I think I have been unintentionally hurting my snake plant. Some of the leaves have died but I am not sure if I am watering too much or not enough or if there is another issue. Any advice?
This would probably be better in r/gardening or r/houseplants but if you water these too much, they’re not happy. I hardly ever water my snake plants.
redninja24
Ok so first of all this is not a tree. Second you are overwatering. Put it in a sunny window and don’t water it for a month
SputtleTuts
seems like overwatering from here. Are the leaves that fall out mushy and kinda rotten?
Sweet-Assistance7116
We bottom water all of our house plants. Seems to help a lot if done correctly and timed properly.
Good-Diamond-3013
Probably too much water. it’d be better to have a pot that drains at the bottom with the saucer underneath it.
soupaman
Snake plants require so little water. We water ours like 6 times a year. The more you ignore it the better they do.
phonefellin_lakeerie
Too much water/ not drying out enough between waterings. You can try bottom watering, but still be aware that these guys like to be dry for a little while.
You can root healthy tops in water though, just cut off all the rot and stick them in shallow water, change the water frequently and plant in dirt when there are roots with branches.
CROSSTHEM0UT
I have the same plant and is thriving well.
Give it decent sunlight, it doesn’t need much, but it needs some light. Make sure it’s in well draining *cactus soil*. Water every 12-14 days, about 12-16 ounces of water should be fine, not much. Check the soil before you water, it likes dry feet and soil should be bone dry before you water it. That’s it, it should be pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
campatterbury
Yeah. I’m going with overwatering.
Snake plants thrive on being ignored. The biggest threats to them are too much water and eventually becoming root bound.
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This would probably be better in r/gardening or r/houseplants but if you water these too much, they’re not happy. I hardly ever water my snake plants.
Ok so first of all this is not a tree. Second you are overwatering. Put it in a sunny window and don’t water it for a month
seems like overwatering from here. Are the leaves that fall out mushy and kinda rotten?
We bottom water all of our house plants. Seems to help a lot if done correctly and timed properly.
Probably too much water. it’d be better to have a pot that drains at the bottom with the saucer underneath it.
Snake plants require so little water. We water ours like 6 times a year. The more you ignore it the better they do.
Too much water/ not drying out enough between waterings. You can try bottom watering, but still be aware that these guys like to be dry for a little while.
You can root healthy tops in water though, just cut off all the rot and stick them in shallow water, change the water frequently and plant in dirt when there are roots with branches.
I have the same plant and is thriving well.
Give it decent sunlight, it doesn’t need much, but it needs some light. Make sure it’s in well draining *cactus soil*. Water every 12-14 days, about 12-16 ounces of water should be fine, not much. Check the soil before you water, it likes dry feet and soil should be bone dry before you water it. That’s it, it should be pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
Yeah. I’m going with overwatering.
Snake plants thrive on being ignored. The biggest threats to them are too much water and eventually becoming root bound.