Just realized I was overwatering my pothos for 8 months

I nearly killed my pothos that I've had since last winter. The leaves kept turning yellow and dropping off no matter what I did. Last week I pulled it out of the pot and the roots were all mushy and brown. A guy at my local nursery in Portland told me I was watering it twice a week when it really only needs once every two weeks. The soil was staying wet the whole time and rotting the roots out. I trimmed off the dead roots and repotted it in fresh soil. Anyone else make this same mistake with houseplants or have tips for reading the soil better?

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jamiekim5d ago

Bet you were trying to love it to death like I did with my fern.

the_brian5d ago

Maybe the soil was too wet. Ferns hate that.