I took off this super floppy leaf from my snake plant and decided to prop it since it wasn’t dead yet and now it is a mother!! What should I do with it? Should I pot it already?
I don’t feel like it has enough roots to be potted yet. And if/when I do pot it, any suggestions on pot size? I know it’ll need a little one for the root size but it needs space for the baby to pop up.
When the baby is big enough to be on its own I’m considering cutting down the big leaf as she’s not the prettiest but I’m so glad I could salvage it! Is this a bad idea? Or a neutral one where it doesn’t really matter either way?
I’m very excited about this prop as it’s my first snake plant prop I’ve even attempted to do!
by Honey_Bee_203
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I personally would let it grow some more. keep it in water, but lower the amount of water so the roots and the stem are barely covered. Wait til the pup breaks the surface of the water and don’t keep it completely submerged. You basically have been growing it underwater, and it may freak out and dry out completely/die if you don’t do something like put it in a cloche or a container and slowly adjust it to natural humidity.
IF you want to try acclimating, here’s the pattern: To do so you basically put it in the cloche or clear container in a pot with potting mix, then close it up but leave it unsealed. Keep it in light. Then every day you just peel back or pull back the lid lightly to increase the airflow, until eventually it’s off. When the lid can come off, which should take about 10 days, you can move it wherever you want. This is a similar process you have to do to flasked plants, because acclimation is no joke. You can lose plants in acclimation. I used to do this just with a clear plastic tupperware container covered in saran wrap, poke a few holes in the saran wrap for the first day, then every day peel it away from a corner a bit at a time until it’s totally open. when it’s totally open, you can put it wherever since it should be acclimated to your natural humidity.