My Pothos got a bit long and dropped leaves in the middle of its stem. I didn't want to cut it directly since in my experience it would drop more leaves on the newly cut piece, so I wanted to try air layering. I've never done air layering before and didn't want to use sphagnum moss, so I gave it a try with coco coir.
After 11 days in moist coco coir in this little piece of an old plastic bag, it has little roots! In a week or perhaps two it should be ready to be separated from the mother plant and potted. ๐ฅฐ
That's neat!
In my experience, you can also just cut them and put the cut end in a vase with water. It will grow roots, but they don't like going back in the dirt after living in pure water. Just another option
I wanted to avoid water propping it because of the tough transition back to soil (and because it would be quite a long cutting, I was worried it might drop leaves). That's why I wanted to try air layering :)
It's got me interested in trying it! My pothos is really taking off after a recent transplant
I put the cuttings in my aquarium and forget about them until I feel like planting them. The roots grow like crazy in there.