My before and after Pothos

11 years ago

This is the plant that I Rescued from the trash in February. He has grown immensely. I cut him way back and reported him with some mgrow potting soil with extra perlite. He's only in fluorescent lighting. We leave the lights on all weekend. I water him every two weeks. I know he's extremely root bound. There's no bigger pot like this. Should I continue to fertilize him? I want to keep him healthy.

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11 years ago

I should clarify I haven't fertilized him since the mgrow soil in march. I wouldn't usually let a pothos grow so long but he's never lost a leaf. Some days he's the only inspiration to get me through a work day. I worry that my staff will harm him just to get at me...we named him George by the way...

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adaorand
11 years ago
Gorgeous George. I wouldn't worry about harm, kidnapping would be my intention!
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MrBlubs
11 years ago
Looks like two different plants! Nice transition.
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11 years ago
Here's a few in between pics
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11 years ago
zzackey
11 years ago
It sounds like it's time for you to find a better job!
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11 years ago
Yes...I am in a rather comfortable rut, my faith and my plant keep me going. When I pulled George from the dumpster he was all vineage wrapped around and around. I cut all that and rooted the vines in water and propagated George's spawn or babies over 5 more plants...
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11 years ago
son or daughter of George...maybe georgette??
adaorand
11 years ago
Georgia, on my mind.
christine 5b
11 years ago
WOW, and I would have walked by that plant thinking it was hopeless, you certainly have the GREEN thumb, kudos to you. You should open up a house plant hospital !!!!
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
11 years ago
Oh, I like that fun idea, as long as it didn't include any pests more serious than aphids or spider mites, just culturally/environmentally distressed plants. Can't imagine it being profitable in any way, but wouldn't it be a blast!

Shawn, Great save! Do you ever think about a trellis for your vines?
s0301728
11 years ago
Such a good transformation! Well done for bringing it back to life. I do enjoy rescuing dying plants and giving them another chance.
Domineque Daniel
11 years ago
wow amazing!! I wish I could get mine to fill up like that!
patton40
11 years ago
How is your pothos doing now John?
aruzinsky
11 years ago
It may interest you to know that those are juvenile stage plants. Adult plants have leaves up to 18" wide with slits similar to those of philodendron pertusum. To reach maturity, the plants need to climb up a surface such as tree bark. If you give them a slab of moist tree bark to climb, you might get a plant with leaves 6 inches in diameter. You might enjoy that challenge instead of remaining content with small leaved plants.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epipremnum_aureum
Kim
11 years ago
What conditions did you give this champ? I am curious, working on a struggling one myself from Lowes.