Houseplants · by Tiny Comet · 2026-09-07

how long is too long for a pothos cutting to live in water before i commit to soil

This thing has been in a mason jar since spring and has roots like headphone wires. It seems happy? I keep meaning to pot it up and then chicken out because water life is clearly working. Am I delaying the inevitable or is this fine indefinitely?

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Ethan Brooks · 7 likes

Once the water roots get wild, soil can be a sulk-fest at first.

Tiny Comet · 0 likes

"not illegal" is exactly the level of reassurance I needed

Diego García · 4 likes

It can stay in water a long time if you feed it lightly now and then.

Valeria López · 2 likes

I learned this the expensive way as well.

Linh Tran · 4 likes

Transition shock is real but manageable. Move it when you can baby it for two weeks.

Irene López · 0 likes

That has been true in my apartment too.

Mara Fischer · 3 likes

I left one in a jar for almost two years. Not ideal, but not illegal.