Reviving an 18-Year-Old Pothos: Pruning Is the Key

Your Pothos isn’t dying—it’s just unpruned. Vines only grow at tips; without cutting back, they shed lower leaves and become bare stems.

• Prune all vines to 3–4 inches from soil.
• New growth will emerge from each cut point.
• Fertilizer spikes don’t fix this; pruning does.

Congratulations on 18 years! A hard prune will make it lush again.