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I bought this plant at the nursery 6 days ago. When I got it, all the leaves were very green and there was no curling. I kept it in the same soil & pot it came in, and the soil has been moist so i’ve avoided watering. I thought the leaves were curling and turning yellow bc of the humidity so I got a mini humidifier which doesn’t seem to be doing much. ((the leaves look a lot more yellow on camera but in person most of them are light green)

There is an acidic type of smell coming from the soil, it smells like hair bleach. I’m a new plant parent so i’m unsure if this is root rot or if I should repot it.

It sits on the corner of my desk that has a grow light, but I have a south & west facing window that lets in some natural light. My coffea arabica plant is doing great from the same nursery that I got the same day.

I am in need of help! I got this pothos 5 days ago from home depot. When I brought it home, there were some brown leaves & roots, the soil was dense, & it had fungus gnats. So the next day I cleaned off the roots, repotted it with a blend of orchid bark, potting soil, and perlite, and I cut off the dead leaves and roots.

After that I placed it near my indoor grow light and the leaves perked upwards and it seemed happy for 2 days. Yesterday I noticed the leaves started drooping, but I had watered it when I repotted it (probably a mistake) and it isn’t dried out yet.

Today the leaves are basically laying flat and they’re very soft, a few are shriveling and turning brown/black. The roots are really dark now (or covered in soil) and i’m assuming it has root rot, but the soil drains well so i’m confused on how this happened.

I think I messed up big time and I just feel really bad that it’s dying so quickly 😢 What do I do? I’m scared to repot it again but I’m pretty sure i’ll have to propagate all the clippings.

also HOW did I kill a pothos of all plants and my others are fine?!?!?! 😒