Out of all my "hanging" plants the pothos has been the best. It suffered severe neglect, had nasty thrips, mealy bugs, was in low light for months, placed it in bathroom and it recovered growing like crazy. Other similar plants were such queens that I ended up getting rid of some because its a nightmare to upkeep with them, everything bother them. Il probably end up getting all different variations of pothos because it really is a miracle plant lmao.
There are so many kinds, don’t let the manjula or the supper white snow queen fool you… a root rot nightmare! Besides that there is global green, Hawaiian, marble queen, jade ect
I have placed one pot of pothos plant in the bathroom and it thrived very well. And so, I need to replace it with another with less leaves soon. Pothos plants love humidity. This video provides me further informations that I don't know of. Thanks!
my pothos is one of my favourite and most forgiving plants I've ever owned. my pothos was completely "dead" for years. the pot had been taken over by another ivy I had planted around the same time. eventually, after years of forgetting about it, my pothos has reappeared from under the soil and is healthier than ever! I have propagated it into countless other plants and won't let it fade away on me like my past, neglectful, plant owner self had. thank you for the wonderful videos, I've gotten so many useful and insightful plant tips from these and find them so peaceful and relaxing. keep up the amazing work!
I love watching your videos. I’m in My House most of the time taking care of my plants and your vids really cheer me up and entertain me. Thank you so much.❤
Many of us aquarium hobbies grow pothos hydroponically by adapting them to grow soil-free inside the aquarium. I’ve plants that are many years old, big leafed, lush, healthy, and without root rot. They do an amazing job removing all the nitrates from the fish tank. Might address this practice at some point.
Thanks for the hints. I tried a number of different growing conditions for these relatives: My Scindapsus pinnatum Marble Queen is growing on an extendable burlap pole (40cm per segment) quite happily with self-watering in pon with ideal light southwest, evening sun. My Scindapus pictus is a rapid climber, too, one in pon with self-watering and one in water, which isn´t ideal for it. My four Epipremnum aureums (Golden Pothos) are growing like a weed hanging down 2m (so far) from their pots, also in pon with bottom watering, west window. Just the Epipremnum N-joy seems to be a slow grower and struggles. Here I'll have to see what I need to change. All in pon, either with self-watering or bottom watering. None in soil. All fairly thirsty and hungry fellows.
If you really want to get the best out of this plant, try planting it in a fish tank. The roots get everything they need while acting as a filter for the tank.
Very timely video! I have a pothos that is just getting big enough that I was thinking of putting it on a pole. I have the same ones you have and they’ve worked well for my monstera adansonii. I’ve got two propagations going. Becoming one of my favorite plants.
Recently had to butcher pretty much my whole pothos thanks to thrips, aside from 4 pieces of un-tainted stem and leaves and 2 of the original stems with root system attached.
You mentioned too much soil/water in a too-big pot leads to root rot. Can you explain the science behind Pothos thriving in hydro and semi-hydro? Is it something to do with the oxygen? (Love how informative your videos are. And your humor.)😍
Root rot actually has more to do with bacteria and fungi dieing because of the lack of oxygen, the death of micro organisms causes a very acidic environment if root rot was caused by lack of oxygen then water propagation and hydroponics would not work
The benefit of the burlap poles is they are bendable, but like you said aren't condusive to watering / fertilizing. The "live moss poles are easy to water / fertilize, but I haven't seen any (yet) that are bendable / shapable / or help to trail horizontally. Are there "live" moss poles that are bendable / shapable and able to help trail horizontally that are easy to water / fertilize? Thank you
All my pothos plants grow happily in mud - the roots are basically submerged as the pot of compost is watered until there is a layer of water on top of the soil and it is maintained at that level. The same for syngoniums and dieffenbachias. I can't stop them growing! The dieffenbachias also don't seem to lose lower leaves - I just have to keep chopping them down, rooting the pieces and giving them away.
6:25 - Tropical plants do not experience the same Winter the North provides. Winter for those plants means low temperatures of 18C/64F. They may not need too much food during Winter but they will continue to eat and grow if weather is OK for them. If you keep your indoor temperature warmer than 18C during Winter, it might feel to the plant like a 6 month long Autumn/Fall season, until Spring kicks back in. If you keep your indoor lower than 18C but above freezing, this plant will still be alive and eating, but much less, as it would do on Temperate zones. Anything below freezing is a death sentence to the Pothos.
I can see there has been market research on viewers! Maybe this will stop me from killing the easiest house plant. Although I can't relate to pruning. The surviving stem has 8 leaves in like 10 cm and that's the whole plant. The end of the stem branches into 4 leaves itself in like 2 cm. My pothos gets upset from overwatering, I've watered it like three times this year or something. I have a growing base that's something like 50% soil and 50% coco coir and perlite, and a pot that has a draining "saucer" on the bottom, it was slightly bigger for all the 5 cuttings it had. I thought it would've been draining enough. Now I water it against all rules - practically never and only a drizzle, and at least that one stem is thriving while the other stem left is dying, looking like it feels too wet in the pot.
Recently i bought the exact same Photos plant with the same coco fibre pole. After a few days my fiance noticed the staples and we quickly removed all of them, it were like 25 in total or something, really crazy... Then after some time i also noticed that the coco fibres are tightened on a cheap and thin plastic tube with ultra thin braided polyester fibres. Some of the aerial roots and the normal twigs were getting strangled by these polyester fibres so i cut all these braided fibres, then i removed the entire platic tube and all the braided fibres and replaced it with a normal untreated organic wooden pole and tightened the Photos to the pole iwht some jute strings with hennep fibres in between. I only hope my Photos won't be too shocked after all of this😂 I do have the Photos in a far bigger terracota pot than recommended but my soil mix is very rich and very well draining, i got several layers of stones and bark in the bottom with a big drainage hole in the pot. The mix itself has like 7 different kinds of stones, coir, bark, sand, perlite and soil in it so i hope it will be alright 🤞😂😬
I feel like Pothos are difficult to k ill. These guys never die! I did forget to water for far too long and it finally wilted. But otherwise it never dies. Crazy plant!
Pothos are a gateway plant. I started out with one and now I have a full-blown plant addiction. Hundreds if not thousands of dollars later, I still can't pass a plant section without stopping. You've been warned.
I don't understand why those poles don't exist in an extendable cariety. I have some with a plastic tube on the inside, it could easily have so locking mechanism for another one to go on top of it.
I grow pothos out of my fish tanks. They do fine so long as the roots stay airated. In a pot the soil lacks airation when it stays wet. The ones i do have potted i water with my fish tank water. Its a natural ferilizer and its in low doses.
This is a Sansevieria house. Cactus and succulents are welcome. Pothos is good for only one thing here. Sucking ammonia out of my aquarium. It does a great job of that.
Good day Rich, this is going to help a lot. I got four different potho's I just put in 4 inch pots from water. Its been two weeks. I am watching them closely and keeping them moist. Rich when do I start training them to bottom water? Peace.
I have a pothos with about 5 separate stems, and I took cuttings from each one hoping it would branch out with 2 new stems. However it only ever gives out one new stem! I’m curious whether anyone has pruned a pothos that has then branched out with 2 new stems instead of just one? PS. “plop your pothos” made me laugh more than it should have 😂
I just ordered my 8 clear turtle shaped attachable poles. Problem is I ordered that moss also. Now I see Rich you have, what is that, a bark mix in there instead? I'm going to be using for potho's and my three beloved philodendrons when they are ready. What do I fill the poles with for the best results? Peace.
My pothos suffers from root rot… recently cut off all of the rotten roots and trying to grow ne roots in water… is there anything else I can do to rescue my beloved plant? Already bought a Moisture Meter to avoid future problems…
I bought one just like the beginning of your video from b&q. But what do i do now its reached the top? Should i detatch it from that moss pole and replace it with an extendable one? Are there 360 degree extendable ones so it can grow all around it and not just one side?
Yes there are 360 wire moss poles. I believe they have kits on Amazon or you can make them yourself. You can google how to make diy wire moss pole and you should find a ton of info! Some of those coco coir poles are actually extendable. If it has a hole at the top of it then you can just add a new coco coir moss pole(also on Amazon) on top and gently guide your plant onto the new pole. If the pole is not extendable then yes, I would remove the plant from its original setup and move it to one of your liking. There are so many videos on moss poles on RUclips. I’m sure you can find exactly what you need help with. Hope this helps! Good luck 😊
I take it you only watched a couple minutes of the video before you made a silly and irrelevant comment that he literally just discussed in the video 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Hi! Great video! Well, I’d love some help.. I live in Greece and I have a pothos in my north balcony, it’s quite bright but the sun sees it for about two hours from spring to autumn, it’s morning sun. Is it enough for the plant? Is the greek winter okay for pothos to be in a north balcony? 🌷
@@SheffieldMadePlants well the weather has gone mad and some winters are snowy and some are very mild..of course if it’s snowy I’ll take it inside but otherwise I’ll leave it outside..right? Thank you for your answer!!!
@@SheffieldMadePlants What is your personal ranking for pothos supports between the plastic 'moss' pole you use, traditional moss pole, and the wood trellis?
@@SheffieldMadePlants Spent an hour on amazon researching, and the traditional moss poles looked underwhelming, the generic wood trellis (not your pretty ones) looked underwhelming, so I ended up purchasing the same plastic moss poles you use. 👍 I went to your Sheffield Made Plants amazon US page and clicked (and purchased) your soil meter, Espoma fertilizer, and water conditioner. I hope you get commission for that 😁
@@SheffieldMadePlantsyea. Those dry out too quickly. I switched to the flexible clear plastic ones that you show in this video. Easier to keep moist, easier to extend, easier to keep the media in.
@@stefpix ah yeah, I saw a few of his video's where he explained what kind of poles u could make or buy. And said that with plastic backs it stays longer moist, but some plants prefer to have open mospoles and some half closed. And he said u just need to put a water bottle on the top with a small hole to let it drip and put water so it stays moist. But yeah.. maybe I'll try both
@@kizanko I used both. The ones open in the back are bone dry the next day. Of course if you are in Indonesia or southern Florida with high RH, they won't dry so quickly. I can also use an electric sprayer or the bottle trick. Just a small hole in the cap as a drop
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Out of all my "hanging" plants the pothos has been the best. It suffered severe neglect, had nasty thrips, mealy bugs, was in low light for months, placed it in bathroom and it recovered growing like crazy. Other similar plants were such queens that I ended up getting rid of some because its a nightmare to upkeep with them, everything bother them. Il probably end up getting all different variations of pothos because it really is a miracle plant lmao.
There are so many kinds, don’t let the manjula or the supper white snow queen fool you… a root rot nightmare! Besides that there is global green, Hawaiian, marble queen, jade ect
I have placed one pot of pothos plant in the bathroom and it thrived very well. And so, I need to replace it with another with less leaves soon. Pothos plants love humidity. This video provides me further informations that I don't know of. Thanks!
Great stuff 👍
my pothos is one of my favourite and most forgiving plants I've ever owned. my pothos was completely "dead" for years. the pot had been taken over by another ivy I had planted around the same time. eventually, after years of forgetting about it, my pothos has reappeared from under the soil and is healthier than ever! I have propagated it into countless other plants and won't let it fade away on me like my past, neglectful, plant owner self had.
thank you for the wonderful videos, I've gotten so many useful and insightful plant tips from these and find them so peaceful and relaxing. keep up the amazing work!
Thanks for watching 😁
I love watching your videos. I’m in My House most of the time taking care of my plants and your vids really cheer me up and entertain me. Thank you so much.❤
Thank you 😊
Excellent timing, because I've got a Pothos arriving today!
They had hangars in the dropped ceiling in an office at work, they used them to support the Pothos Vines. They were glorious.
Many of us aquarium hobbies grow pothos hydroponically by adapting them to grow soil-free inside the aquarium. I’ve plants that are many years old, big leafed, lush, healthy, and without root rot. They do an amazing job removing all the nitrates from the fish tank. Might address this practice at some point.
Thanks for the hints. I tried a number of different growing conditions for these relatives:
My Scindapsus pinnatum Marble Queen is growing on an extendable burlap pole (40cm per segment) quite happily with self-watering in pon with ideal light southwest, evening sun.
My Scindapus pictus is a rapid climber, too, one in pon with self-watering and one in water, which isn´t ideal for it.
My four Epipremnum aureums (Golden Pothos) are growing like a weed hanging down 2m (so far) from their pots, also in pon with bottom watering, west window.
Just the Epipremnum N-joy seems to be a slow grower and struggles. Here I'll have to see what I need to change.
All in pon, either with self-watering or bottom watering. None in soil. All fairly thirsty and hungry fellows.
Thank you, Mr. Sheffield for the tips on pothos!!!
You bet!
If you really want to get the best out of this plant, try planting it in a fish tank. The roots get everything they need while acting as a filter for the tank.
Loving your Chanel Mr Sheffield it's given renewed enthusiasm and confidence in looking after my plant babies
Great stuff 👍
Very timely video! I have a pothos that is just getting big enough that I was thinking of putting it on a pole. I have the same ones you have and they’ve worked well for my monstera adansonii. I’ve got two propagations going. Becoming one of my favorite plants.
I’ve repotted a pothos growing on the wall. You just need a friend to help 😊
Sheffield Made Plants, nice video it was really good
Thank you 😊
Recently had to butcher pretty much my whole pothos thanks to thrips, aside from 4 pieces of un-tainted stem and leaves and 2 of the original stems with root system attached.
You mentioned too much soil/water in a too-big pot leads to root rot. Can you explain the science behind Pothos thriving in hydro and semi-hydro? Is it something to do with the oxygen? (Love how informative your videos are. And your humor.)😍
Yeah soggy soil lacks oxygen so roots suffocate. Water has oxygen
Root rot actually has more to do with bacteria and fungi dieing because of the lack of oxygen, the death of micro organisms causes a very acidic environment if root rot was caused by lack of oxygen then water propagation and hydroponics would not work
The benefit of the burlap poles is they are bendable, but like you said aren't condusive to watering / fertilizing.
The "live moss poles are easy to water / fertilize, but I haven't seen any (yet) that are bendable / shapable / or help to trail horizontally.
Are there "live" moss poles that are bendable / shapable and able to help trail horizontally that are easy to water / fertilize? Thank you
All my pothos plants grow happily in mud - the roots are basically submerged as the pot of compost is watered until there is a layer of water on top of the soil and it is maintained at that level. The same for syngoniums and dieffenbachias. I can't stop them growing! The dieffenbachias also don't seem to lose lower leaves - I just have to keep chopping them down, rooting the pieces and giving them away.
6:25 - Tropical plants do not experience the same Winter the North provides. Winter for those plants means low temperatures of 18C/64F. They may not need too much food during Winter but they will continue to eat and grow if weather is OK for them. If you keep your indoor temperature warmer than 18C during Winter, it might feel to the plant like a 6 month long Autumn/Fall season, until Spring kicks back in.
If you keep your indoor lower than 18C but above freezing, this plant will still be alive and eating, but much less, as it would do on Temperate zones. Anything below freezing is a death sentence to the Pothos.
LOVE your humour! 😎
Thanks!
I can see there has been market research on viewers! Maybe this will stop me from killing the easiest house plant. Although I can't relate to pruning. The surviving stem has 8 leaves in like 10 cm and that's the whole plant. The end of the stem branches into 4 leaves itself in like 2 cm. My pothos gets upset from overwatering, I've watered it like three times this year or something. I have a growing base that's something like 50% soil and 50% coco coir and perlite, and a pot that has a draining "saucer" on the bottom, it was slightly bigger for all the 5 cuttings it had. I thought it would've been draining enough. Now I water it against all rules - practically never and only a drizzle, and at least that one stem is thriving while the other stem left is dying, looking like it feels too wet in the pot.
Rules are there to be broken!
Do you have any videos on how to winterize your home so the plants survive
I’ll probably make one nearer winter
Recently i bought the exact same Photos plant with the same coco fibre pole. After a few days my fiance noticed the staples and we quickly removed all of them, it were like 25 in total or something, really crazy... Then after some time i also noticed that the coco fibres are tightened on a cheap and thin plastic tube with ultra thin braided polyester fibres.
Some of the aerial roots and the normal twigs were getting strangled by these polyester fibres so i cut all these braided fibres, then i removed the entire platic tube and all the braided fibres and replaced it with a normal untreated organic wooden pole and tightened the Photos to the pole iwht some jute strings with hennep fibres in between.
I only hope my Photos won't be too shocked after all of this😂
I do have the Photos in a far bigger terracota pot than recommended but my soil mix is very rich and very well draining, i got several layers of stones and bark in the bottom with a big drainage hole in the pot. The mix itself has like 7 different kinds of stones, coir, bark, sand, perlite and soil in it so i hope it will be alright 🤞😂😬
I use the Velcro as well but I also use tape just not too tight just enough to keep in place
I feel like Pothos are difficult to k ill. These guys never die! I did forget to water for far too long and it finally wilted. But otherwise it never dies. Crazy plant!
Pothos are a gateway plant. I started out with one and now I have a full-blown plant addiction. Hundreds if not thousands of dollars later, I still can't pass a plant section without stopping. You've been warned.
I wish there was an alternative to that plastic pole
I use plastic pipe like you use to put water lines in
Mr. Sheffield...could we see the photo on the high shelf behind the pothos? 😊
Thank you Mister Sheffers : )
I don't understand why those poles don't exist in an extendable cariety. I have some with a plastic tube on the inside, it could easily have so locking mechanism for another one to go on top of it.
Worst timing for this video as I bought two of those poles just yesterday and happily put them into my philodendron!
Do all these tips work for pothos grown in water or a freshwater aquarium?
8:03 you have room to change your shelf with a deeper shelf. You can put books in the back and plants in front. 8:38
The problem is the shelf is too high in the room
@@SheffieldMadePlants man, do it then put more plant infront and add a growlight. 🤣
More! More! More plant! 😎👌🏻
Yeah, but what happens to the pothos when it hits the ceiling?
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@@SheffieldMadePlants 😂
Even climbers like pathos will leave ugly mark on the ceiling & wall with thick roots & take over your wall = pathos wallpaper.
Love your videos!!!
Thanks!
I grow pothos out of my fish tanks. They do fine so long as the roots stay airated. In a pot the soil lacks airation when it stays wet. The ones i do have potted i water with my fish tank water. Its a natural ferilizer and its in low doses.
This is a Sansevieria house. Cactus and succulents are welcome. Pothos is good for only one thing here. Sucking ammonia out of my aquarium. It does a great job of that.
Love watching yor videos 😊
Cheers!
Good day Rich, this is going to help a lot. I got four different potho's I just put in 4 inch pots from water. Its been two weeks. I am watching them closely and keeping them moist. Rich when do I start training them to bottom water? Peace.
No time like the present!
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks. I am doing it right know.
Link for the extendable moss poles?
Where do we get the extendable plastic soil pole?
Amazon
What's the name of these moss poles you use and where do I get then from. Thank you.
Lots on Amazon to choose from
I have a pothos with about 5 separate stems, and I took cuttings from each one hoping it would branch out with 2 new stems. However it only ever gives out one new stem! I’m curious whether anyone has pruned a pothos that has then branched out with 2 new stems instead of just one?
PS. “plop your pothos” made me laugh more than it should have 😂
I think you’re right. Most of the time it’s one
1:35 and then once it reaches the ceiling, then what do you do? 🤷🏻♀️
Get a bigger house duh
Chop chop ✂️
I just ordered my 8 clear turtle shaped attachable poles. Problem is I ordered that moss also. Now I see Rich you have, what is that, a bark mix in there instead? I'm going to be using for potho's and my three beloved philodendrons when they are ready. What do I fill the poles with for the best results? Peace.
I'd go with moss. Soil is a pain to deal with
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks
My pothos suffers from root rot… recently cut off all of the rotten roots and trying to grow ne roots in water… is there anything else I can do to rescue my beloved plant? Already bought a Moisture Meter to avoid future problems…
Lots of light and not watering too often
@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you! So I have to wait until new roots have grown in the water? (fingers crossed!)
I bought one just like the beginning of your video from b&q. But what do i do now its reached the top?
Should i detatch it from that moss pole and replace it with an extendable one?
Are there 360 degree extendable ones so it can grow all around it and not just one side?
Yes there are 360 wire moss poles. I believe they have kits on Amazon or you can make them yourself. You can google how to make diy wire moss pole and you should find a ton of info! Some of those coco coir poles are actually extendable. If it has a hole at the top of it then you can just add a new coco coir moss pole(also on Amazon) on top and gently guide your plant onto the new pole. If the pole is not extendable then yes, I would remove the plant from its original setup and move it to one of your liking. There are so many videos on moss poles on RUclips. I’m sure you can find exactly what you need help with. Hope this helps! Good luck 😊
Check if the pole it came with can be extended. Sometimes they can. Not seen a 360 pole. Might be one out there though
Hi there, what do you think is the best medium to put in those clear moss poles you use? Spagnum moss or a good growing soil mix ?
Moss for me
Don’t know why but my plants look like it is root bound from the bottom but looks like at it lack roots on the sides
Duh. That's why you pin it to the wall or a longer stick or place the stem in another neighboring pot
I take it you only watched a couple minutes of the video before you made a silly and irrelevant comment that he literally just discussed in the video 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Hi! Great video! Well, I’d love some help.. I live in Greece and I have a pothos in my north balcony, it’s quite bright but the sun sees it for about two hours from spring to autumn, it’s morning sun. Is it enough for the plant? Is the greek winter okay for pothos to be in a north balcony? 🌷
I wouldn't do more than that. Your sun is very strong. Not sure on your temps in winter...
@@SheffieldMadePlants well the weather has gone mad and some winters are snowy and some are very mild..of course if it’s snowy I’ll take it inside but otherwise I’ll leave it outside..right? Thank you for your answer!!!
What potting medium do you put inside the plastic moss poles for pothos.
Moss going forwards
@@SheffieldMadePlants What is your personal ranking for pothos supports between the plastic 'moss' pole you use, traditional moss pole, and the wood trellis?
@@dlight9849 plastic then trellis then burlap
@@SheffieldMadePlants Spent an hour on amazon researching, and the traditional moss poles looked underwhelming, the generic wood trellis (not your pretty ones) looked underwhelming, so I ended up purchasing the same plastic moss poles you use. 👍
I went to your Sheffield Made Plants amazon US page and clicked (and purchased) your soil meter, Espoma fertilizer, and water conditioner. I hope you get commission for that 😁
Should I just use the technique of Sydney Plant Guy by making my own moss poles and add spagnhum moss? 😭
They're great but hard work imo
@@SheffieldMadePlantsyea. Those dry out too quickly. I switched to the flexible clear plastic ones that you show in this video. Easier to keep moist, easier to extend, easier to keep the media in.
@@stefpix ah yeah, I saw a few of his video's where he explained what kind of poles u could make or buy. And said that with plastic backs it stays longer moist, but some plants prefer to have open mospoles and some half closed. And he said u just need to put a water bottle on the top with a small hole to let it drip and put water so it stays moist. But yeah.. maybe I'll try both
@@kizanko I used both. The ones open in the back are bone dry the next day. Of course if you are in Indonesia or southern Florida with high RH, they won't dry so quickly. I can also use an electric sprayer or the bottle trick. Just a small hole in the cap as a drop
0:49 dafuq you call me bro?
Hi, thanks for the advice but where do you get your "plastic" moss poles from please?
Amazon
@@SheffieldMadePlantswhich one is it please?
@@GeorgesBits I don’t really recommend the one I have
@@SheffieldMadePlantslol in which case which is it so I can avoid please?
@@GeorgesBits you just need one that has short top and bottom so they can stack nicely
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