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Aug 25, 2013 6:58 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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I grow Pothos but I use a very chunky, fast draining potting medium for all of my plants so they don't stay wet for long. If your plant is really soaked and there's the fear of root rot (a good possibility if it's holding a lot of water for a long time) I'd remove the entire plant from it's container and rinse off all of the soil and repot in fresh dry potting medium ... or, you could try the method I've heard a few people talk about: Take a few layers of folded paper towels and sit the pot on top of the towels which supposedly wicks the moisture from the soil into the towels. I've never tried this but it won't hurt the plant to try and you'll know whether it works or not by checking to see if the paper towels get soaked; if so, throw that layer out and pile more paper towels beneath the pot.
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