yellow leaves on Pothos Njoy
Quick answer
If your Pothos Njoy has yellow leaves, the most likely cause is: Yellowing leaves on pothos have many possible causes including a potting mix that has gone completely dry for too long, a potting mix that has stayed wet for too long, cold temperatures, nutrient deficiencies, too little light, and too much light. The pothos-specific failure mode repeatedly observed in houseplant practice is sitting in water inside a non-draining decorative pot even when the grower thinks they have underwatered the plant, so the lower leaves yellow from sustained saturation rather than from drought stress.
Start here:
- 1. Stick a finger into the potting mix before assuming the cause; if it feels wet despite not having watered for weeks, the plant has been sitting in water, usually because a plastic nursery pot with drainage is slipped into a decorative pot with no drainage.
- 2. Lift the plastic pot out of the decorative pot, dump out any pooled water, then resume watering by watering the plant in a sink or shower, letting excess finish draining, and only then placing it back inside the decorative pot so all excess drains away.
Why Pothos Njoy gets yellow leaves
pothos njoy
Yellowing leaves on pothos have many possible causes including a potting mix that has gone completely dry for too long, a potting mix that has stayed wet for too long, cold temperatures, nutrient deficiencies, too little light, and too much light. The pothos-specific failure mode repeatedly observed in houseplant practice is sitting in water inside a non-draining decorative pot even when the grower thinks they have underwatered the plant, so the lower leaves yellow from sustained saturation rather than from drought stress.
How to reverse yellow leaves on Pothos Njoy
- 1
Stick a finger into the potting mix before assuming the cause; if it feels wet despite not having watered for weeks, the plant has been sitting in water, usually because a plastic nursery pot with drainage is slipped into a decorative pot with no drainage.
- 2
Lift the plastic pot out of the decorative pot, dump out any pooled water, then resume watering by watering the plant in a sink or shower, letting excess finish draining, and only then placing it back inside the decorative pot so all excess drains away.
- 3
Going forward, water thoroughly but always drain the excess, and only water again once the top of the mix has dried out rather than on a fixed weekly schedule, since frequency rather than volume drives yellow leaves.
Keep yellow leaves off this Pothos Njoy
Always keep pothos njoy in a pot with drainage holes, never let it stand in a saucer or decorative pot of water, water about once a week in summer and once every two weeks in winter, and remember that older leaves will naturally turn yellow and drop, which is part of the plant's life cycle rather than a care failure.