Why pothos leaves turn yellow
Yellow pothos leaves are a message. Learn to read the pattern — soft, crispy, old or new leaves — and fix overwatering, light, roots and more.
Plant Problems
Plant Problems
Yellow leaves, droopy stems, bugs and rot — what is wrong and how to fix it fast.
Overwatered or underwatered?
Both make leaves droop and turn yellow. Check the soil, the leaf texture and the roots to tell overwatering from underwatering — and fix each one.
Plant Problems
Brown tips on leaves
Crispy brown tips are usually dry soil, dry air, or salts and fluoride in tap water. How to tell which one by the pattern, and which plants are most sensitive.
Plant Problems
What’s on my plant?
Drawn ID guides for the 6 most common houseplant pests: fungus gnats, spider mites, mealybugs, scale, aphids and thrips — how to spot each and what to do first.
Plant Problems
Getting rid of fungus gnats
Tiny black flies around your plants? They're fungus gnats. Here's the 5-step plan that breaks their life cycle — and the one habit that keeps them away.
Plant Problems
Spider mites on houseplants
Tiny dots and fine webbing under the leaves? That's spider mites. How to confirm it with a white paper test, and a week-by-week plan that actually clears them.
Plant Problems