That's probably mold from your soil retaining too much water.

Pothos loves well-draining soil. Leaving it in soil that has no drainage is basically the only way to kill it. Even if it's not mold, your little guy still needs a repot for sure. Give it a soil mix with plenty of perlite or pumice!

Ok thanks! I’ll give it a repot with a well draining mix :)

Sorry but no, don' be so quick to repot. Does the pot have a drainage hole?

Pls show a pic of the whole plant. I don't know what Devil's Ivy is, if it's a Pothos, it may not be worth repotting (if badly grown); better still would be to take all new cuttings & start the plant over. The base may not be worth keeping, depending on how bare the vines are.

No disrespect but given the soil in that pot, do you know what fast draining mix is made of?

Hi, yes i believe the proper name is potho. May be a uk thing but it was labelled as devils ivy.

Re the soil I actually bought it like that from a reputable garden centre. Have had it around 6 months and seems to grow really well, no damage to leaves or vines as far as I can tell. See pic, what do you you think?

I think this guy looks really well grown honestly! Huge leaves, no etiolation, no discoloring. You seem to be doing everything right other than the soil! I think it's definitely worth a repot! The only things I'm seeing wrong with this beautiful boy are that it's pretty thirsty (Pothos droops quite a bit when it's in need of water. This isn't a bad thing, it's just letting you know that it's time for a nice thorough watering!) and the soil problem.

When you repot, definitely make sure it ends up in a pot with drainage holes. If the current one has some, that's fine! But if not, you really need to get one. Drainage is critical for these guys. They're all about having soil that doesn't retain water, and a pot that lets water flow freely out. When you water them, you're supposed to be able to water very thoroughly and depend on the soil/pot setup to get rid of any excess moisture that the plant doesn't need.

Thank you daxeek! I am still learning when it comes to plants so your advice is greatly appreciated. The actual pot (inside the decorative white pot) does have drainage holes but perhaps the mix is just retaining too much water generally so I will repot with a better draining mix.

Could i I also ask your advice on pruning? As you can see the top leaves are getting really big, over and above the support. Is it as simple as snipping leaf stems off?? I tried to research but it talks about looking where the leaf scars (??) are first etc and i just didn’t understand Lol.

Thx for the pic, plant looks great, but what I wanted to see was the base of the plant at the soil line to see what condition the lower portion of the plant was in.

I've never transplanted anything w/ a support like that. Have you DAX, before you suggest this to them? I would not suggest this for a beginner.

After doing this for 20 yrs. I don't know how to go abt that, I would not suggest it so casually, it's an ENORMOUS job.

Maybe I'd take it to a nursery, buy some bags of C&S mix & Perlite & ask the Nursery to mix it up for me & repot it, asking to pay them for their time perhaps?

I think getting the help of a nursery would be a fantastic idea. :) I imagine it will certainly be a job for more than one person no matter how you go about it!

Pls answer DAX, have YOU done this? Unless I'm mistaken, this plant's gotta be a meter tall, how's she gonna lift it out to water alone?

If mine, I would not repot it, rather I'd wet it well & take some dowels & insert them into the mix & remove them, making channels in the mix & water directly into the holes. That will ENSURE that the water gets into the rootball.

I’m sure my husband could help me. Thank you both for advice

Hi Dani,

You're welcome; am glad you have someone to help you w/ it. Makes it much more doable.

FWIW, I think your plant looks great & if I hadn't seen your 1st pic (of the dried out soil), I wouldn't have suggested doing anything. I think it's happy w/ the care you're giving it.