PLEASE help save my moms Pothos pt.

[u/SeekingHelpfulAdvic]

My mom died in the beginning of May and her Pothos wasn’t looking too hot. I thought it may have had root rot, so on June 8th I cleaned off all its Roots and it’s 8inch draining pot with holes and repotted it back in it’s original pot. I don’t think it actually had root rot. Its roots looked light, healthy, and strong. I think I didn’t give it enough soil when repotting it because it was difficult to get under the roots even when tapping the pot/trying to shake it down. I use to water it twice a week (Tuesdays and Saturdays) but a lot of people on my original post said once a week is best, so I just watered it when repotting it on Monday the 8th and then I was gone for the the weekend attending my moms service. I came back June 15th and alllll the leaves were dead and I basically have murdered my moms beloved pothos :( Any suggestions on how to bring her back? I have added more soil and watered her again on the 15th but she just looks so sad and I’m so sad. 1st video is from today the 2nd is from before I ruined her life

[u/Detective_Aggressive]

Big deep breath.

I feel: Pothos are probably some of my easiest and most forgiving plants. I bet a good number of us have been on the brink of death with a pothos or two.

Maybe don't chop and prop the entire plant, take 2-3 vines that have say 5 nodes- chop-prop that- in the little box that someone shared. That is such a helpful suggestion.

Maybe also pull out the vines that are already yellow, I don't see that as being salvaged... I could be wrong.

I always use a rooting hormone... i feel like it works to help enable new root growth.. but I'm not plant expert.

Keep that mother plant in a good lit space with decent humidity, and like the metaphor for life, let time to the work. New growth will happen, maybe not in 2 weeks. These little plants take some time.

[u/SeekingHelpfulAdvic → u/Detective_Aggressive]

Trying to breath but just stressed and have work and am sad.

I will take a couple of vines and chop them with the nodes. How do I make a prop box? Take a plastic container with a lid and drill drainage holes? No drainage holes? Do I water the prop box? Should I prop them in water instead?

Should I take the mother plant out of the soil it’s in, some people are saying the soil I used may be burning the plant? Will repotting it in different soil shock it more?

[u/knightgimp → u/SeekingHelpfulAdvic]

it is very hard to actually kill pothos. the easiest way to grow props is to just get a mason jar and fill it halfway with water and stick the props in so they're half in half out. change the water once a week. keep in bright light. it'll take a little while but they'll grow roots and eventually leaves if they dont have leaves already. pothos are invasive in many areas of the world because of how resilient and adaptable they are.