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- Q.I Have 5 Snake Plants, There Are 2 Of The 5 That Aren’t Reproducing And 3 That Have Had 9 Babies. The One Plant I Just Removed Tw - ins from is about to produce 5 more how do I slow this down? What is it about the 2 ...
- Q.Growing Variegated Snake Plants From Seed - I have a variegated snake plant. I rooted some cuttings and the new plants grew up all green. One of ...
- Q.How To Propagate Snake Plants - I have a dish of snake plants that were given to me. While I was ill they were not properly ...
- Q.I Repotted My Snake Plant And Found The Roots Were Very Small, The Leaves Are Almost 29. Cm Tall Is This Natural? - I bought the snake plant some months ago and decided to re-pot the plant and found that the roots were ...
- Q.Lot Of Brown Leaves & Some Brown Or Rust Looking Spots On Snake Plant In Yard. ZZ Plant Okra Looking” Green Part With Brown Pi - nched piece after I cut off dead or broken branch. When I repot should I get rid of these completely ...
- Q.My Snake Plant Is Looking Healthy… But In Soil Round Balls Of Soil Was Building By Itself… I Noticed It After That Again And A - gain and I found brown insects in it... Soil like color... What should be the treatment?
- Q.My Snake Plant Is Not Growing, It Is Just Existing. The Plant Is Not Tall Like The Ones I Often See In Stores, On Web Sites, At - nurseries, and some other places. could it be the pot? and that it needs to be ropotted? I have the ...
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Greenhouse Goddess on
February 8, 2022
66109Q.I Have 5 Snake Plants, There Are 2 Of The 5 That Aren’t Reproducing And 3 That Have Had 9 Babies. The One Plant I Just Removed Tw
ins from is about to produce 5 more how do I slow this down? What is it about the 2 very strong plants that stops them from reproducing but continue to be healthy?
Answered by
BushDoctor on
February 8, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Unfortunately, your photos did not come through. I am unable to see whether they are producing pups due to stress or due to health. Either can be the case.
Providing proper care will be the best option. Let them crowd to slow the growth. If you leave the pups to stay, it will slow it down.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/snake-plant/snake-plant-care.htm
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- Asked by
AliceM on
March 17, 2022
32164Q.Growing Variegated Snake Plants From Seed
I have a variegated snake plant. I rooted some cuttings and the new plants grew up all green. One of the plants recently bloomed. I saved the seeds. If I plant them, will the new plants be all green like the parent plant? Or will they be variegated like the grandparent plant?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
March 18, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Variegation like this only occurs in a portion of the plant. Any cutting that has no variegation, technically, loses the ability to be variegated anymore. Sometimes you get lucky and accidentally save variegation in the cutting and it could reappear, but its offspring will not be variegated.
Here is a collection of articles that will help you with the care of the plant:
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Anonymous on
March 20, 2022Q.How To Propagate Snake Plants
I have a dish of snake plants that were given to me. While I was ill they were not properly taken care of and two of the plants died. I am now seeing a new shoot from one of the remaining three plants. I have heard there is a way to grow these plant by cutting and burying the leaves. Is this correct and if so how is this correctly done.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
March 20, 2022
Certified ExpertA.If the new shoot is small, I wouldn't disturb it right now. Be very careful about overwatering because that is usually what causes its demise. You can propagate by cutting off a stem and rooting it in water or potting mix. This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/snake-plant/snake-plant-propagation.htm
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April 12, 2022Q.I Repotted My Snake Plant And Found The Roots Were Very Small, The Leaves Are Almost 29. Cm Tall Is This Natural?
I bought the snake plant some months ago and decided to re-pot the plant and found that the roots were only 8.cm long and the leaves are almost 29.cm tall is this normal or is there a problem? that needs to be dealt with. The leaves all look in good condition.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 12, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Snake plants have shallow roots that are rhizomes. They grow more outward than downward. So your roots are perfectly fine.
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April 15, 2022Q.Lot Of Brown Leaves & Some Brown Or Rust Looking Spots On Snake Plant In Yard. ZZ Plant Okra Looking” Green Part With Brown Pi
nched piece after I cut off dead or broken branch. When I repot should I get rid of these completely When it got < 45 degrees a, I covered plants with sheet. How to salvage plants? Should I cut off dead leaves where the brown and green meet or pull plant out of soil and cut it off at root line then replant root? ZZ plant must be repotted since it broke out of pot! When I repot how should I manage the Old cut off “okra looking” pierces? Should I remove them from root?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 17, 2022
Certified ExpertA.You can cut off the brown leaves where they meet green on the snake plant. Also cut off the brown spots. On the ZZ plant, when you repot, if the "okra looking" pieces pull out easily go ahead and remove them.
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garimakharbanda86 on
June 13, 2022
110019Q.My Snake Plant Is Looking Healthy… But In Soil Round Balls Of Soil Was Building By Itself… I Noticed It After That Again And A
gain and I found brown insects in it... Soil like color... What should be the treatment?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 15, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Unfortunately, your photos did not come through. I am unable to see the issue in question. Many times, general pesticides will take care of most issues. If it does not, then you may need to take some samples up to your local extension service.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/snake-plant/snake-plant-care.htm
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michael.kunz on
July 14, 2022
zipcode 36532 gardening zone 8bQ.My Snake Plant Is Not Growing, It Is Just Existing. The Plant Is Not Tall Like The Ones I Often See In Stores, On Web Sites, At
nurseries, and some other places. could it be the pot? and that it needs to be ropotted? I have the plant in a 10" plastic pot. the pot is 8" deep. I know that this plant grows slow but if mine is growing any then it is outward. The plant over 7 years old.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 25, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Is it possible you have the short variety? There are all varieties, heights, and shapes of snake plant. If you think you have a tall one, move it to where it gets more light. They are touted as low light plants, but they do better with bright, indirect light.
Another thing to check is the size of the container in relation to the size of the plant. If there is a lot of extra room in the pot, it may be too large, which can cause overly wet soils. If the roots are damaged, that would keep it from growing.
Snake plants need well draining soil. Porous containers such as clay can help to keep the soil dry. Make sure you aren't overwatering. The soil should be bone dry between waterings.
If you haven't fertilized, try an application of 10-10-10 slow release food. Or you can use a water soluble houseplant fertilizer and follow directions.
Here is more on their care:
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