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Rooted & Growing
Everything you need to keep a water-grown Golden Pothos alive — and to get it actually growing, which is a different thing entirely. Written for people who have never kept a houseplant alive before.
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What's inside
Written for absolute beginners
- What to do in the first 24 hours
- A labeled diagram of the jar, so you know what you're looking at
- Light and water — how much, how often, and the warning signs
- Why plain water eventually stops being enough
- A troubleshooting table covering 13 things that go wrong
- How to take cuttings and make more plants
- A full walkthrough of moving it into soil
- Pests, and a proper child and pet safety section
A note before you start
Golden Pothos contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals and the ASPCA lists it as toxic to dogs and cats. Keep it out of reach of pets and small children. The guide covers this properly, including who to call if any is eaten.
While you're here
More where that came from
Short, practical writing on the things that actually go wrong with a water-grown pothos — yellow leaves, cloudy water, roots that have seen better days.
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