This plant was given to me by our landlord when we moved into the new apartment in Autumn. He requested us to keep it alive over the Winter since he lives in the basement. There were holes in the leaves and I could see some browning but overall, the plant still looks good.
I did some research on this plant and found out that it’s very easy to care for. My home office receives a lot of sunlight so I brought it there and placed it by the windowsill. I sprayed it with some neem oil to kill the insects that are feeding on its leaves. A few weeks passed and it started growing new leaves until the vine has gotten so long, I had to cut it.
I looked into cloning and watched a bunch of videos about it. I’ve grown plants from seeds before with soil and hydroponics but I’ve never tried cloning. On the first try, I made a mistake and just cut a stem with a leaf on it. It looked like I was doing the same thing as what was being done in the videos I watched but I was wrong. I found some resources mentioning “nodes”. What do you mean “nodes”? I know now.
Nodes are those bumps you find along the stem. I cut some pieces, this time with the nodes and soaked it in water. I was so happy when I checked after a few days and saw roots! A few months later and I have so many golden pothos. Most of them are in my office and I’m slowly adding them to other rooms because they are just so easy to care for. I have since moved the original plant to a bigger pot and planted some of its clones into the same vase to make it look bushier. The original plant remains in soil but the rest, I grow in water with minimal nutrients.
I plan to keep cloning them until I have enough to cover the fence in the upstairs of my home office. I experimented in mixing the golden pothos with an orchid. I placed the orchid in the middle and wrapped the golden pothos stems around, securing it with a small cable tie. I put water and a bit of hydroponic nutrients in the vase. It's been weeks now and they seem to be getting along.
The best compliment I've ever received is that they look fake. The leaves are flawless and shiny. Still, I refuse to cut off the damaged leaves from the original plant.
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