Pothos Care: The Easiest Trailing Houseplant / Joy Us Garden

[@parama9442]

Lovely video! I have a pothos that has been growing in water for the last 9-10 years. They do wonderfully in water!

[@JoyUsGarden]

Thank you Param! 10 years is a long time so that's proof. Nell

[@wendibaldwin6564]

Param A COOL!!

[@anthonylewis62]

Suzanne here, yes they do very well in water, have many in water, i do have about 20 in soil and another 4 in terriaums and no idea how many in water, i prefer the solid colors myself, not a fan of the yellow and green ones, other than the enjoy, i stick to solids,

[@anthonylewis62]

yep that is what i do as well, much better, in water, i enjoy them and i dont have to repot them all the time

[@OH45215]

I just wanted to say "YOU'RE THE BEST NEL!!!!" Thanks so much for your gardening techniques you've helped me so much!!! 👍❤️

[@bethadamik2273]

I have grown pathos Ivy in water for years and it grows very well! I generally give it a couple drops of miracle Grow house plant food each month during the growing season!! They are so easy! I Love to mix varieties in pots or water and they look so pretty!! They love miracle grow and it makes the leaves get so big!!!

[@kdr1048]

I use pothos in my planted fish tank. It's great for aquariums and fish poop is great fertilizer for it. Also looks great in the aquarium. Just the roots are in the water. Leaves are above the water. Such a great plant. Great video by the way 🙂

[@geraldn.6871]

I tried growing pothos marble queen in water, so I wouldn't have to worry about watering it, but it doesn't grow fast. I put them in soil. They seem to be happier in soil. I put one plant in a pot with a totem, but I never made a totem before, so I used surgical gauze, soaked/stained in red dirt, to wrap around the totem. Then I wrapped another gauze, trapping potting soil between the layers, and the pothos turned into a monster. Right after I wrapped the pothos onto the totem described, I left it under a tree in the back yard for about two weeks, and it was a huge monster with tendrils reaching everywhere.

[@seedylee]

This was such a fun video, I just imagined sitting there listening to my Green Thumbed friend giving me advice :)

[@JoyUsGarden]

Well thank you! Sitting on my patio talking to you ... Nell

[@Thankful_.]

Your videos are always so helpful!

[@stockinettestitch]

Hi there I really enjoy your videos. FWIW: I am just writing to possibly explain that reader who asked about leaves being closer together. I think what he or she may have meant was if it gets long & leggy. I know my 20-year-old pothos that I had been neglecting a bit started to do that. There would only be leaves at the end of these long stems (or whatever they’re called). Well it needed light and some more nutrients & I finally gave it fresh soil and trimmed it up and now it’s bushy-ing out again.

[@baileym7311]

Yes. I have kept pothos in water for long periods of time they will do good especially if you use some water soluble fertilizer. I have rooted in water and dirt it’s always been a 50/50 chance. Although, I have some very mature clones of some of my favorite variegated ones. I live in Las Vegas, NV. Love the videos btw

[@JoyUsGarden]

Thank you for sharing this! Water has always worked for me but mix is good too. The roots on the stems make it easy. Nell

[@ShadowNight-kt3dz]

I love pothos! I’ve only ever grown it outdoors here in central Louisiana (zone 9a/8b). It climbs well up columns, but never takes over since every few years it freezes back to a manageable size. Mines In lower light under a live oak, and has lost some of its variegation. My uncle is big on aquariums, and he has grown pothos (not fully submerged) in water for years. He says as long as they get some type of nutrients and air, they will do fine in water

[@JoyUsGarden]

Pothos are 1 of the most common plants but I love them too. Devil's Ivy is their common name (because they take over outdoors) but it sounds like it not an issue for you. Can't wait to see what varieties the growers come up with in the future. Nell

[@anthonylewis62]

i dont let mine get too long, i am non stop making more plants, haha, i have about 50 pothos, plants, and from that i made more and more, i love the n'joy and the neon, and mine are water grown, most of them, keeps down on leaf browning and they simply grow much faster in water on a full time basis.

[@anthonylewis62]

yes i agree, they are so easy in water, i love the solid green ones, and the lime green ones, the others i really dont care for, i have the enjoy and i am not crazy about those, they get too big, so i took cuttings, and i keep that one in water, but the water needs to be NOT tap water, they hate tap water, so i always grow mine in big jars then,

[@jessicacarter5606]

Yes Plato’s can be grown in water for many years I am originally from the West Indies and Patos is a common house for use in clear vase with water trellises all over indoors .

[@JoyUsGarden]

Thank you Jessica. That's what I thought but I've never grown one in water for the long haul. Nell

[@hannahclara7929]

I adore pothos. So easy to propogate, so attractive and hardy. However I'm obbessed with them down in Tasmania, Australia and they are not easy to find! We call them devils ivy almost exclusively and they are relatively expensive and pop up kind of once a year at nurserys!

[@JoyUsGarden]

Hi Hannah - I love them too! Yes, I've seen them growing in the wild & they're a beast to control. Much better in our homes. Interesting that they're expensive because they're so cheap here. Nell

[@anthonylewis62]

i have 10 right in the south window, and in summer blinds closed in winter, wide open, we also have a lot in low light because i wanted to keep them dark green i prefer those to the verigated ones

[@rosaclark5349]

I love your videos-very informative. I too am a plant lover and multiple my plants by propagation. Love them all.

[@anthonylewis62]

you can grow them for ever in water if you want too, as long as you change the water twice a week at least, i have them in lovely jars for years at a time, on book shelves where i dont have to mess with soil, much eaiser, but they do need the fresh water,

[@laynespicer8950]

My pothos is going inside water, in a fish tank, for a year, new growth, smaller leaves but lots of tools :)

[@cathyspooner7093]

Good information

[@vaniawhitfield6486]

Thankyou for sharing

[@anthonylewis62]

Suzanne here, i have one thats been in water for 4 years now, and many more longer than that, but my biggest one, no brown leaves, no leaf drop i simply change the water twice a aweek, with water i have left sitting out, never saw a bug on any of mine

[@davidlaskowski8304]

i like watch to your video......evers very good ! your the plants ....your enjoy with your the plants and the gardens too !

[@JoyUsGarden]

Thank you David! I enjoy all my plants & my garden every day. Nell

[@wendibaldwin6564]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you!!!!!!! PS, you crack me up 😁 I’m glad I found your channel!!!!

[@84BLACKLAGOON]

I really in joyed this video .....👏🏽👏🏽

[@SteraFaux]

Can you do a video on satin silver pothos? I'm having the worst time with mine. It sometimes doesn't produce leaves for 4-6 nodes and I don't know why. It's recently been repotted and there's no noticeable difference after 2 weeks...

[@shaguftaahmed3145]

Love the detailed video.

[@JoyUsGarden]

Thank you so much Shagufta. Nell

[@anthonylewis62]

now that enjoy grows the fastest of all, mine was so big i sold it to my cousin, haha she wanted it but NOT before i took 4 feet cuttings haha

[@Plantsandtoyhorses]

Thanks for the comprehensive information on the Pothos. This video is on my list for future reference. If anyone has advice, on my Pothos, there is one leaf the is trying to sprout a new leaf but it seems like the new leaf is partly stuck in the sheath, so the bottom is trying to grow out but the top is held so it looks deformed. Do you think I should cut the leaf so that it can grow though it will be deformed, so it can keep making new ones? If I leave it alone, can it cause problems with the stem forming new leaves? Please let me know if if it would help to post a picture on Twitter. Thank you.

[@87FloJo]

Ilkhan28 It's a little hard to picture what you're trying to describe but Pothos are really tough plants so you can either leave it alone or cut it off. The plant will be okay either way.👍

[@JoyUsGarden]

Thank you so much. There's lots of info in the post too. I've never done what you're describing but I agree with Florence. Pothos grow fast so I think you can carefully force it out. Nell

[@anthonylewis62]

i have so so many of these things its unreal, cause i am addicted, any way, the giant in my bathroom, just goes and goes, its in a 6 inch pot, neon, and i love that baby, i love them cause, i can, leave them or sun them,and the neon, stay neon longer when they are in sun, but no direct, its so lovely i am also fond of the white, with little green, i have 3 of those, doing great, only time they do NOT do great, is if they are over watered, in water yes, but not over in soil i have the enjoy in my terrium, slow growing

[@judyludlum2371]

Always love your videos, Nel! Curious to what you think about the moss poles? I’m wanting to have my Marble Queen climb rather than trail.

[@lovebri9144]

Where did you get your wicker chairs? They are so cute!

[@treasuresofplantz9203]

Love your videos 👍 good info 🌞

[@JoyUsGarden]

Thank you on both! Nell

[@treasuresofplantz9203]

JoyUsGarden 🌹😘

[@anthonylewis62]

the only issue i ever have with mine in soil is leaf yellowing and why i have no idea, they do that, this year is the first time i have had this problem with them, so i yanked up a few and put them back in water, that stopped that issue, but i would like to have more of mine in soil, but, i find they do that yellowing thing when i do, once they been in the same pot for a long time, i notice they do that often, and its annoying as heck

[@fawazalmutairi778]

👍🏼 keep up the good work!

[@JoyUsGarden]

I plan on it ... & thanks for watching! Nell

[@davidlaskowski8304]

my mum have one same at home and my mum is fav same still green some yellow that :)

[@JoyUsGarden]

Sounds like it's the Golden Pothos. Nell

[@anthonylewis62]

i have one in water thats been there, for 3 years, its huge, just make sure YOU change the water, twice a week and do NOT use tap water, let it sit out a few days before you do it

[@anthonylewis62]

they do NOT like cold water out of the tap, avoid that with these plants

[@cathyspooner7093]

My favorite is njoy

[@anthonylewis62]

i have some growing in water, for years, they will grow as long as you leave them there haha

[@kymistryw]

I mist my plant everyday, is that good?

[@christinavonheidenstam3206]

mine is geting so long shall i cut it ore how shall i do

[@mahaalialrjapy1467]

Hello nil i love you so much you give me alot of information with so easy i love house plant and i am adentist but i have a farm and i have small nearsary thank you for all tipes and information 😘😘😍😍

[@JoyUsGarden]

Hello to you! I'm so glad to hear that because I try to explain things as clearly & fundamentally in my videos & blog posts. I love passing on what I've learned by experience. Nell

[@TheValena555]

Hi Nell, I really enjoy your videos. I have a query about how to plant a clipping that has lots of roots. Not that they have rooted in water, but a friend gave me a clump of Pothos that she pulled out of a humongous plants and the cuttings/ pulling had long roots. So do Input these long roots in water or directly into soil? Thanks in advance Nell.

[@missychan63]

Since it came from dirt and you already have what sounds like good "dirt roots", I would put it directly back into dirt.

[@TheValena555]

Thanks missyChan, I did go ahead and clumped those together and in a pot of my fav soil mixture. I bet I will take root soon.

[@christinavonheidenstam3206]

in Sweden is not so much suny light

[@cathyspooner7093]

I've never mine in water always done in soil

[@melo-cj5um]

Hi Nell my pothos hasn't grown for 2 and more months I had reported it. What should I do?

[@87FloJo]

me lo More light maybe?? The brighter the room, the faster it will grow. Feed it MiracleGro indoor plant food. They also benefit from Rain water & fish tank water👍

[@JoyUsGarden]

Hi - It should be growing now because it's summer unless you're in the Southern Hemisphere. Maybe it needs more light. Nell

[@melo-cj5um]

JoyUsGarden hi Nell I live in Vallejo California and my pothos in near a window

[@athenakeesee9548]

I would recommend using houseplant fertilizer (Miracle Gro sticks are cheap and easy!) and maybe taking a couple of cuttings and re-rooting them in the pot to encourage new grow on the mama plant and new plants. You may also want to switch to filtered or distilled water if you haven't already.

[@ceciliasalvacion8400]

are you putting fertilizer on your pathos ,if you are can you recommend one?😍😍😍😍

[@victoriousvictoriesalleyne3671]

I use Epsom salt a pinch in a spray bottle and i do this 2 times a month and shaded light.

[@InkpadsPlaypad]

My pothos tried to root itself to my fridge😯

[@Thankful_.]

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[@84BLACKLAGOON]

Woooooow🙏🏾.....👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@kymistryw]

Why's my leaves turning yellow & black 😞😟

[@christinavonheidenstam3206]

mine is allso golden

[@Genovefa79]

I’m a plant killer 😭

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