Personally, I like to use no more than 5"-7" cuttings for most anything.

Billy Rae

Why cut it up? Maybe it just needs repotted or fertilized.

The longer the cuttings the longer it takes to root.

In *theory*, all you need is a node (spot where a leaf joins the main stem), and a new growing tip will start eventually. The odds improve a bit with two- or three-leaf segments, but after a certain point more isn't *better*, it's just *more*.

There's not really a wrong way to do this. Pothos will try really hard to root no matter what you do to it. If I were the one doing this, I would probably divide the vines up into two- and three-node segments, stick them in water until they formed roots, and then move them to soil. Shorter segments will look crappy now but will result in more growing tips (and a thicker plant) in the long run; longer segments will give you a better-looking plant sooner, but it will never be all that thick.

Is there any trick to getting growth from more than one node above the soil. I recently propagated pothos, about 5 stems. Some sprouted leaves from two nodes, others from one. Is it simply chance?

Nothing I'm aware of, sorry. I do know, thanks to GW, that if you cut them back enough times, they will eventually sprout growing tips from more than one spot on the vine, but they don't do it every time they're given the opportunity.

I should also maybe add that, while I have no problem with cutting up the existing plant, I, too, am curious about why korina feels it's necessary. All kinds of things could cause a plant to not be doing so well anymore, and some of those would be easily corrected, if one wanted to correct them.

Are the spaces btwn the leaves getting longer & longer? If so, I'd consider it cause to hack it apart.

Also, might it be slowing down as we go into Fall? Mine don't appear too active right now.

I have had pots of this for years, it's the only thing I can grow in the middle of my living room (well away from any window).

Traditionally, I always have cups of cuttings going to later add back into the mother pots & make them more full & lush. I do exactly as does Mr. S (2-3 node cuttings rooted in water). I find they root particularly well in my bathroom (added humidity perhaps?).

But bottom line, probably ANY way you do this (short of upside down) will be fine.

Thanks, guys.

It probably does just need repotting, but I've been converting my plants over to hydroculture, and the best way supposedly is to start from cuttings. I just wasn't familiar enough with pothos to just start hacking it up.

It only gets office light; it didn't seem to mind, but lately random leaves have started dying. It also needs a bath rather desperately, and two 12' vines aren't that easy to move. As it is, I keep having to pull it off the wall so it doesn't set roots in the drywall (the boss is picky that way).

Thanks again; I'll chop it up this afternoon and let it sit overnight to callous over.

Korina

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Hi Korina,

Office light is fine, often sufficient, these plants only want medium light, not more & not direct sun.

Also, they're not succulents, no need to callous them, just so you know. I cut 'em & drop immediately into a cup of water, no rooting hormone, don't change the water, just add to it (if you've got any aquariuum grade charcoal toss a bit in the water to keep it from getting yucky). You're all set.