thank you for this video~ very informative and easy to understand :)

[@vanessavasquez9490]

That’s my method, I go 2-3wks and when the leaves look like they’re getting sad and I lift it and it’s lighter i water it. Love this video, I need help pruning the insane vines though. My plant is huge!!!

[@melodiousnature403]

This was super informative! Thank you so much. I just repotted my pothos into a larger pot because I felt like she didn't have enough space and now I'm worried it's too much space.

[@mwoods4608]

Just be careful to not over water

[@nemo82mi]

I have had pothos fir 5 years now without knowing how to take care of it. All I did was make sure it is in the appropriate light and watered appropriately. And recently I trimmed it cause it was getting very crowded. Without realising the cuts can become a new plant I threw them away yiiikes 😱😭. I should have checked KZbin before taking any action. Your pothos plant is so beautiful and healthy. Now I know better I will look after my pothos properly.

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks, Tara! Glad my vids helped 💚

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks, Tara! Glad my vids helped 💚

[@Threadinhand]

Wow! Just discovered your channel. As of today, I am a new pothos mom! So I needed these tips, thanks!

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks! 💚💚💚 Yay new Pothos mom! 💚💚💚

[@lostinmyimagination7485]

I am new too and kept hearing it'll grow no matter what. So glad I found this channel so I can be more mindful to watch for leaf burn and over watering.

[@lilys.inakayak]

I’m a little late now but I just want to say thank you! You provided so much information for almost any possible scenario. My marble pothos has been very green and bald on the top, and I was looking for a solution to this problem. Thank you for explaining everything in detail! I think I know how to fix these problems now 🙏🙏

[@cathyspooner7093]

Very good information. And i only use my finger to see if plant needs watered

[@pernitaandrews9531]

One of the most educational sites yet

[@Dollsanity]

I realize the top of my pothos wasn’t getting the light because I had it too high. I just moved it, so looking forward to seeing how it does now. Thanks for the tips.

[@MyWastelessLife]

You’re welcome, Theresa! Thanks for watching 💚

[@sarahiespinal7906]

I got the golden pothes they so easy to take care of

[@vanifon1]

I’m loving your channel, you stay on topic and give very useful information; thanks for sharing

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks so much! Appreciate your kind words ❤️

[@mwoods4608]

Yes not all that extra rambling

[@RegineUniversity]

Thanks for this ! I'm a new plant mom OBSESSED with pothos !

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks Regine! Same here, love pothos! 💚

[@VivianeTellYourTruth]

Me too so obsessed love them

[@cathyspooner7093]

I just bought 2 marble queen pothos so pretty

[@jenicepye2997]

Great advice. Thank you.

[@cathyspooner7093]

Like how you have your plants on the wall

[@Ceilinggurl]

You have lots of great info!

[@Gee-xb7rt]

just an old plant guy chiming in, with plants like pothos, spaths, calatheas, etc. making your own soil mix and keeping it moist is really the best way to go. you can grow pothos in water, its when the soil gets more muddy you get root rot, its not excess water rotting your roots, its inappropriate soil, like standard potting mix the roots want a looser mix. by adding plenty of orchid bark, coco fiber, tree fern, etc. to potting mix you really help your roots and you can use larger pots, and you can keep the soil consistently moist. you don't want to hang larger pots, but a . the leaves will get bigger the larger the pot, and as they trail up the leaves can get huge. your little e. pinnatum can get lobed monstera sized leaves if given enough space to do so. while its a great little hanging plant its also a very dramatic large totem plant. you don't want to take a cutting and put it in a 12" pot, but going up a pot size every year or two when you repot, and letting them trail up a totem you can get really big lush leaves. I just measure by feel so I can't give you any "recipes" but with a little googling a lot of people have them. A common one is "ABG mix" used by Atlanta Botanical Garden to grow pitcher plants, but popular with terrarium aficionados, etc.

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks so much for these info! 💚 I agree that mixing own soil is best, some beginners find that intimidating, tho I also encourage it coz I feel it's also more cost effective in the long run, especially if we have lots of plants. I am trying to experiment with pots with the same diameter but are deeper taller pots to give roots more room to grow downwards and yeah, I've noticed that my monstera has been growing larger leaves and I want to see if I can do the same for my golden pothos with the same type of pot and also letting it climb up a pole. ☺️💚

[@Gee-xb7rt]

@@MyWastelessLife I keep meaning to add to this and forgetting, old age is like that, lol. I think as long as their aerial roots can take to a totem the leaves get larger as they go up, it seems to be the standard for most tropical vining plants. You can wrap a vine around your house but if it can't attach itself the leaves stay uniform. In my less than humble opinion spaths look really good in the low, wide pots, the varietals that with narrower leaves and send out a lot of offsets and clump. Its a very simple almost like a decorative grass effect with 100+ leaves on a plant. The uniformity of a lot of leaves is a very nice calming aesthetic, much like a full pothos. My spath pots get all the compliments even if they are just spaths. if a plant only has a few leaves it looks like a Charlie Brown Christmas tree that i paid too much for to most people. .

[@Love_Anne]

Ah! Such good information! So helpful. New plant mom here 👋 definitely subscribing!

[@juliamahler415]

thank you for your video. I love pothos, great plants- I have a plant from 1998 and it is still going strong- I do cut the plant back to keep it from getting to big- also grow pothos in my aquarium to help control algea.

[@MyWastelessLife]

Wow teach me your ways! I love to have a pothos like yours! 💚

[@cathyspooner7093]

Really enjoy your videos

[@royalstars2771]

Thank you for making this great and helpful tips on pothos.

[@lyndajones8330]

Great info. It has been misleading for me that they are easy. I have killed several. Either by overwatering and improper lighting. Will try your tips!

[@Pinkjalapeno]

Extremely informative! Love the video thank you 😊

[@ssou888]

Soooooo informative with all the different ways to check for water weight thank you!

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks!

[@BonnitaContee]

Yes help me with my pothos plant

[@isapinales-torres5160]

You are so detailed in your explanations. Thank you.

[@jayybones]

Wow this is a super informative video! I'm just starting to get into the plant hobby, and pothos is the plant I want the most right now. Thanks for the great info!

[@shaelynbutler1799]

how do you hang the pots on the wall like that???

[@MyWastelessLife]

Using planter rings and the Wally eco planter. ! I’d have to drill into the wall tho to hang them up. The smaller plants clustered together are hanging on a wire grid, which is then hooked on a mail hanger on the wall. Have a video on it in my IG!

[@donaldliffengren4114]

Wow! Outstanding!! You get right to it and waste no time. So much valuable information! I watch a lot of videos and this is by far the best! Thank you!!!

[@MyWastelessLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@arlynesinger5048]

Love the way you give the tips on pothos..beautiful pothos too.. I just started pothos yesterday so this is awesome 👌

[@stephanblack4558]

Thank you. And Love from CANADA.

[@erikabraga100]

Love how clear and easy your explanations are . Just found this Chanel and I am loving

[@Naminker]

What's the best soil to use for pothos?

[@honeyb5217]

This is an excellent video, very informative and to the point. Thank you.

[@MyWastelessLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kimmyymmik]

Omg thank you so much for this video! You explained and show everything which is what I need to learn 😂 sometimes ppl just explain it but I still have to see it so I know. I have 3 Pothos now and I just started taking care of plants a month ago! ❤️ thanks for your thorough video!

[@BackyardBakers]

Thank you so much! Just got my first pothos and I almost killed it but now I know how to care for it!!

[@cathyspooner7093]

You have given good information

[@diane4074]

Hey! Do you suggest pothos should be in terracotta instead of plastic?

[@kylehardy5256]

Super informative video, and your eyes are beautiful!

[@jewel8385]

Got my first n’ joy pothos!! Thank you:))

[@Ryandom-ness]

I am pretty sure misting can encourage arial roots depending on how often you mist them also the leaves can also absorb water they turn darker from the bottom side of the leaf it’s temporary though.Great Video though! It helped a lot!

[@lunamaxwell6190]

Silver/Golden/Marble Queen Pothos and Philodendron Brazil are definitely my favorite plants!!! I love the long cascading vines when you have them hanging in macrame or baskets. So nice when you have no floor space for a shelf or cabinet. Video request: I would like to see how you go about watering your hanging plants. I bottom water, but not sure how much water to add. Right now, I only water every 15 days when dry. I need all the help I can get in this area. Thanks for sharing your creativity and knowledge. 😘

[@MyWastelessLife]

Same! They're great for small spaces. 🤗 That's a great idea, I'll include it in one of my future videos. But tbh, I do bring most of them down since I bottom water too, but two of them is in self watering planters so they can also be bottom watered and I don't have to bring them down. One is the Wally eco planter that I mentioned in this video, which is pricey and requires a lot of plants to look full, but my Cebu blue Pothos is in a 6" self watering planter that I got from the dollar store, so that's a cheaper alternative to the Wally eco and smaller, but it does need to be filled up at least twice to have enough water to reach the top. Other plants I have hanging are ones that don't require watering too often, like the string of pearls and string of hearts (when it was still alive lol).

[@mykaratejournal2120]

thanks for packing your video with a lot of super useful info.

[@GraftingTactick]

Very beautiful plants 💕thank for sharing the great tips of how to look after house plants 👌

[@ludmilag.i.8776]

OMG! The best pothos care video. Thanks so much.

[@MyWastelessLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@juliajl5586]

Hi! Ty for the video it was super helpful! I just bought a marble queen pothos 4 days ago, I’ve started to notice brown leaf tips and the sides of the leaves browning/turning crispy brown. I was wondering if it was because I was placing it too close to the window so they were scorching? I think it might need a watering soon too, the soil feels dry but the leaves still look perky so I was hesitant to water. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

[@MyWastelessLife]

I find that the marble queen is very prone to root rot so don't water until you are super sure soil is dry, maybe wait for leaves to droop a bit. Since it's still Summer do pull it back away from the window and rotate it often. Hope that helps!

[@annatorres2209]

Wowwwwa... Love, love, love your full description of care and watering. 👍😃🙏🥳💃💃💃

[@chriswest1916]

Great tips

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks!

[@emilyparker4560]

I’m new to house plants and my first plant is a manjula pothos I’ve had for 2 weeks. Your video was so helpful. My plant has a few brown spots starting but otherwise looks healthy…guess I’ll let it dry out some more and see if the brown spots stop. Also I love those fun lights on your wall, what kind are they?

[@locumsaaustralia9058]

Thanks for all the excellent tips. It’s very helpful for taking care of all my pothos... ❤️❤️❤️

[@Ryandom-ness]

Pothos are so resilient I used to have my pothos in my frogs tank the soil is almost always moist even with drainage and it still grew at a slower rate smaller leaves but no root rot now it’s in a standard nursery pot and put it in a bright room

[@creolateach1983]

Good tips: they work really.

[@MyWastelessLife]

Yay, I'm glad!

[@altchang]

Super helpful tips on checking for moisture! I’ve never heard some of these

[@peeweenpatch]

Great information, thanks! I just got my first Golden Pothos yesterday and I’m fairly new to plants, so this was awesome. No direct sunlight in my apt, just two north facing windows, so I’m glad to know golden pothos should be ok!

[@erinjoy5625]

how has it dun in the last few months ? I'm pretty new myself and just picked up one today .. doesn't have much varigation so I'm wondering if it will come after a few months being in or beer a window

[@peeweenpatch]

@@erinjoy5625 Pretty well :) It's got more variegated over time and is growing but slowly!

[@jencee00]

Hello, I just become a plant mom with a beautiful pothos! I have no idea how to get started though as I bought it on a whim from Lowe's because I fell in love with it. It comes in a plastic green pot with no way to drain, so my question is should I repot it? Or just keep it in the plastic within a pot?

[@MyWastelessLife]

If there’s no drainage then definitely repot!

[@VivianeTellYourTruth]

Hiii.... From Rochester NY.. I just found you.. im Soo happy... I

[@MyWastelessLife]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@zcabayan8885]

hello I'm front rochester ny too .I have golden pothos.newplantmom here

[@VivianeTellYourTruth]

@@zcabayan8885 hii Chantelle ,how are you doing I hope all is going well...

[@santanumondal8407]

Nice information😘😘

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks!

[@Jazzymariexx]

thank you! this was the most helpful video i’ve seen on here

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@dkf819]

Excellent Video ! thanks so much 😊

[@ZacharyDial]

Super stoked to watch this but the inspirational new year message about 2020 gave me flashbacks 😂 I just got my Pothos and am so excited to dig into this. As someone who makes and edits videos, seeing it be 18 minutes long makes me already give it a like. 🙂

[@user.0912_]

Wow i like the lights and plants arrangement, thank for the idea. Will do it for Christmas 👍👍how did you fix on the wall the pots, while watering won't the water spill

[@MyWastelessLife]

I take down the plants whenever I have to water.

[@anthonylewis62]

Suzanne here, an older lady that grows a lot of pothos, water every other week, for me, i also grow many of mine in water, they are easy to grow in water, and will live a life time in water, but not so in soil, and also every plant is different, i have some pothos that died no matter what i do, it begins with a healthy root to begin with, and sometimes we get a pot full of unrooted leaves, watch out for that when you buy one, that they have runners and not just leaves, and they do NOT like tap water, always use water thats been sitting out a few days, i keep bottles in my kitchen full just for my massive amount of them, i am a fool for the neons

[@MyWastelessLife]

Hi Suzanne! Oh yes same here I have bottles everywhere!

[@thesheeps2946]

Very helpful thank you so much for this video!💕 The only question i have is i was wondering how long do you bottom water?❤

[@MyWastelessLife]

Depends on the size of the plant, can take from 5 mins to a few hours. But normally I just leave them on the tray, and when I notice the top soil is moist, I take it out. As long as your plant is not sitting in water for more than 24 hours it will be fine

[@thesheeps2946]

Thank you!💕

[@memejackson8718]

Thank you so much because he’s so beautiful to me and mine was dying I need your help I watched your video it was a lifesaver thank you

[@MyWastelessLife]

Glad to help! 💚

[@PNWdays]

Legit, I Love your videos

[@charleshaas5350]

How often do u mist your pothos

[@MyWastelessLife]

i honestly no longer do for over a year now. i jsut wash the leaves once or twice a month to get rid of dust build up but pothos don't really need high levels of humdity so misting don't really do anything for them but it also doesn't harm

[@cathyspooner7093]

I have n-joy and golden pothos want snow green and marble queen love your videos

[@mscpcu8050]

Lovely plants

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thank you! 💚

[@foskfismfus]

Oh man I’m really scared I’m gonna mess this up

[@SandieCastaneda]

Me too, lmao

[@victoriacandland9247]

Sameee

[@mckatej]

Me too haha mine isn’t even planted yet. It’s just a cutting in water .

[@emmoh2928]

You really can’t mess it up. Just pay attention...they don’t die quickly so you will have enough time to react to it.

[@HungUpOnADream1122]

These are soooo so hard to kill it’s great. I’ve had mine for 3 years and didn’t even look up how to care for them until this year. Haven’t even repotted OR fertilized it for the past 3 years and all of its vines are around 4 feet long. Definitely don’t do what I did lol, I just want to reassure you guys that they’re soooooo so easy.

[@jnnlis]

Great video

[@soojunlee1087]

Wow it really one of the most recommended tips and tricks vid on photos I found out that may photos are being overwatered so I repot it as soon as possible thank you Soo much

[@rosaserra2999]

Check out greenBeauty 💚🌱💚on Etsy they have Huge Hawaiian pothos 💚💚🌱🌱💚👍👍

[@swmkhwrbotanist]

Wonderful tips

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks 😊

[@swmkhwrbotanist]

@@MyWastelessLife welcome

[@jordanlarson6488]

Really good video!

[@maureensanta1804]

Good morning. New sub & I love gardening and house plants 🪴 too ❤️🙏🏾❤️

[@loriproffer5171]

The pothos under the lamp is that just a regular light bulb? Thank you.

[@user.0912_]

My n joy leaves are turning into yellow what to do, how do you maintain the plants so fresh and fertilizer do you give

[@MyWastelessLife]

Pothos are generally slow feeders so I won’t fertilize to correct the yellowing. Yellow leaves usually is a sign of problems with watering. Both under or over watering can cause yellowing leaves. Check the roots for root rot, if there’s none, I’d suggest bottom watering and give your plant a more regular watering schedule

[@user.0912_]

@@MyWastelessLife thank you for the quick reply, much love to you

[@haroldvedeja5986]

I just got pothos, the typical golden pothos and the amazing neon pothos. My concern is with my neon, roots are coming out beside the leaf. Should I remove them? Or leave them be, cause I want them to look neat and no roots beside the hanging leaves 😅 ( the nodes )

[@MyWastelessLife]

Those are aerial roots. You can trim them if they get too long if you'd like, but when vines are long, the aerial roots help them get nutrients / oxygen instead of just relying on the main roots in the soil.

[@tangeteng4505]

hi! just discovered your channel, good tips. i hope in the future you'll also include a section where plants are not doing so well. thank you so much.

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks! Yes I'll keep that suggestion in mind. but for the meantime, my latest video is on yellowing leaves in houseplants and I did show some of my pothos that aren't doing well, if you want to also check it out 😊💚

[@tangeteng4505]

@@MyWastelessLife sure i will. thank you very much

[@shawannawilliams7337]

A good video thank you

[@bernikeadiwidjaja4367]

What pot size that is enough for the photos? Thanks

[@MyWastelessLife]

Really depends on the size of your plants, most pothos you buy in garden centers often are in 4"-8" pots. If I'm repotting them right away I use the same size pot. If they're root bound and need a bigger pot I don't go more than 2" up.

[@bernikeadiwidjaja4367]

@@MyWastelessLife thanks for the reply! Really appreciate it. Love your chanel, teach me how to care my plant.👍😊❤️

[@edwardonougatto8104]

Very informative and very helpful! 💕

[@margaretthatcher2211]

Such an informative video!! I just got a marble pothos from IKEA and I think it might be already overwatered. Do you advise repotting it? Thanks!

[@AnoNymous-lc5uh]

Hiii. I really like your videos. If a pothos is still small like 2-3 leaves which pot should I put it? A small pot or in a bigger pot?

[@MyWastelessLife]

Small pot, pothos like to be root bound and they don’t outgrow their pots quickly so don’t worry about upgrading to a bigger pot anytime soon

[@edcastillo4456]

Do you practice pinching to encourage a bushier plant, which in theory, shortens the length between nodes? I've heard about this, but have never tried it. I always just fill in bare spots with new cuttings. If you do this, can you explain how it's properly done?

[@MyWastelessLife]

Idk if I actually do, not intentionally at least. I often prune my plants at the base and that encourages growth that makes it look bushier. Regular pruning also sometimes make the vines push out two new vines, if that make sense. In my experience, pothos (or any vining plant) becomes leggy when they don’t get enough light /lack nutrients /poor soil ph. Pruning the plant and then correcting their lighting will help them grow shorter node distance. But some varieties are naturally gets more leggy easily like imo the golden pothos. cebu blue, scindapsus argyreus, esp when they are vining more than a foot or two for me

[@rosaserra2999]

Check out greenBeauty 💚🌱💚on Etsy they have Huge Hawaiian pothos 💚💚🌱🌱💚👍👍

[@lizemarismith]

Great video!

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks!

[@imsocool5845]

I have whiteflies and small spiders in my pothos, I put cinnamon on top to warn them off, is that okay?

[@TheNIJUAL]

Thank you very helpful keep growing

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thank you! 💚

[@kenishahammond3935]

Awesome video, thank you for your tips! You're so pretty btw!

[@meyoshatrammell5114]

Is it okay to put pothos in self watering pots?

[@MyWastelessLife]

yes but depends on what kind. sometimes the self watering pot lets the pothos sit in water and it causes root rot.

[@rosaserra2999]

Check out greenBeauty 💚🌱💚on Etsy they have Huge Hawaiian pothos 💚💚🌱🌱💚👍👍

[@shannonjohnson891]

I had fungus and weeds in my pothos. And 😅 found it rootbound and root rot. I feel I didn’t have a choice., I am nervous about her bouncing back. 😔

[@meganfielder144]

I just found your channel and I’m loving it!

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks Megan!!! 💚

[@rosaserra2999]

Check out greenBeauty 💚🌱💚on Etsy they have Huge Hawaiian pothos 💚💚🌱🌱💚👍👍

[@jasreneeteo4065]

Such a helpful video, thank you so much! Love pothos and how little care and attention they need to grow huge! Do you have any tips on indian borage?

[@ProximaCentauri88]

Very helpful! 🤩 1. Is it true that Monosodium Glutamate can be used as fertilizer when diluted in water? 2. If the variegated pothos reverted to green, can we still encourage the reappearance of variegations when introduced again to sunlight?

[@MyWastelessLife]

I haven’t heard of msg used as fertilizer but definitely epsom salt.

[@MyWastelessLife]

You can by cutting off the reverted leaves and it’s possible for the new growth be variegated again, I’ve seen that with my manjula. But I also have reverted manjula vines that continue to grow non variegated vines and I’m assuming it has mutated.

[@ProximaCentauri88]

@@MyWastelessLife I shall keep my pothos now in indirect bright sunlight. Thanks a lot kabayan!

[@MyWastelessLife]

lester andes you’re welcome Lester! 😊

[@rosaserra2999]

Check out greenBeauty 💚🌱💚on Etsy they have Huge Hawaiian pothos 💚💚🌱🌱💚👍👍