root rot on Pothos Pearls And Jade
Quick answer
If your Pothos Pearls And Jade has root rot, the most likely cause is: Root rot in pothos (Epipremnum aureum, the species behind the pearls and jade cultivar) is driven by soil-borne fungi Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii, which persist as vegetative mycelium and sclerotia and drastically reduce root length, root fresh weight, and root dry weight of infected cuttings under pot trials.
Start here:
- 1. Dip the bases of cuttings for 30 minutes in a 3000 ppm thyme-oil nanoemulsion (or a 2 g/L carbendazim fungicide dip) before planting into infested soil; in the pot trial this treatment was evaluated at 60 days after planting for percentage of root rot infection.
- 2. Water and feed the plant so the soil dries between waterings and use a well-drained mix (e.g., 50% potting compost with 50% perlite) and a pot with drainage holes to keep the rhizosphere from staying waterlogged, which is the predisposing condition the fungi exploit.
Why Pothos Pearls And Jade gets root rot
pothos pearls and jade
Root rot in pothos (Epipremnum aureum, the species behind the pearls and jade cultivar) is driven by soil-borne fungi Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii, which persist as vegetative mycelium and sclerotia and drastically reduce root length, root fresh weight, and root dry weight of infected cuttings under pot trials.
How to reverse root rot on Pothos Pearls And Jade
- 1
Dip the bases of cuttings for 30 minutes in a 3000 ppm thyme-oil nanoemulsion (or a 2 g/L carbendazim fungicide dip) before planting into infested soil; in the pot trial this treatment was evaluated at 60 days after planting for percentage of root rot infection.
- 2
Water and feed the plant so the soil dries between waterings and use a well-drained mix (e.g., 50% potting compost with 50% perlite) and a pot with drainage holes to keep the rhizosphere from staying waterlogged, which is the predisposing condition the fungi exploit.
Keep root rot off this Pothos Pearls And Jade
Use sterilized or fresh potting medium, avoid overwatering, keep the plant in bright indirect light with good airflow, and quarantine or replace any cutting that shows basal stem lesions before replanting.