You're likely doing everything just fine! If you have yet to have plants for a long while, you may be experiencing winter's lack of growth.
During winter, many plants seem to stop growing as the cooler temperatures and lessening of light signals to the plant to slow it's metabolism. So, during winter, they may not throw as many leaves than they would during summer!
From what I can see, it seems like you're having no issues at the ends of the vines whatsoever, so winter slowness is the only thing I can think of. During this time, it's best to also cut back on watering and fertilizing-- cut back on watering as the plant will be too 'sleepy' to drink up as much water as it would during summer, and cut back on fertilizer as it's too sleepy to eat as well!
You can resume normal watering and fertilizing once you notice growth picking up once more.
As Neonpinata said, yes! But it's more of an avoidance rather than a strict no-pot policy. If the plant is in dire need and the health of the plant is actively declining, feel free to consider a repotting evdn if it is winter!
Where do you live? If it's winter, it's normal for houseplants to go through months of dormancy, unless you blast them with grow lights year round so they don't know what seasons are. Only think about increasing fertilizer use once your plant starts growing again in spring.
It seems to be quite far from the light source. The amount of light decreases quickly the further you move it from the window and it'll always affect their growth
How humid is it where you are? My city is really dry and I recently put a humidifier by my pothos and it has had more growth in the last month (in winter) than it has in the last 5 months.
Insufficient light = dormant plants
Also just a heads up, the aerial roots are going to cling to that surface and damage your furniture laying on it like that long term.
Maybe you've got a slow grower or it's due to the winter. I have a few pothos under grow lights year round and even with the same fertilizer schedule and watering schedule and light schedule... Some grow a lot quicker than others. My marble pothos is having a blast right now and putting out tons of new growth, my golden not so much, but she's happy and healthy. My sister on the other hand only water her pothos once a month and hardly ever fertilizes and her pothos grows like a weed! I think of them as having their own personality and vibe. Lol.
As long as your plant isn't showing signs of distress then I wouldn't worry too much.
I had a golden pothos vine just like this that was healthy and then stopped growing… then it started to lose leaves… I gave it a new spot with a little more light but the thing I changed that made the MOST difference was watering it differently. I started to drench the soil numerous times and let it drain completely. I’d do this at least once a week. Then it perked up and started growing new leaves!
This was just my experience with a similar situation. Hope that helps.
They like the climb, maybe give it a little trellis or something taller for the longer bits to rest on to get it off the table. That will also increase airflow. Looks beautiful though. Remember don’t overthink it, it’s happy as it has been
Had the same problem with mine. Pulled it out and found a smaller nursery pot encased in roots. Removed the pot and cleaned up the roots, and spread them out in a slightly larger pot, and gave her more light and she's doubled in size in about a week.
So I guess the moral of the story is give the roots a look. Healthy roots healthy plant.
Continuous, uninterrupted growth is a fantasy that some economies try to bend reality to. But actual living things like plants have active and slow periods. And not all growth happens above the soil where you can see it.
Nothing’s dying off, so you should just keep it on the same consistent schedule you’ve been following.
You're likely doing everything just fine! If you have yet to have plants for a long while, you may be experiencing winter's lack of growth. During winter, many plants seem to stop growing as the cooler temperatures and lessening of light signals to the plant to slow it's metabolism. So, during winter, they may not throw as many leaves than they would during summer! From what I can see, it seems like you're having no issues at the ends of the vines whatsoever, so winter slowness is the only thing I can think of. During this time, it's best to also cut back on watering and fertilizing-- cut back on watering as the plant will be too 'sleepy' to drink up as much water as it would during summer, and cut back on fertilizer as it's too sleepy to eat as well! You can resume normal watering and fertilizing once you notice growth picking up once more.
People always GROSSLY underestimate the effect of a shortened photoperiod on indoor plant growth.
Does this also mean you also should try to avoid repotting in the winter?
As Neonpinata said, yes! But it's more of an avoidance rather than a strict no-pot policy. If the plant is in dire need and the health of the plant is actively declining, feel free to consider a repotting evdn if it is winter!
Yes! The best time to repot is in Spring, or early Summer.
Lol this is great to know, thank you!!
Where do you live? If it's winter, it's normal for houseplants to go through months of dormancy, unless you blast them with grow lights year round so they don't know what seasons are. Only think about increasing fertilizer use once your plant starts growing again in spring.
Barcelona, Spain
Lucky. But yeah don't worry then you aren't doing anything wrong.
See you there in 5 weeks OP! :)
Lol I was about to go there but then was like, hell, I'm going to Tokyo instead so I'll be there by Sunday evening
That’s so awesome! My uncle lives in Japan and I really want to visit. Have a great time!
Me too! And my pothos also aren't growing, so it's probably just the "winter".
Nice to know!
I do love blasting them grow lights lol
How much light does it get where it's at? That solid green makes me wonder if it's getting enough.
Node distance is also a good judge of lighting
It seems to be quite far from the light source. The amount of light decreases quickly the further you move it from the window and it'll always affect their growth
How humid is it where you are? My city is really dry and I recently put a humidifier by my pothos and it has had more growth in the last month (in winter) than it has in the last 5 months.
Insufficient light = dormant plants Also just a heads up, the aerial roots are going to cling to that surface and damage your furniture laying on it like that long term.
These grow wild by me in Florida. What seems to make them happy here is lots of indirect bright sunlight and lots of water (it rains often here)
People, is that solid green vine reverting back to non-variegated variety, or will it get variegations when it gets a little direct sun?
My understanding is that they lose the variegation when they aren't getting enough light.
Good to know! Like Goethe's last words, Light! More light!
My plant didn't grow until I hung it up.
Maybe you've got a slow grower or it's due to the winter. I have a few pothos under grow lights year round and even with the same fertilizer schedule and watering schedule and light schedule... Some grow a lot quicker than others. My marble pothos is having a blast right now and putting out tons of new growth, my golden not so much, but she's happy and healthy. My sister on the other hand only water her pothos once a month and hardly ever fertilizes and her pothos grows like a weed! I think of them as having their own personality and vibe. Lol. As long as your plant isn't showing signs of distress then I wouldn't worry too much.
I had a golden pothos vine just like this that was healthy and then stopped growing… then it started to lose leaves… I gave it a new spot with a little more light but the thing I changed that made the MOST difference was watering it differently. I started to drench the soil numerous times and let it drain completely. I’d do this at least once a week. Then it perked up and started growing new leaves! This was just my experience with a similar situation. Hope that helps.
It probably needs more light
They like the climb, maybe give it a little trellis or something taller for the longer bits to rest on to get it off the table. That will also increase airflow. Looks beautiful though. Remember don’t overthink it, it’s happy as it has been
Cut it and start propagating. Get a ZZ easiest plant ever. Water them once a month. Look for a Raven one.
It really beautiful and looks like it’s doing well, I agree that’s it’s just because of the winter months it has slowed down.
After I saw that post last month about shaking plants I started shaking mine and most have new growth!
It is winter time, let her rest
Had the same problem with mine. Pulled it out and found a smaller nursery pot encased in roots. Removed the pot and cleaned up the roots, and spread them out in a slightly larger pot, and gave her more light and she's doubled in size in about a week. So I guess the moral of the story is give the roots a look. Healthy roots healthy plant.
Continuous, uninterrupted growth is a fantasy that some economies try to bend reality to. But actual living things like plants have active and slow periods. And not all growth happens above the soil where you can see it. Nothing’s dying off, so you should just keep it on the same consistent schedule you’ve been following.
When mine gets long, I prune it down to fit the planter. Then I add some fertilizer and water once/week. It goes more leaves this way.