MG IS peat and perlite.

I grow mine in a mix of pine bark fines, peat and perlite. It's vines are about 20 feet long.

>It's...about 20 feet long<

Well there you go. Otherwise I've seen monthly liquid fertilization during the growing season recommended.

Any general potting mix is fine for pothos. It all boils down to your watering skills. A very wise plant selection for modern central air homes. Pothos does well in water. You might want to try it for fun.

I could only find miracle grow products here So I planted them back in the miracle grow indoor plant mix I have 4 cuttings that already have roots growing in a 6 in pot. I have several cuttings that haven't rooted yet that are in a vase.

I am assuming maybe before when I first planted them in soil I used soil that had been sitting in the garage for over a year. I thought it was the miracle grow that caused what i though was root rot but the roots were perfect when i unpotted them and place them back to water. It seem it was fugus that started to grow on the surface and decay some of the plant probably the age and moisture in the soil not necessarily the brand. Now i have fresh soil, which i felt a big difference while potting.

Does this sound right. Are the any precautions or preventing measures I should be aware of?

thank you

Hen and chicks survive this west window with direct sun and extrem heat. NO GRAVEL please.

^ pointless post.

Excessive drainage means somethings wrong. Hold the GRAVEL please....even for succulents.

Rani - That the fungal infection got a toe hold was probably the result of an overly water-retentive soil.

It's really difficult to pin down what the best soil is or would be for a particular plant in all situations. I think what might be more meaningful is to try to differentiate between what qualities a good soil has that a poor soil doesn't. Personally, I have decided the minimum standard that determines whether the soil is suitable for a given plant in a given set of conditions will be based on whether or not I can water the planting to beyond the point of saturation (so the soil is fully saturated and water is draining freely from the drain hole) without my having to worry that an extended period of soggy soil conditions will limit root function or cause root diseases. I actually make sure the soils I use are well above the minimum suitability standard such that I can water as freely as I want as often as I want (exercising some degree of common sense, of course) w/o any concern about root health or function.

To a very large degree, the size of the particles that make up a soil determine whether or not it holds excessive amounts of water. With a little experience, you can tell by simply looking at a soil whether or not it is going to perform well. If it's based on an overwhelming % of fine particles (peat, compost, coir, composted forest products, fine sand, topsoil, ..... it is probably not going to pass the 'can I water w/o worry' standard.

Rani...Fertilizer in soil is ok. Perlite is high in floride which causes leaf tip Browning.

AL...There is no soil that will get soggy in a pot with a drainage hole and good watering skills.

AL ..... Since when is good plant care about watering as free and often as you like ? lol

I'm thinking about transferring my pothos, which is currently in a bagged conventional soil mix, into this very porous, free draining yet moisture holding, 511 bark mix (below). I have another pothos residing in a standard 1.1.1 gritty mix which is responding extremely well, but was interested in trying out the bark mix. Here's a croton houseplant that was repotted into the mix last night...

My inclination was that the epiphytic pothos would enjoy the treatment as well. Happy growing!

Nice Croton above, but Crotons are VERY thirsty plants & Pothos are much less thirsty, I don't get the connection btwn the two kinds of plants at all.

Rani,

"Does this sound right. Are the any precautions or preventing measures I should be aware of?"

Sounds OK, you've done what was needed.

Respectfully, you're making this too complicated. Perhaps you're a new gardener, but pls. try to sit back, relax a bit now & pls. leave the plants alone & allow them time to adjust for a while.

Lena

The connection was just that - if you can keep up with the watering routine, most plants can be grown similarly in terms of potting mixes. The 511 mix allows for ample drainage and water retention; per my research, such soil characteristics suit most plants coined as houseplants equally well. I am entirely open and appreciative of suggestions though, so please let me know your thoughts.

In all honesty, this Croton plant is in my 'dispensable' collection. I did this 511 mix repot primarily as a summertime experiment. If it thrives throughout its summer outdoors, great; if it does not, I will still be pleased with having learned that much more about appropriate mixes for my houseplants in years to come.

As results become evident, I will gladly share the feedback with our fellow GW'ers.

So, I was really interested in seeing opinions and successes shared for the pothos medium, Rani. I might just post on this a few times tonight to see if you can get some more input.

Hi @EHH824 I know this is an old post but I'm curious, how did the Croton and Pothos do in that mix above? I would like to repot my Pothos and Croton because the soil they came in from home depot tends to attract a lot of fungus gnats and i'm thinking this mix might be a little better to deter gnats.

Thanks for any info on this :)

The croton did bite the dust, however it was quite thirsty and I honestly didn't keep up with the watering throughout the warmer months (1x every 2 days). I've switched most of my new plants over to a turface/granite mix (2:1, maybe 3:1) that the plants are now growing well in. No fear in fertilizing regularly with this mix. The extra turface helps keep the moisture levels up and extend the time between waterings. One of my spider plants currently in a 2:1 turface/grit mix continues to thrive and actually just flowered (a first for me)!

Aww sorry to hear it didn't make it. But your spider plant looks great!! I've been doing research to try to find turface and granite in my area. It seems most people like that mixture a lot. The problem is I'm only finding 50 lb bags and I'd never be able to haul around a 50 lb bag myself and get it upstairs into my apartment lol. Thanks for the info :)