(First time post so sorry for any issue)
I am just needing some advice/help my snake plant I've had for over 6 years has suddenly had it leave turning yellow. I don't water it often and the soil is dry to the touch. The yellow leaves are crispy and not soft. It's also has solid indirect sunlight for most of the day expect for sunset when it has more direct light. It's also been in the same place for the last 3 years with no issues. I am just needing advice to save my baby.
by Paranormal_Alien22
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Do you ever think that maybe the plant looks dry and crispy because it doesn’t have the water it needs to not look dry and crispy
Those yellow leaves are dead, you can remove them. Your plant looks like it needs more of everything – more light, more water, more nutrients. And the soil it’s potted in looks depleted.
Try repotting it with fresh soil, water more often, and gradually (so it has time acclim move it towards a better light source. When you take it out of its existing pot, look at the size of the healthy root ball. You’ll want its new pot to be only one size bigger than that. Also get some plant food and start feeding it according to the directions.
Could be hydrophobic, that means that since the soil is really dry, when you water it, it all falls through some “canals” and doesn’t get to the roots. Try to soak it in water for at least 20 Min and cut the yellow leaves. Your plant is struggling a bit but should be easy to put her back on track
What a shame! I have some in a vase with water… It roots super quickly. Save your baby! No one deserves to be abandoned like that…
If it has been in the same spot for 6 years it is slowly killing it and the leaves didn’t go crispy overnight or even over the last month or two. So first the growing point is leaning out of the pot searching for. This needs way more light.Also water it more often. That soil looks hydrophobic so you will need to really soak that soil in a sink to re wet it. And please move this somewhere you actually look at it and can check on it daily. Every thing wrong here is completely in your power to correct.
Repot, make sure the soil and pot have good drainage, water more often. Snake plants can survive with very little water/water sun but they are tropical plants so will thrive with more frequent watering as long as their soil can quickly drain.
Are you growing this plant in a cave? I know they are sold as “low light” plants, but it should still be in a room with natural light. Its falling over because its trying to find light.
Also its being underwatered. Let the soil dry out between waterings, yes, but in a pot this small (is that even a pot? Looks like a bowl with no drainage holes) it definitely needs water more often than once every 6 weeks or however often you’ve been watering it.
If it is indeed your baby, get it in a proper pot with a drainage dish underneath. The pot doesnt need to be any bigger than the existing bowl, as the plant will struggle to get water if you put it in a pot thats too big. But it somewhere it can get indirect sunlight (look up the shadow test for direct vs indirect light), and check the soil more often for dryness.