On Nov 7, 11:32*am, "David E. Ross" wrote:
On 11/7/11 6:51 AM, Jane Blatz wrote:

I have two pothos. *They are both the same size, the same age and are
in the same window. *One is doing fine and the other seems to be
rotting.

I decided to remove the shoots that were still green and try to root
them. *When I did I noticed that there are black bumps all along the
stems. *The other plant does not have them.

What is it and what can I do to protect the other plant?

Thanks

The black bumps are buds that will form new roots.

Pothos seems to decline when the stems get very long, when they are
over-watered or under-watered, when they are over-fed. *I renew mine
from cuttings every few years. *After the cuttings develop a good root
system, I trash the parent and use its pot for the rooted cuttings.

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David E. Ross
Climate: *California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

Thanks. That's actually what I did this morning. I cut off all the
good stuff and put them in water and dumped the rest. I was just
concerned that it might have a disease that my other plant would get.
The only mystery is why the other plant is fine and this one is not.
Oh well.