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CactusBoss Crystal Lake, IL Aug 25, 2013

Earlier today I watered my Pothos. I proceeded to water it again about 5 hours later forgetting that I watered it before. I realized this and stopped. Will it be okay

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Bloomfly22 Palmdale, CA(Zone 8a) Aug 25, 2013

As long no signs of rot are shown, you should be fine. I do the same thing all the time with my dracaena marginta, and so far seems to be fine.

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JoParrott Richland, WA(Zone 7b) Aug 25, 2013

It sounds like you both would benefit by getting a moisture meter- they are only about $10,, and could save many plants from drowning!

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CactusBoss Crystal Lake, IL Aug 25, 2013

Eeek I took it out of the pot a few minutes After I watered it to find a small amount of root rot. The first time I watered it the soil was bone dry so it makes me wonder if it was there before I watered it for the first time. I got this plant only recently so I think the nursery did this one, the second time this had happened too. I really don't want to lose this plant. It still looks healthy on the outside

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ficuswrangler St Petersburg, FL Aug 28, 2013

Hey CACTUS, how 'ya doin'
I think you probably know what I have to say about your situation, from another forum, so I won't repeat.
However, a word on moisture meters. They are helpful to the extent that you understand their problems, which are twofold. 1) being inexpensive electronic gadgets, they break and otherwise cease to function pretty quickly. 2) because they operate by electrical conductivity, and utilize the principle that moist soil is more conductive than dry soil, if something increases the electrical conductivity of the soil - like a SALT buildup - the meter will register moist when it's actually dry. The way to use moisture meters is to run the probe between your fingers when you remove it from the soil, and if it feels moist when it registers dry (or vice versa), you know you have a problem, with either the soil or the meter.
A more organic approach is to use a thin wooden dowel or kebob skewer as a probe, and run it between your fingers to ascertain the level of moisture.

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CactusBoss Crystal Lake, IL Aug 29, 2013

I decided to resort to growing in water. Do I have to cut off the existing roots or can I leave them on? Some have a few existing roots on them.

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Kbh69 Andrews, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 15, 2013

I have pulled pieces out of soil, rinsed them well and put them in water. They do just fine. A few may die off, ut it should pull through. I have tons of it. It looks really pretty in colored glass vases! Hey, no spines or glochids either!

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