10 Common Snake Plant Problems & How To Fix Them

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

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[@CLifemusic]

I had to cut one of my leaves.. it was all they yellow(but I haven't been putting too much fertilizer) Now I only have qne leaf left.. it's leaning and it it still very green but it is very squishy at the bottom of the leaf right where it's going into the soil. Also can I keep my snake plants outside in direct sunlight?? (they are inside now) I'm in texas.

[@podriguez123]

Only channel I find that gets straight to the pointttttttt !

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@wilhelminaulry4663]

Hi there Richard my snake plants are 5foot high. Also they are over 50years old. Thank you for your help always

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great stuff 👍

[@brucecapron7332]

I've split my snake plants twice in the last 8 months. And they are growing like crazy. Miracle grow soil and watering once a week and they are growing like crazy

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😎

[@rahchester7494]

I thought watering once a week would be way too much?! 🤔

[@kohakuaiko]

​@@rahchester7494depends on the potting soil and the pot itself. If you use cactus mix and/or a terracota pot it will dry out faster. Also if it is near a vent from your HVAC system.

[@AnniePA1960]

My mom put her snake plants in a west window and never watered them. But she had a green thumb and amazingly, those plants were monsters and actually bloomed several times. I'll never forget that scent, it was almost sickly sweet.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow that's amazing. I've never seen a blooming snake plant

[@williamwatts4790]

​​@@SheffieldMadePlants years ago I lived on the 7th floor of an apt bldg. Big windows faced west with unobstructed view. Geraniums bloomed all winter, and two large snake plants about 10-12 feet from the windows blossomed. I guess it was the proverbial very bright but indirect light. When I bought a house and put them outside in the sun, they "melted". I think it was because they got rained on.

[@yeeted42069]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I had my Sansevieria Cylindrica bloom last winter. They also don't teally bloom in indoor conditions. I've inly ever given them pretty hard tap water but they're thriving. My Trifascata is at 115cm currently which is a lot for an exclusively indoor-kept snake plant on a north-facing window.

[@mralexis89]

They said when Snake plants bloom, it brings luck

[@GoodFoodShared]

Our oldest Snake plant has bloomed three times, yeah sickly sweet is a great description for the smell.

[@annsamsel1720]

I have a snake plant blooming right now. The scent is amazing.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow I’m jealous

[@violetromic5257]

After watching your video on drooping leaves, I’ll do everything you state. Thanks in advance.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@tompatchak8706]

I got a snake plant for my wife’s grandmother 15 years ago. I’ve hav to split it 5 times in that time, and it even bloomed last year. My plants are so weird. They did well in everything I’ve put them in

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You must have great light

[@tompatchak8706]

@@SheffieldMadePlants just my front porch. Weird huh?

[@vickieyoung7122]

I got that moisture meter from Amazon and it's helped me tremendously from overwatering..

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Oh yeah it’s a game changer 👍

[@moiraslater8526]

I have a snake plant that came with the house. It sowed itself in bitumen along my carport well before we moved in. It has no soil, has never been fed, nor watered except by rain and has survived temperatures from -5C in winter to 50C in summer and it's incredibly healthy and robust.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow

[@allakazoo]

The problem with plants, the more you pamper them, the worse their temperament.

[@carolinemarley8426]

You are the best plant parent EVER!!! Thank you

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow, thank you!

[@carolinemarley8426]

@@SheffieldMadePlants you are welcome 🪴🪴🪴🪴

[@kohakuaiko]

We once had a snake plant that lived for over a decade in a care bear tumbler without any soil (it had fallen over and destroyed its cheap plastic pot and we never got around to repotting it) . We'd remember to water it about every 3-6 months. In the end, 8 was to long😢.

[@lynnnelson3772]

LOL

[@lynnnelson3772]

Imagine That 😉

[@kohakuaiko]

They really do take forever to die

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Mr Sheffield, I really really enjoyed listening and watching you take us all through the do’s and dont’s on care of our Snake plants. Always a great video. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@NeonCicada]

🪴 *For Home Cultivators* 🪴 Sansevieria ('snake plants') do best in semi-hydroponic setups using LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate) instead of soil. _...because those clay balls make it REALLY difficult to under/over water them!!_

[@steffymuze]

I just split up a huge one into two pots with succulent mix with lots of perlite. I'm hoping the new pot isn't too large for the smaller size plant now. It was the only one I had on hand. They were thisclose to root rot but I think will be ok. Your diluted fertilizer trick is awesome, btw, I use it for all of my babies ❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great stuff 👍

[@artisticagi]

1:55 2:16 water methods with plate and within pot 7:44 shriveling leaves = underwatering 8:30 root rot

[@CurioByBSpokeDesigns]

I was given some cast offs of a thinned snake plant several years ago. The plant is now over 5 foot tall and still growing! I pretty much ignore the plant and it's been moved from a sunny window that it outgrew and into shade and it's still growing.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow that's great. Does yours live outside?

[@CurioByBSpokeDesigns]

@@SheffieldMadePlants No - wouldn't dare put a houseplant outside here in Bolton!

[@MrDude-qr1mi]

the moisture-meter is a game changer for me ;) thanks a lot for this tipp!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@wiandryadiwasistio2062]

treat them like cacti, and all's set! i have a dozen of them now - they're surprisingly diverse, not just 'laurentii' or 'trifasciata' - and they got the same treatment as my cacti (tips: use low-nitrogen fertilizers on them. it ensures compact growth and better resistance to pests and disease as high levels of nitrogen encourage 'thin, unpleasantly long' leaf growth)

[@Carey.S75]

Well said. I pot mine in cactus soil and feed them with cactus feed. Also something that wasn't mentioned is to avoid getting water in the crown of the plant as rot will most definitely occur.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great tip thanks

[@wiandryadiwasistio2062]

@@Carey.S75 getting water in their crown is still one of my sins. the best way to avoid it is by bottom-watering it, but unfortunately, it’s time-consuming and luckily, now i’m more vigilant to make sure this won’t happen again!

[@hokeypokeypots]

I get most of my houseplants dirt cheap from my local garden center when they get rid of their stock before the Christmas season...which means that many of them come with cold damage. I've gotten several pots of sanseveria this way, but when I get them home, I take them out of their waterlogged soil and put them in light, well-draining potting soil and cut off any leaves that have been touched by frost as soon as they start to turn mushy. I've had good luck with saving them and now have a lot of different types, from whale fin to baseball bats. They do well in my sunroom by the south-facing windows.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That's a great way to grow your collection for sure 👍

[@harreetteB477]

Very thorough, informative video, presented well. Thank you!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rahchester7494]

Yes indeed

[@flosaforo331]

Yeah, another great video of snake plants. I love your accent and appreciate sharing your expertise on plants.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@sarcasticallyyours]

You don’t have to cut off narrow leaves. One of the leaves on my canna lily was thin to the point that it was bending and in the process of breaking off. I gently rolled the leaf in a cardboard paper towel roll and left it there for a week keeping an eye on the moisture content in the soil and only watering when necessary (it was indoors at this point but was previously outdoors for a year and a half.) I moved it back outside yesterday and removed the cardboard paper towel roll. Now that thin spot is thicker than before. Sometimes plants need a brace or something so they can probably repair a break. Get some wire, twine, and sticks or a cardboard tube and figure something out gently.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Not sure that works for snake plants because they are so slow growing. Once the leaf stretches itself looking for the light it will remain stretched. Of course you can leave it as is if it's not bothering you.

[@sarcasticallyyours]

@@SheffieldMadePlants my mom had a snake plant and I remember that she used a similar solution. I will be getting my own snake plant at some point and will test the method if the leaves do thin in this way. I only meant it as a suggestion so as not to cut the leaves off unless you want to try and propagate them.

[@MisstressMourtisha]

Genius Thank you

[@BerylBerry]

Can you propagate the thin leaf ? I bought a snake plant from this lady and it was getting very little light and two of the tall leaves are thin

[@fbiagentfrank]

​@@BerylBerrysure can!

[@rramos3157]

I bought a snake plant online (bad mistake) it came with aphids which I didn’t notice for a few days! Once I saw one flying around I immediately covered the soil with plastic and pulled out the soil and put the plant in water which immediately roots shot out! Thank you for your tips!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@Jassytron]

It only took having to completely rehab one of my snake plants TWICE to figure out that I needed to use a pot with drainage an also water it less and from the bottom. The leaves kept rotting towards where they touch the soil. I managed to catch it much earlier the second time, but now it’s in a nursery pot in a nicer pot with drainage and a saucer. My other snake plant has never even had rot issues and it was in the same set up as the other. Plants are just so strange, aren’t they. Makes me paranoid about leaf rot now, which is maybe not a bad thing 😅

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Oh yeah drainage holes are a life saver

[@staceyhunt6769]

My snake plants problem is sending her babies to the bottom edges of the pot instead of any sort of upward direction. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That’s weird

[@hangin-in-thereawesome4245]

Love your videos! Found out why my snake plant was drooping! Thanx!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad to help!

[@Laurie_in_Maine]

Number 11 (?) - 7 plants now fill the clay pot (repotted when 1 became 3) and it hasn't been tipped out for change of mix in years. Just noticed dried flower stem debris in the center of one but I must have missed it blooming. (And it needs a shower!)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Damn I'd love to see a flowering snake plant!

[@santhips5166]

One of the easiest plants for me to take care is snake plant. I love them, all varieties. How much u know about pants n I'm learning. Thanks n big thumbs up.❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@GinaW7061]

Thank you so much. Ive just bought snake plant from Lidl 😂 it looked really healthy so i took a chance. Just moved it to a south facing window as you recommend, so fingers crossed. Thanks for all the grear information.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you found it useful 👍

[@ailalu]

I am moving to a new house in a bit and I really want to get a snake plant to brighten up my room and purify the air! I have never cared for a plant before so I am very nervous even though snake plants are known to be low maintenance, so thank you for this video! It is SO helpful! But I do have one question, is there any chance you could tell us where to get the different soil and rocks, or maybe send links? Thank you!! 🪴

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I've got some bits in my Amazon store linked in the description.

[@ailalu]

Okay! Thank you for responding! @@SheffieldMadePlants 🪴

[@jeffchristman674]

Thank you very much for this! I found out I was doing ALL these wrong things. 😩

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad I could help!

[@April-py3jc]

I have beautiful healthy 3+ft snake plant. My problem is one out of 16 leaves is a little loose to the touch at the base of the leaf and not as firm as the others It's not turned yellow or drooping. I changed the compost as you advised last year. It's in a bright room giving new pups and water sparingly. How can I firm up this one leaf which is the tallest in the container 🙏

[@TheMiseriaCantare]

Very valuable material. Mine fell, which caused two leaves to break along, more or less in the middle. Should I cut them?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

They won’t grow back so if you don’t like how they look cut them out

[@reysquadron7820]

Thanks for the tip to treat them like succulents (which I struggle with but I think with online tips I have figured out some of my problems). I'm gonna move mine to a terra cotta pot which in my non humid environment esp during indoors winters will help keep the plant staying too moist.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jassihra8566]

Man I love this guys, his legit hilarious ! SUBSCRIBED !

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Cheers! 👍

[@krisztinagallay-nagy179]

I have been interested in neem oil for a while. I would really appreciate some information about it. Is it really effective against insects?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

It's a good prevention measure against sap sucking bugs like spider mites and thrips

[@lifeisgood070]

Thank you for this. A snake plant is literally the ONLY plant I have trouble growing. Probably have 200+ plants mostly succulents. And the snake plant has never ending brown semi-circle leaf rot. Going to try repotting it again and buy a couple different fugicides to mix together. Any thoughts on spraying the leaves of all plants with soapy water + neem oil? I seem to also have that small fly infestation mostly on aloe plants. I don't have a good way to water from the bottom up yet. But I'll be looking to invent a method.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Neem oil is good for preventing pests 👍

[@Str8Ripper1776]

Peppermint oil, water, and dawn soap works good for bugs

[@thebullwhisperer916]

Thank you for all the details 🙏

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure!

[@andyandbee]

My oldest snake plant has 2 leaves that are thick, hard and wrinkly no matter how much I water it (every time the soil dries out.) It still grows and so do the other leaves with it

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds like it’s doing good yeah?

[@ColinWhitworth]

I have used your advice re: drooping leaves. I only water once a month when soil is dry. I use a fertilizer. Question: will the drooping leaves recover and stand up again? Nothing seems to be changing. Thanks.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

It might not to be honest. Once a leaf droop that's kind of it. At least in my experience

[@ColinWhitworth]

@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks, that saves me some concern and effort, LOL.

[@janicelindegard6615]

I have a Moonshine snake plant. It's leaves get damage marks from the littlest touch. I keep it where nothing can touch it; so much for being a cast-iron plant.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I didn’t know they were that sensitive. They look gorgeous in full health

[@janicelindegard6615]

@@SheffieldMadePlants there might be pests, but I haven’t found any.

[@andyinstaller7748]

Thank you Mr Sheffield 👍

[@jessh9988]

So wierd, snake plants have been really difficult for me, got my first one last year, first I watered too often, and had too little light, then I upped the light and watered less...but since I live in arizona it quickly became dehydrated, with 0% humidity, so now I'm watering whenever it is bone dry (honestly once a week), and I have it in medium light. I may put it outside now that it's warm in bright shade. Now that I think about it, I'm struggling with the climate more that actual plant care. All my succulents and cacti do well, orchids do ok, but the snake plant is so finicky with my climate 😢

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Such a tough climate 😬

[@bellasworld171]

My snake plant is in a self watering pot and it loves it!

[@KarlieSolomon]

On KZbin there are alot of channels on how to get different kinds of snake plants to bloom, with large stocks of honeysuckle like flowers white, yellow and red flowers, and how fragrant they are, hope this helps.

[@mariepatterson7804]

Thank you some of mine are wrinkled

[@EmmaMcKechnie]

Ok, so I don't have mites and my snake plant soil is damp, but my leaves are still twisting... The area it's in is in my living room but not in direct light, however has plenty of natural light from the big bay window. Unsure what else it could be. Is it possible that it just grows that way? The leaves feel firm. They are green and bright. No yellow color or rot. I am stumped.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

They don't normally twist. I'd normally say light but sounds like it's in a good spot. What snake plant is it?

[@EmmaMcKechnie]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I'm not 100% sure. A friend gave me some cuttings off of hers and I sprouted them in water and once they had roots I planted them. This was about a month ago.

[@EmmaMcKechnie]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I just googled the varieties and it seems to be Dracaena Zeylanica

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@EmmaMcKechnie hmm that shouldn’t twist so much

[@EmmaMcKechnie]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I spoke with a couple plant enthusiasts in my area and they mentioned it's possible it gets to cold at night for it and that's why it might be twisting. We have wood heat, and right now, the nights get down to -31° so when the fire burns out, it gets quite cold inside.

[@shannonbroughton732]

So very helpful, thank you!!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tattanishaalston765]

Can you make a video about prayer plants? I have had 2 and the leaves start yellowing and dying one by one no matter what I do. I’d really like to keep and save them!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I’ve got this 👉 7 Awesome Tips to Stop Brown Tips on Your Calathea kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXvbgZWNbdGeapI

[@therealbennydong]

Hi! My larger snake plant has been drooping now for 4-5 weeks. I repottted it in new soil and it’s been 3 weeks but still drooping with some narrow leaves. Should I cut those off? Or just keep waiting for it to dry?

[@HortonzEgg]

I'm so glad I found your channel! I want to get a grow bulb but don't know what wattage to buy. What do you use?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

30w is very good for your plants and would be bright light equivalent . 10w is medium light

[@HortonzEgg]

@@SheffieldMadePlants Thank you so much! I hope with your help my droopy snake plant will revive!

[@thelaughingface6159]

Thanks for this video on snake plants. I had a couple of droopy leaves and have cut them out. No yellow leaves. My question is that the centers of the snake plants seem to have dried up and died. I think perhaps I should not water the centers of the plant, at the soil level, right? I think the water sitting in the centers rots them, yes? I cut the dead parts of the centers out - but since that is where the new growth happens, will I eventually get new growth there? Should I perhaps repot? All my other snake plants are doing fine in the same location and amount of sun. It is this one type where the centers rotted and died. Thanks for any help on this. Nancy Marano - NJ United States

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds like it could be a problem with the soil and watering. A repot might work

[@goodbrian5688]

Can you do a video about how to put together a large planter? I want a mix of a thriller, a spiller, and a filler with a mix of heights. For example: a palm tree surrounded by some pretty plants (bromeliad?), and trailing vines. It requires quite a bit of knowledge to figure out. Perhaps some mixes of common indoor plants?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Ill have a 🤔

[@freebutterfly102]

Soo difficult plant. In summer my plants were doing awesome but now it’s winter cold December all 3 plants are struggling and had to peel off yellow or rotting leaves. I now have grow light and trying to strengthen it.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds like too much water maybe? Is the soil wet?

[@k.t.295]

Free Butterfly I’m having the exact same problem.

[@kbm4409]

Awesome...I was wondering about blight because I have one that was showing signs but I think I fixed it..also, can you do an updated video on how you fertilize all your houseplants being that spring is right around the corner? Is the mixture you use for snake plants the same one you use for all your houseplants (5 parts compost and 3 parts perlite)?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Spring? 😂 first day of winter today! I use a bit more perlite in the mix for snake plants than for rest of my plants. Snake I do 3 parts and others I do 2 parts

[@SometimeAgo65]

I have a huge pot of Snake plant and it's not drooping but falling over like they're too tall/big. Should I cut them and start over or what? My mother gave them to me and she passed away in 2015 so I really want to keep them. She loved working in her flowers 😊❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

So the whole plant is falling over including the pot? Does it need to be potted up into something bigger?

[@SometimeAgo65]

@@SheffieldMadePlants No, the pot isn't falling, just the stems of the snake plant but it's not over watered. It does seem that the root system is not flourishing like it should though.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@SometimeAgo65 that sounds odd. If there isn't much root structure then that suggests it's not getting enough light. You can propagate the stems but seems a shame to cut up the plant

[@SometimeAgo65]

@@SheffieldMadePlants maybe that's the issue but I thought they didn't require a lot of sunshine. Anyway, I'll work on them when weather warms. Thanks

[@dianeallen9466]

I have killed about 4 snake plants! Even though i dont water much im still watering too much , i can't seem to get it right. I have 50 plants i keep alive and thriving but not my snake plants 🙈 but thanks for all your information i think ill try again

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@winstonlindsay8486]

I watched you use lem oil on a snake plant thats way i ask which brand of lem oil and where can i buy it from.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I don’t think I have. I don’t know what lem oil is…

[@Ourse82Grizzli]

As a beginner plant parent, I had bought 3 snake plantes to put on top of a bookshelf in my office. I had chosen snake plantes because I heard they tolerate low light and the bookshelf is several meters away from the window. I almost killed them by overwatering them, but thanks to your advice and the game changing tool that is a moisture meter, they are now doing great. My office window is facing South-East, but the sun is partially obstructed by a building across a the garden. The room next to my office has a window with the same orientation but less obstructed since it’s facing the parking lot. Because it is very bright and hot, the spider plants that live there tend to need a lot more water than the other spider plants in the building. I was thinking of moving the snake plants to that window sill because you mentioned they can thrive in direct sunlight. I was wondering if going from the bookshelf several meters away from the partially obstructed window to that bright sunny spot would be too much of a shock for them. Should I give them some kind of a transition, or do you think they will do ok if I just move them there in one go?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I think it should be ok to go straight there. They're pretty robust and will like the light. Keep an eye on the leaves though

[@jesmey4902]

I have 14 snake plants here and 7 of them are south east facing and the other 7 south west they all love the sun and are thriving. 3 of them bloomed this year 😊 If I get a new one I always put them in the sun without transition and they don't mind.

[@Ourse82Grizzli]

@@jesmey4902 Thanks! I have put them in their sunny spot since I wrote that comment and they seem pretty happy, pushing out new leaves and all. :)

[@jesmey4902]

@@Ourse82Grizzli wonderful 😊 Hope you get rewarded with some booms next year!

[@Sylphadora]

Mine has a drooping leaf but I haven't watered it in months. It can't be overwatering. What other causes could it be?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Could be underwatering. How dry is the soil

[@Animaxx010]

Wow you’ve read my mind. Was just wondering why my plant was looking a little sad. Thanks

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You’re welcome 😊

[@snehakrishnamurthy6840]

My snake plant is giving out really thin leaves and they are curled up as well. I'm watering it around 100ml or so in 2-3 weeks because I've kept it indoors under medium light conditions (it doesn't receive bright indirect light). Is there a way to help it grow broader leaves? Mine is the variety with the yellow edges. Thank you !

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Lots of light

[@snehakrishnamurthy6840]

Oh, okay. I'll do that. Thank you sooo much ❤😊 !​@@SheffieldMadePlants

[@jamestyrer6067]

THANKS FOR THIS INFORMATION

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure 👍

[@LavinaDaneel]

I put my snake plant in the window silk. No sun only light. Will it grow?

[@stivraptor]

Hello Sheffield, thanks for the amazing videos! I started growing plants (mostly succulents) a month ago and I found your channel incredibly useful! I do have a question and il be happy if you can answer it: Most sites and videos talk about watering/fertilizing during specific seasons. However how does this apply when the plant is placed indoors under constant temperature all year long and is not exposed to the elements?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

It’s more about the light. If you live somewhere where the hours are less in winter then the plant will slow growth so won’t use as much water and feed

[@stivraptor]

@@SheffieldMadePlants Got it, thanks!

[@sonyaweinreis6530]

Hi love your show. About snake plants can I keep them in water? Like hydroponic

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yes I've got a couple in water 👍

[@sonyaweinreis6530]

Will they grow ok? Mine seems to be doing ok.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@sonyaweinreis6530 yes once they adapt they live happily enough

[@louannhuber2651]

If a leaf is completely droopy, should I cut it off or will it come back with tlc?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I don’t think they come back. Try it but be prepared to cut it loose

[@annabergman1166]

I under watered mine and when I finally gave it water it some of the leaves started to droop, they didn't even look as dried out as the one you showed. When I gave it water about a month later even more leaves droopy and the first once got filled with water. I tried to space out the watering more and it still hated it, finally I left it to see what it would do and it slowly started to wrinkle so I did what I should have done months ago and pulled it out of the pot. All the roots were dried out and it was planted in what looked like 100% coco coir. I've heard that snake plants handle underwatering fine but maybe the substrate was the problem? I put what I could salvage in water to grow new roots and one piece has made it 😅 Are adult thrips really that hard to see? I had thrips a while back and I could only see the larvae are the adults smaller then fungus gnats?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yeah sounds like the roots turned to dust! At least you've salvaged something. Thrips are harder to see than fungus gnats but can be seen with close inspection. You normally see their poo on the plant

[@CapysGardenShop]

Mine is fanning out. I’ll be checking for root rot, replanting in fresh soil, moving away from cool windowsill & into more sunlight. Shocking that Seattle area sunlight between close houses is so dim that it’s possibly causing my snake plant issues. Basically, I’m not sure if I can figure this out. 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

A grow light could be a good option

[@wolfraam123]

Ik heb deze plant al jaren hydroponic en dezedoet het prima, ook krijgt hij dus automatisch water opgepompt uit mijn aquarium.

[@michaelkeele8077]

Mine only droops when I don’t water enough I find. So drooping isn’t just from to much water.

[@nevaehluz4213]

I have not observed this with snake plant but with other plants

[@tyrenewatkins7084]

Thank you good info

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@HortonzEgg]

Hello Richard ~ I've followed all of your advice to help my drooping snake plant but the leaves haven't straightened themselves out. Should I cut the droopy ones down and propagate them or is that too drastic? There won't be much of it left if I take this step. The plant is, believe it or not, 30 years old but only has about 10 leaves. Thank you! Jeanne

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I don’t think they straighten back up so probably worth pruning them out. Should stimulate the plant to put out new growth

[@HortonzEgg]

Thank you Richard, for your channel and your advice. I'm a bit afraid but I think I'll do some pruning. It can't get worse 🙂

[@HortonzEgg]

PS - I wish you made house calls 🙂

[@FOXYCECILIA]

I love my snake plants...I have one only who is healthy and has curvy leaves...and I love it...friends and family ask where I got it because they like the curly look.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Oh yeah I like those types 👍

[@solarwinds-]

That's a great idea, shaking the plant over a white paper. For big plants, what do you suggest?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@punchthefatkid8045]

Hi there, great videos can you tell me if you have a video on caring for ferns please

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sorry no I don’t. I’d need to get one first 😁

[@mendistrickler5317]

Should snake plants be watered at the roots instead of the top? Also, I have one leaf that broke off growing in water. It has 3 tiny roots (1/2 inch long ). Is there a way to increase the root growth?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Don’t think it matters how you water. Give the cutting lots of light 💡

[@fbiagentfrank]

Air! I have a little water pump from a thrift store (I'm guessing it was from a fish tank) and I put a air stone from a fish shop on it. The pump provides lots of extra oxygen to the roots and the bubbles kind of...idk...exercise them lol so they get super strong. Like how they say to put a fan on starter plants so they have to fight a bit against the wind making them stronger. Edit: the whole set up cost less than $10 and I've been using it for years. You can also start hydroponics with the pump and a cheap grow light. I grow herbs when I don't have any props going!

[@daydreamer719]

thanks for the tips. i am a newbie and dont know much about plants :P may i ask if it's not a good idea to repot the snake plant (mine is sansevieria moonshine) soon after bringing it home? also how to tell if the plant is too crowded and may need to repot to a bigger pot? many thanks

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You don’t have to repot straight away. Depends if it’s in good soil etc. Roots poking out the bottom is a good sign but you can lift the plant out and check. They are slow to get rootbound because the roots are small

[@fbiagentfrank]

They love to be a bit crowded and root bound. As long as they not bulging the pot and there aren't tons of roots coming through the drainage holes.

[@prettylagoon]

Is it OK to cover the soil top with polished stones?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yep

[@sheilacasper2030]

Such great info! Clearly stated and easy to understand. This is one of the best videos about sansevierias. I have a lot of these plants. I think i have been watering a bit too often. Mine are mostly in a bright sw facing window. They seem to like it there. My oldest is about 6 years old. And is about 45 inches tall. Some of the leaves have yellowed and i removed them. Do these plants ever get too old and die of old age?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you very much. It should bounce back!. They shouldn't die unless we do something wrong to them.

[@maureensamson4863]

Never seen such a huge snake plant ! They're very common in India and even get small white flowers, sometimes red berries, but are no more than around 3 feet in height !

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@maureensamson4863 didn't know they got berries

[@sheilacasper2030]

@@maureensamson4863 you are so right. I vastly overestimated the height. I just measured and it is 45 inches. So sorry for the misinformation. Thank you.

[@maureensamson4863]

@@SheffieldMadePlants They do , In parts of India , when conditions are right... not very common though! Berried are first green and then turn red . I'm waiting to see what happens to the flowers on the snake plants , planted around the house . I'm in Bangalore( now Bengaluru ) India .

[@GordonDunbar]

Thank you!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@alatsaf]

Thanks for the tips. Does fertilizer harm our health? What is the safest one please.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Only if ingested. A natural one like focus is good

[@hihosilverdorothyheywood6392]

Same for holiday cactus?

[@Mpsieber]

Thanks for this video. I have the worst luck with snake plants.

[@andishesarmad5637]

Hey ...so I'm dealing with sort of a problem I was hoping you could help me out with... the middle of one of my sansevieria leaves is completely black but other parts of the leave looks good AND I wasn't sure what to do about it, should I just propagate or leave it alone

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds like rot. I’d cut it out

[@winstonlindsay8486]

Which brand of lem oil do you use for your plants, and where can you buy it 🤫

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Lem oil?

[@solarwinds-]

Sansei is an amazing product. However, I don't buy it bc the led bulbs stick out below and are blindingly bright. They need a baffle to shield the light which is hard to live with. I have a Sansei bulb but I don't use it for that reason. They are good grow light other than that.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Fair enough

[@michellefox1052]

I love this song it’s one of my all time favs, love you Tommy it was fantastic, but would of been amazing with a female singing the female part 🫶🫶🫶

[@maryperrysmith5815]

I’m trying to find trays to put under my plants so I can bottom water them some pots make this tricky and just ordered that focus plant food too. I’m really listening to your advice QUESTION????? I have very small type of palm that is drying out idk why any advice

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Drying out too quick is normally rootbound or it’s in a spot that’s too sunny

[@karenrobinson2007]

Is distilled water the same as filtered water?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Not quite. Distilled water is purer i believe

[@karenrobinson2007]

@@SheffieldMadePlants is sink water safe for my snake plant ?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@karenrobinson2007 what do you mean by sink water?

[@fbiagentfrank]

​@@karenrobinson2007Tap water will do. They're not too fussy. I'd only worry if your water is super hard maybe.

[@fafababii]

I am having trouble with my snake plants. Droopy leaves, wrinkles. They are just so unhappy and i dont know what else to do. I recently repoted them because they were in big pots. I was scared to water them too much and was only giving a little bit of water once a month. And was still gettin root rots so now i repoted them into smaller pots. Should I cut the droopy or wrinkly leaves? Or are they going to bounce back?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Droopy leaves don’t tend to come back

[@fafababii]

@@SheffieldMadePlants do you suggest that I chop them?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@fafababii I do for mine

[@magdalena9346]

What if my snake plant leaves are soft and also wrinkled? They dont droop,but very soft to touch 🤷🙏 is it overwatering or underwatering?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Could be either. Check out the soil and roots

[@magdalena9346]

@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you

[@bassemmokhtar4853]

Small LED lamp over my snake plant placed in a room without any window,, will be good or harmful to it?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Won’t be harmful at all

[@Marc-lx1qj]

Can snake plants grow up through gravel? Saw some in planters on holiday with white gravel layer on top which looked great.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yes I think it can

[@Elevationnation04]

I need to buy my snake plants some fertilizer which would you say is the best?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I use houseplant focus

[@Elevationnation04]

@@SheffieldMadePlants ok ty i hope my plant likes it!!!

[@karengreen6211]

I've had my snake plant a long time. It's not growing and the roots are very,very short. Am I not watering enough?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds like lack of light

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing snake plans how do you fix them when they get the cool freeze they all look like I'm water in them ready to just fall apart Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks Jillian and merry Christmas

[@sharifa6143]

my snake plant is narrow but its in direct sunlight :( any advice? also the leaves feels soft while my plants gets watered maybe every 20 days or so

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

If they’re soft then you’re probably watering too frequently.

[@mariepatterson7804]

What should roots look like thanks my plants don’t have a lot 😢?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Fairly plump and beige. Not black and mushy anyway.