Why your snake plant might be dying…

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@PlantswithKrystal Жыл бұрын

Snake plants- the plants that will love you if you forget they’re there. It’s been 2 and a half months since I last watered this one. Snake plant are the plants that I always recommend if you are first starting with plants because they come in so many shapes and sizes. If you are having issues with it, ensure that you’re checking the soil (I use a skewer stick or chopstick) for moisture. Neglect it and then when you decide to water, wait another week, and then water throughly!

@ummwhattheflipp Жыл бұрын

i asked in another post of yours but since this post is more recent i'll ask again. how do you get your snake plant to spread out like yours is? mine grows is an odd diagonal, fan-like shape. i've recently moved it out of dirt and into water so more oxygen could get into the roots (they weren't doing to great) but i would like to be able to move it back to dirt eventually. (edited to fix typos)

@user-xf5dj1up8g Жыл бұрын

I don’t know if you’ll see this comment, but I just watched a bunch of your shorts yesterday and INSTANTLY because obsessed with your videos! I made sure to subscribe and I’m so glad I did! I’m actually kinda spooked (in a good way lol) that you just put out a snake plant short because I was searching through your other shorts for snake plant help! Yesterday, I was dusting my fiddle leaf tree and my elbow knocked over my snake plant and it + the soil went EVERYWHERE. I’m glad it happened though because it brought some issues to my attention that I wouldn’t have noticed. Can you please, please, please help me!!!! 😭😫 1.) Description of my Snake Plant: -It was given to me around a year ago by a friend who propagated it indoors and I also keep it indoors. She gave it to me in a small plastic nursery pot, but after about 6 months of owning it I put it in a slightly larger 6in clay pot because it was getting too heavy and kept falling over. The leaves seemed fine and were and still are completely green with no yellow or brown spots anywhere. I do not overwater it as I wait around 1-2 months between watering. It seems as it is growing (slowly) and I’ve even noticed 2 new babies sprouting which makes a total of 5 leaves now! 🥳 2.) My problems since yesterdays fiasco: -When I knocked over my snake plant, it instantly separated from the soil. My soul was extremely dry because I hadn’t watered it in a while, but apparently the root system was sitting only 1.5-2in below the top of the soil. The root was decently thick and a healthy white color, BUT it had almost no little roots coming off of it like yours did in previous shorts. There was no matted roots I had to separate as there just weren’t many… roots. I washed dipped the roots in water to clean them and let it soak for around 15 minutes as I hadn’t watered it in about a month while I propane’s a new mixture of potting soil and perlite. After I got the soil mixture together, I sprinkled rooting powder on the roots of the snake plant and buried it deeper within the soil this time. Fast forward to this morning, my snake plant’s leaves are no longer straight and really wavy. I don’t know if it’s just shocked from yesterday and needs a while to recover, or if it’s too cold in my second floor bedroom, or what?!?! I hope you see this and can give me some insight to my problems + help me grow it even stronger! Thank you!!!!! 😊

@eko_D Жыл бұрын

I got snake plant flowers

@shortgus27B Жыл бұрын

Is this the mother in law plant? I killed mine 😕

@genetnam Жыл бұрын

Our Costco snake plants also flowered last summer 2022. First pot had 1 stalk, Second pot had 2 stalks. (Wonderful fragrance by nightfall.)

@MamaCroc Жыл бұрын

I didnt water mine for a whole year and the thing is THRIVING. I get why its nicknamed Mother In Laws Tongue. They thrive out of Spite.

@bastiaanzoetaert9628 Жыл бұрын

It's poison

@adrians.mooresr.7476 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@natashaslipscomb9355 11 ай бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! SO TRUE....

@Mukduck619 10 ай бұрын

@@bastiaanzoetaert9628it’s safe for pets so highly doubt it’s poison

@josephinetolentino724 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@joyfuldesignstudio Жыл бұрын

I finally learned to leave my snake plants alone and let them tell me when they need water. For instance my current snake plant I haven't watered since before Thanksgiving and it's still growing like a champ. I'm gonna leave it alone until the leaves feel slightly soft and then I will give it a good drink.

@Beth180 Жыл бұрын

My mom had one that was huge. She had it for 30 years. She had a great green thumb. Thanks for bringing back sweet memories of my mom. She is in heaven now. 💖😊💖

@asymrsqueezes9675 Жыл бұрын

I have a snake plant that literally survives off the steam from my shower and the occasional watering. Don’t know how I keep it alive, it’s not really growing because again, I treat it like trash but ITS ALIVEEEEE. Also shout out to my pathos for doing the same. You a real one.

@jameswalls705 Жыл бұрын

GOOD TO KNOW! BOTH OF MINE R IN THE BATHROOM BUT I WATER EVERY WEEK AS I DO ALL MY OTHER PLANTS & IM BEGINNING TO SEE THE FIRST STAGE OF ROOT ROT IN 1 OF THEM! ALL THIS INFO IS VERY HELPFUL SO I WILL CHANGE HOW I WATER!!!

@speciauxability Жыл бұрын

Did not know pothos was like that but it makes sense because of the air roots

@umbrequil 11 ай бұрын

Same! Mine is in low light so it doesn't grow very fast but she's growing! I also never water her (twice in the past year more or less). She was one of my first plants and I couldn't be more proud of her 🥲

@AncientCreature-i2o 2 ай бұрын

Pothos* They are near immortal.

@christinaandreasen4651 Жыл бұрын

I forgot mine when we moved 😅 It survived without water for a year and a half. It's still thriving 😂

@IshaqqRahim 7 ай бұрын

That’s crazy😂

@speciauxability Жыл бұрын

I took a cutting from my snake plant, watered it and gave it to my friend. When I saw it again it had been over 3 months. It hadn't had ANY care but it had roots and was still completely green just a bit wrinkly. Gotta love these plants

@kelammo Жыл бұрын

I have one that’s 8 feet tall. I need to repot it, but that’s a buddy system kind of thing.

@KaciHazaCoolPhone Жыл бұрын

I had a snake plant survive 1.5 years with no water, forgotten in my childhood bedroom when I first moved out. Quite of bit of it died. But enough of it still lives on to this day ❤

@Joce-bl7qi Жыл бұрын

Wow

@Its_Kat__ Жыл бұрын

You inspired me to really dive into having plants. I did finally get a snake plant and I’m semi terrified of killing it because I’m a succulent murderer but keeping my fingers crossed lol

@jamielisinski6820 Жыл бұрын

I used to kill succulents too. Because of this wonderful lady, all of my plants are doing great

@gaeloveg Жыл бұрын

In Brazil we call these "espada de Ogum" or "espada de São Jorge" (that saint with the dragon) and put them on the entrance of the house, near the door, so it can kinda protect your home by preventing bad energy from coming in. A really powerful lil guy ✨😊

@foxdogmama 16 күн бұрын

“Look at - just look at it!” 😂 beautiful snake plant ♥️

@deathbloom27 Жыл бұрын

That's one of the most beautiful snake plants I've ever seen! I love it! I just got one for myself for the first time, hopefully it does okay 🤞

@PlantswithKrystal Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! She is large and in charge.

@NeurodivergentsRock 4 ай бұрын

So I have become a plant dad the past few weeks and you have been crucial to my success. Your videos help me so much. I made your soil mix and I started putting my plants in pots that drain. ❤

@mariahgina1224 Жыл бұрын

I freaking love my snake plants. I have so many because they grow so well and I always have babies popping up from the soil.

@zoehillier2455 5 ай бұрын

how do you get it to grow new ones? i feel like i’m doing something wrong

@oliviaeff4154 Жыл бұрын

You are beautiful 😍 and so are your plants! 🪴

@kleinwolkje203 Жыл бұрын

One of my snake plants was gigantic, but it grew lobsided and I wanted to repot it so that it was straight again. But before I would do that, I wanted to let the soil dry out to prevent root rot from damaged roots from the repot. And then I procrastinated that for 4 months and only then repotted it and watered a week later after the roots could heal. And it's perfectly fine, only one leaf was floppy but that's back too. So yeah...

@judydinh325 Жыл бұрын

your eyes are so pretty that’s all I could focus on in this video🥺❤️

@denisecasemier6575 Жыл бұрын

I put mine on the back deck in the summer. It blossoms then.

@deidrajimi9816 Ай бұрын

How often do you water it outside?

@poramentatoes Жыл бұрын

I had a small snake plant in my bathroom, and it did great with the moisture from the showers we took. I had it for a while and never watered it. I went away on vacation and asked my bf's mom to water my plants (bc that bf was useless when it came to taking care of stuff like that while I was away) and she over watered the shit out of it and within a week of me being back it died. I told her not to worry about that one but she didn't listen.

@morganstaker4928 Жыл бұрын

that pretty unfortunate, did you give her a list of when certain plants needed watered? i would’ve left a note with the watering schedules

@funnylittlecactus4672 Жыл бұрын

I probably go a month month and a half between waterings for my snake plants. Usually the leaves will be less firm when they're ready for water. At least that's what I check for before I water.

@layahlayah5951 Жыл бұрын

Mine died because it outgrew it’s pot and I didn’t know until I dug through the dirt and found big roots touching the bottom of the pot. 😢😢 was my baby and one of my first plants. I call it plant suffocation 😅. Def need to buy another one soon, succulents are my favorite.

@macchz5444 Жыл бұрын

Look into the cyndrical snake plant. They're super cool & similar to snake plant.

@deeeno6867 Жыл бұрын

Snake plants love being root bound. It used to be a tradition of sorts that you’d plant a snake plant in a terracotta pot, and only repot it when the roots grew so much that they literally cracked the pot open! I’m guessing that it was probably something else that killed your snake plant

@devilmecare Жыл бұрын

I keep mine in a terracotta pot because my grandma told me it would break it's pot when it was ready to be repotted

@mattsapero1896 Жыл бұрын

Don’t give up on it!

@tat2dMama68 11 ай бұрын

Hadn’t watered mine for like 2 years. Lots of life changing stuff happened. I thought they were dead, but what the heck, I pulled off all the crispy leaves and threw them in a pot of rain water. A couple weeks later they started growing new roots. Thanks for reminding me to take them out 😆

@pbrown051985 Жыл бұрын

I water all my snake plants once a month and they are huge the best 3rd floor apartment plants ever 😂❤💁🏾‍♀️

@jonesytn83 Жыл бұрын

Your videos make me so happy.

@doloresw Жыл бұрын

I had a snake plant that I neglected and it started to get super dry. I tried to water it then gave it too much water. The leaves got yellow and limp. I was able to rescue two large clippings and put them in a glass with water. It took some time but roots grew and I took my time getting new soil and three new leaves sprouted! I was so surprised. Now they are in their new pots and soil.

@macchz5444 Жыл бұрын

If you all like snake plants look into the cyndrical snake plant! They are really unique & easy to care for!

@briankepner7569 Жыл бұрын

You should remind people that this plant has extremely hydraulically powerful roots that can crack porcelain and pottery. I keep mine in plastic cuz it's one of the few materials that can't just poke its roots through

@mariamjimoh885 Жыл бұрын

I’m amazed and terrified at how strong their roots are. I have plastic pots that have been permanently bent out of shape cos of the roots. I love my babies growing but I just wish this one would slow tf down sometimes 😭😭

@ginamaxey9967 Жыл бұрын

Im so glad I got cuttings from my snake plant that I was to heavy to bring inside when it froze in Galveston Texas. It never freezes my plants. I found some cool ways to cut the cutting to get more roots. I almost bought a lrg snake plant a Home Depot, but I 💘 to grow my plants from cuttings in this chapter of my life.✌🌻🌱

@reneejackson3328 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this information. Didn't know about crown rot. Was wetting the leaves.

@eko_D Жыл бұрын

I was so happy when 2 of my 17 snake plants flowered. I'd love to share with you.

@Sloan341 Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! I have had my grandmother snake plant for 30 years and it has never bloomed. I didn’t know that they did.

@jocelyngarvin188 Жыл бұрын

I have a snake plant, got it at WW around 25 yrs ago. It just bloomed, never has done it before. I trimmed the stalks just now and had a very sticky resin-like substance ooze out. Got some on me, had to scrub it off my hands with Dawn dish soap. Could anyone tell me if it was poisonous to humans. It's in a room with a door so the cat can't get to it.

@TheSilverLioness Жыл бұрын

My mother has something similar to your snake plants, I don't know if they are snake plans or not but there growing flowers, long stems with a ton of flowers and THEY SMELL sooooooo good

@georgeb.wolffsohn30 Жыл бұрын

In college I killed a snake plant by forgetting to water it for waaay too long. I have brown thumbs, not green thumbs.

@debbie7860 2 ай бұрын

Love the passion at the end I'm like that with mine 😂

@moniquestaples1758 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful lessons and gorgeous eyes!

@molly.d Жыл бұрын

Krystal, Krystal! I want a jungle house, but I only have East and West facing windows. Does this matter? Most plants I find recommend South facing windows, also where do you find the best pots? Where do I get nursery pots? Does filtered vs distilled vs tap water matter for most plants? I love your content so much and have so many questions lol

@littlemissaugie3966 4 ай бұрын

Mine and me are on a “I forgot you existed for a month” schedule and she has little babies now 😂😂

@LyliatheLoner Жыл бұрын

The two toned snake plant make your beautiful green eyes POP.

@JR-hq9xx Жыл бұрын

"Look at it"..."Look at it"!!! ... the best part of the video lol

@dianaolivarez7020 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your info. Your plant is gorgeous 😊😄🌷

@SiobhanIreland 3 ай бұрын

I love your reels❤

@harleyquinn5774 9 ай бұрын

I have killed off most of the snakes plants I have owned these past few years and I am hellbent on changing my ways. 💪🏻

@elizabethtrihub8047 Жыл бұрын

I have two at my fireplace. They're beautiful now, so TY for the advice

@adinaholmes5269 Жыл бұрын

The thing I love about my snake plants is the fact that they do well with my benign-ish neglect. I am not the person to be having fussy, babied plants.

@kellsbellls Жыл бұрын

I love mine! They’re so pretty I can’t get enough of them😅

@courtrae7167 3 ай бұрын

Wow yours looks so beautiful! Mine is sad. 😅

@sarahmadsen635 Жыл бұрын

You’re the best! I love your videos I’m starting to become a planty lady and I love it!

@beavadakkoot 11 ай бұрын

I have one leaf my mom gave me, like 10 cm tall. I put it In a tiny pot and it's already growing 2 new babies. It's in a very bright and warm spot. It's thriving. It's also very hot right now here in Portugal, so I Def have to water more often, once a week or so right now

@deeeno6867 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that snake plants were succulents. You learn something new every day!!

@KedyCheyenne Жыл бұрын

I just bought my first plant that I’m actually going to take care of and I got myself a Venus fly trap from Walmart.. so ima deep dive into your video to find myself some care instructions

@jynx3823 Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorites. The lithops I ordered a while back finally got here and are doing great!

@AncientCreature-i2o 2 ай бұрын

I water mine three times a year. One of them is 5 feet tall. Both are 7 or 8 years old.

@Hello_Fuckers0 Жыл бұрын

I'm actually more guilty of understanding watering my snake plants lol the wrinkles made me so self conscious and I moved them to a spot with less light but I can see them more easily and now I have a solid watering regimen for them

@dreadeddm5580 Жыл бұрын

Best part is u can propagate it so u buy one and ur getting a life time of experim- I mean babies…. Baby plants……

@moonimaalam1127 Жыл бұрын

My senseverias died just to spite me. I watered them when the soil was completely dry, one died. Then I watered when the soil was bone dry, yet one died. Then I stopped watering and one died from underwatering. Then I watered the remaining one and guess what? It died.

@kmasse81 Жыл бұрын

The plant may have had a disease or the soil was insufficient.

@stephanieherrera9612 Жыл бұрын

These plants are pretty resilient. My dog dug up and chewed up one of my snake plants pretty bad. Even chewed up a lot of the roots. I figured I'd put it back in the pot and see what happened. Though I wasn't very hopeful. It survived! I couldn't believe it went through that much distress and still lived!

@sunflowers1182 Жыл бұрын

Thank you just got my snake plant. Any tips for spider plants? I got one too and she keep a turning brown. Not sure why

@MR-ir3rl Жыл бұрын

I put my snake plant in a jar of water over a year ago, it was dying from over watering and it was meant to be temporary until I repotted it. However, it has thrived in the jar of water and has produced babies. I just refill the jar when it's dried out.

@laurenedge6392 Жыл бұрын

I killed mine by giving it a mansion when all it wanted was a university dorm room. A.k.a I gave it too big of a pot and didn't realise it was dying until it was too late. I've chopped the good leaves though and they have roots now so it's not all lost :)

@nchnch5791 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I wondered why I was killing my snake plants. I’ve watered the leaves. Opps 😊

@Writingisms30 Жыл бұрын

Staring at my snake plant wondering if I’m over-watering or under-watering…

@LL-rb8wd Жыл бұрын

I water my snake plant once a week lol. It lives in my bathroom in low light and just started blooming! My first snake plant bloom 🥰 I never expected this because I'm aware I'm over watering it and it's not in optimal conditions. I think the soil might be hydrophobic, I haven't changed the soil in years so maybe that's why it doesn't rot? Anyway, this is why I love plants, they always surprise me 🥰🥰🥰

@tinnis001 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t watered my three snake plants in at least 6 months. They sit in an east facing window. I just went to repot them out of the nasty soil they came with and two of them had slightly hydrated soil left! Still very healthy root system and I saw many babies starting to grow! I love the easy peasy set and forget factor snake plants have

@acasburn1460 Жыл бұрын

You can take cuttings by placing it in a vase with water and it will form roots.

@joannebravo40 Жыл бұрын

I love them. ❤thanks for info.

@maimie1234 Жыл бұрын

Love the size of your snake plant, mine is still a baby

@lawfullucyless6715 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know about the crown tysm

@dianaw4072 11 ай бұрын

Mine has been doing great(doubled in size in less than a year!😮) and I have the most erratic watering schedule for him. 😂 I always make sure the soils dry before I water and it’s usually only half a water bottle every 2-3 days. Hasn’t thrown a fit yet(knock on wood😂)

@umbrequil 11 ай бұрын

I have one in my shower (don't judge) and I think I've only watered it twice since it's been relocated there and it's been like a year. One tip for figuring out if it needs water is if the leaves are super bendy and soft. When it's good on water the leaves will be strong and won't bend as easily

@Blessednaz_ 9 ай бұрын

That's one beautiful snake plant 😍😍

@emmasurf8768 Жыл бұрын

my tall snake plant seems healthy but has erectile dysfunction. Not sure what to do to make him happy

@ProKitman 6 ай бұрын

I wait until I’m like “oh shit how long has it been??” She’s still putting on new growth!

@illieb9542 Жыл бұрын

@plantswithkrystal you should have a shop selling your cuttings!

@macchz5444 Жыл бұрын

I have a cyndrical snake plant & I love it! Do you have one? Anyone on the comments have one? They're so unique.

@tillie_brn Жыл бұрын

I recently got my first two plants ever !! a string of bananas and a japanese aralia. I've had them for a month and they seem to be doing well thanks to your tips, so thank you ❤

@PaganAngel07 Жыл бұрын

Mine live outside over the summer... I brought them inside beginning of October... and watered them for the first time last month... I have over 20 lol..

@auntletha Жыл бұрын

My snake plants wasn't doing good in low light. I had some I propagated and in low light, and it looked like it was barely growing. I added a grow light to them, and they are flourishing now.

@TheGuardianGamerOF Жыл бұрын

I grow snake plants in a fish tank, not completely submerged.

@mattsapero1896 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I love my snake plants. I have thirteen now with about 21 babies on the way! They love the bright light and it’s super dry here so they do get at least some water every day even if it’s a few sips…

@nicolebowman7354 Жыл бұрын

They're kinda the perfect blend-like a succulent, but needs just a little more attention. But it also won't sure because you looked at it sideways

@angelawilson6983 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you when your snake plant is in soil. Unfortunately I seem to kill my plants when in soil from overwatering😢. So now I have my plants in Leca and my snake plants only in water😁

@tracyt_rex77 Жыл бұрын

How do you keep the leaves from twisting or curving?

@donnaleesoucy Жыл бұрын

What do you do when their leaves look like floppy puppy ears but are still solid/stiff bc it’s being taken care of properly??

@peekaykay7004 Жыл бұрын

I am new on your channel. Watching from Uganda. Thanks for the info. Love your smiling eyes😊

@AmandaF Жыл бұрын

One of my favorites

@drikonrokon852 Жыл бұрын

Actually if you give them exactly what they want like putting them outside in the sun all day long you can water them more frequently and low to medium are a death sentence to them it's just they die really slow

@johanb.7869 Жыл бұрын

They are almost indestructible. In the Netherlands they are called vrouwentong.

@iqtech1362 2 ай бұрын

I live in tropical area and let it dry my snake plant for a week and all of my snake plant died, now i water every other day, so don’t follow everything

@Missnidski Жыл бұрын

I don't know if it's a different plant but over in the UK, it's also known as mother in law's tongue

@queenmajeeda 10 ай бұрын

Where did you get that lovely plant? I'm searching for a tall, lush one like that.

@daytonagrant3511 Жыл бұрын

You should do a video on corn plant please 🙏!!!!

@laurentcoolens2195 11 ай бұрын

I love it 🥰

@Shortyb1977 19 күн бұрын

I left my snake plant on the balcony and the morning sun turned her yellow! I lost 2 leaves, but I have 5/6 new pups coming up! 😢

@icesilverwind 6 ай бұрын

I drowned mine :( So I cut off the rotten bottoms, stuck them in wet soil and ignored them for half a year. Now it's like they're plastic, all green and tall.

@prekshasood1763 Жыл бұрын

I have such healthy snake plant too! Can we see an update at the Avocado Babies too??

@jennifersutton3115 Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

@Andrea-64 Жыл бұрын

The outer leaves of mine bend over and baby shoots come out of the middle. I use chop sticks to hold the leaves up. I water every two weeks. It's 2 years old.