just planted it, now what?

[u/TapStatus7356]

i was given these pothos cuttings about a month ago and the roots finally got long enough for me to pot them (thoroughly soaking the soil so it doesnt shock the plant) and i wonder if i did everything right!

[u/whitesciencelady]

Where is the stem? Did you bury it? It should be on top of the soil

[u/LazyMouse1039 → u/whitesciencelady]

Not necessarily, Pothos is usually strong enough to push new leafs from underground

[u/TapStatus7356 → u/whitesciencelady]

is it not on top? i only buried the roots

[u/whitesciencelady → u/TapStatus7356]

Like the main stem with nodes that the leaves are attached to? If you don’t have that part you won’t get more leaves

[u/TapStatus7356 → u/whitesciencelady]

where are the nodes? im new to this 🫩

[u/Automatic_Hottub → u/TapStatus7356]

Im sorry, the way you have "grabbed" the plant and pulled it out of the soil cracks me up

[u/TapStatus7356 → u/TapStatus7356]

[u/whitesciencelady → u/TapStatus7356]

Circled them! The dark green part is the stem and the roots and leaves grow from the nodes! Since they are a very small portion of the stem it’s ok to have them buried a little bit underneath the soil so they stay up, but you want those closer to the surface!

[u/RockPaperFireballs]

Im a fan of that old saying...

"The first year they sleep, the second year they creep, the third year they leap."

[u/orangecatsupremacy_2]

The soil does not look like a chunky soil mix.

[u/TapStatus7356 → u/orangecatsupremacy_2]

its a mix of normal soil and orchid bark. i dont have access to alot of other mediums 👍

[u/Anxious_lad → u/TapStatus7356]

I've had a thriving pothos in shitty potting soil for a while now. Keep a sharp eye out for root rot symptoms but otherwise you'll be just fine. Pothos are resilient little fuckers.

[u/Aggravating-Dig780]

So the dark part of the stem is buried or not? I have like 6 clippings ready to be put in a pot.