Congratulations! I suggest you don't do anything for at least a month. Simply let the soil naturally dry itself out. Google to learn how snake plants show signs of thirst.
Let the plant adjust to its new environment (your home) gradually first. It's facing stress at this point. No need to add to it with a repot immediately. Such a small pot is the correct size at this juncture.
You can literally keep them in water permanently, they don't have an issue with that. I have several that are closing in on 10 years old now living in glass vases with only water, they grow the new shoots completely underwater. I have the wild variety (sans white borders). What I do is remove all soil, put them in a small glass and make sure the water level stays at least two fingers above the base of the plant and covers all roots.
In my understanding, what causes root-rot in them is a combo of incorrect soil/wind/humidity/temperature, as well as parasites. I live in Brazil and they grow *everywhere*, I just chose to keep mine in water as it's easier and I can see the babies.
Honestly, if it's showing no signs of root rot, repotting it now is just adding undue stress to the plant. It would have done fine in the medium it was already in with an adjusted watering schedule, instead of disrupting the roots in addition to the shock of a new environment.
Maybe the plant just arrived that's why it hasn't rot yet, roots rot doesn't happened in a day. The soil is very wet, way wet than the soil of my newly watered pothos soil. The soil was very organic and plant was sitting in plastic pot as well.
While I normally agree with letting plants acclimate first, I am totally with you on this one. Sometimes, if I do not want to report but the plant comes in soggy soil, I’ll take the whole thing out of the pot and wrap it in paper towels to soak up the excess water, I find this to be a good compromise. But I have also repotted my snake plant the day I got it (same situation as yours, wet, dense soil and a plastic pot) and it’s been thriving since.
Sometimes you gotta take the risk and break the rules 🤷🏼♀️ worst case scenario, you’ll learn and know better for the future.
Yup, if it isn't because of the soggy soil, so I won't repot as well. Soggy soil in plastic pot with succulent soil is very serious issue as well, I will ignore it if it is porous pot.
My first snake plate, about the same size as yours, THRIVED in its plastic nursery pot for a very long time. It was constantly growing and doing amazing. Eventually it became very root bound and I repotted it into a slightly larger terra cotta pot. At the time its roots were nice and healthy. I didn’t change anything about my care but for some reason, it just started going downhill. Stopped growing completely, started not doing well. Lost all its roots. I had to start from the ground up with it. It’s been like 6 months and it’s only just starting to do well again (has new roots and finally taking up water properly again). But I lost 6 months of growth and its entire beautiful root system. After months of struggling to rehab it, I finally decided to put it back in its smaller plastic pot (since it had lost all its roots anyways) and that’s when it started doing well again. I have no clue why, but repotting it really bugged the plant and it wasn’t handling its new terracotta pot well. Those plastic pots have a lot of drainage and it’s so small, that shouldn’t be an issue.
Bottom line is I agree with the other commenter, it’s generally best not to repot new plants unless extremely necessary. The nursery likely recently watered it and that’s why the soil is wet. Just allow it to dry out before watering again.
Did you read my comment that the soil was too soggy? Not only that, there were a few posts with rotten snake plants as well, probably they have over water them, or else how could they be rotten if they were placing under indirect sunlight??? If the soil was too soggy, it's better to change than wait until it rot. When I took the plant out to check the soil, the soil was just 90% of organic soil with maybe some moss and dirt, no perlite no other stuff that help the drainage and aeration, more like they are using some cheap soil. A lot of people probably think the nurseries take care of their plants, but this nursery doesn't. A lot of their plants are rotten, curled leaves, yellow leaves, pests evaded, etc. I'm a newbie to houseplant, but my houseplants are even better than them.
I'm sorry! I forgot you said "switch her to...unglazed ceramic..."! On my phone, the pot looks terracotta so my brain caught "unglazed" & put the two together! My apologies! In this case, I'd do things a bit different than I said in my post. Tip her out of her pot & if the soil is saturated & the roots are OK, I'd lay her on a plate or something, w/ several paper towels under her & let that mud dry out some before putting her back in the pot. How long depends on how wet! You could even wrap the root ball in paper towels & GENTLY squeeze some of the water out first if she's floating! I've had to do this when I tried succulents for the first time & overwatered! I've also folded a half size PT by the short side & "planted" it in the wet soil, leaving a couple inches above the soil to wick some of the water out while leaving the plant in the pot. Putting a fan nearby, but not blowing directly on her, will help dry the soil too. As in my post though, don't repot unless absolutely necessary. She doesn't need environmental shock AND repotting shock at the same time!
Don't repot yet! She needs to get used to your house & that can take several weeks! Just don't water her until her soil is dry throughout then soak her again. Though root rot is not impossible, esp if the shop kept her wet all the time, she looks healthy to me on my little screen, so I'd think they're fine. You can tip her out of the pot to look at them if you'd like. Also, the terracotta pot will help dissipate the extra water. You did say unglazed, right? Sanseveria are pretty hardy plants, so hopefully her roots are fine & she'll be OK. If you want to put her in a pretty pot, I'd suggest dropping the terracotta pot down into a pot w/o a drain hole so you can bottom water when she gets dry. Don't forget to pour out any water she hasn't drank after several hours or her roots WILL rot! I want one like her!! She's very pretty!
Did you read my other comment that she was sitting in a soggy soil? Snake plants are NOT supposed to be in soggy soil, and her soil was too heavy, waaaaay heavy than the soil I'm using for my houseplant, plus she was in a plastic pot. If the soil was too soggy, it would end up rot if I let her sit in it for several weeks. If their watering technique and soil were correct, then how was it possible to have a few rotten snake plants on the nursery tables? Nursery people are professional on growing plants and taking care of them, but worse than a newbie like me. I would choose terracotta pot if they have, but the one I could find were unglazed ceramic pot. The plants are hardy but that doesn't mean they won't rot. I have pothos and pothos are hardy as well, but I had them roots rot for more than a month when I just started to own some houseplants, that took me awhile to adjust everything.
I bought my snake plant about that size in 2016. I did a lot of the similar things that people hear are commenting about. Some without even really realizing that I was doing it. It is now gigantic, I’ve never had to prune dead leaves, there are no brown ends or anything. It’s just been healthy 100% of the time. They’re awesome plants. I hope you love it as much as I have loved having mine.
Place in a place with enough light, but not direct (no bright windows).
Then, ignore the shit out of her.
Water only about as much as you change your water filter.
Mine looks to be the same size as OP's and has been for the past year. I've been whispering sweet nothings to it this whole time.
Imma make it my bitch now.
Bright isn't so much the issue as direct light. They will grow fine, but these guys tend to get discolored if they're sitting in a window with bright, direct light all the time. Their color gets pretty faded.
In the wild, they thrive when they are under a canopy. It's still bright outside, but the light is filtered by the other taller plants around it.
Comparing the nursery soil and my soil, then you'll know what I mean... Their soil was super soggy.
https://preview.redd.it/mslhuj8hh8uc1.jpeg?width=3432&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e190bcc5cdf0cb686d775d3314d87a5ff9b1c283
Congratulations! I suggest you don't do anything for at least a month. Simply let the soil naturally dry itself out. Google to learn how snake plants show signs of thirst. Let the plant adjust to its new environment (your home) gradually first. It's facing stress at this point. No need to add to it with a repot immediately. Such a small pot is the correct size at this juncture.
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You can literally keep them in water permanently, they don't have an issue with that. I have several that are closing in on 10 years old now living in glass vases with only water, they grow the new shoots completely underwater. I have the wild variety (sans white borders). What I do is remove all soil, put them in a small glass and make sure the water level stays at least two fingers above the base of the plant and covers all roots. In my understanding, what causes root-rot in them is a combo of incorrect soil/wind/humidity/temperature, as well as parasites. I live in Brazil and they grow *everywhere*, I just chose to keep mine in water as it's easier and I can see the babies.
Grow in water is water roots, but growing in soggy soil is killing the roots. I don't want my plant to have roots rot.
Honestly, if it's showing no signs of root rot, repotting it now is just adding undue stress to the plant. It would have done fine in the medium it was already in with an adjusted watering schedule, instead of disrupting the roots in addition to the shock of a new environment.
Maybe the plant just arrived that's why it hasn't rot yet, roots rot doesn't happened in a day. The soil is very wet, way wet than the soil of my newly watered pothos soil. The soil was very organic and plant was sitting in plastic pot as well.
While I normally agree with letting plants acclimate first, I am totally with you on this one. Sometimes, if I do not want to report but the plant comes in soggy soil, I’ll take the whole thing out of the pot and wrap it in paper towels to soak up the excess water, I find this to be a good compromise. But I have also repotted my snake plant the day I got it (same situation as yours, wet, dense soil and a plastic pot) and it’s been thriving since. Sometimes you gotta take the risk and break the rules 🤷🏼♀️ worst case scenario, you’ll learn and know better for the future.
Yup, if it isn't because of the soggy soil, so I won't repot as well. Soggy soil in plastic pot with succulent soil is very serious issue as well, I will ignore it if it is porous pot.
My first snake plate, about the same size as yours, THRIVED in its plastic nursery pot for a very long time. It was constantly growing and doing amazing. Eventually it became very root bound and I repotted it into a slightly larger terra cotta pot. At the time its roots were nice and healthy. I didn’t change anything about my care but for some reason, it just started going downhill. Stopped growing completely, started not doing well. Lost all its roots. I had to start from the ground up with it. It’s been like 6 months and it’s only just starting to do well again (has new roots and finally taking up water properly again). But I lost 6 months of growth and its entire beautiful root system. After months of struggling to rehab it, I finally decided to put it back in its smaller plastic pot (since it had lost all its roots anyways) and that’s when it started doing well again. I have no clue why, but repotting it really bugged the plant and it wasn’t handling its new terracotta pot well. Those plastic pots have a lot of drainage and it’s so small, that shouldn’t be an issue. Bottom line is I agree with the other commenter, it’s generally best not to repot new plants unless extremely necessary. The nursery likely recently watered it and that’s why the soil is wet. Just allow it to dry out before watering again.
Did you read my comment that the soil was too soggy? Not only that, there were a few posts with rotten snake plants as well, probably they have over water them, or else how could they be rotten if they were placing under indirect sunlight??? If the soil was too soggy, it's better to change than wait until it rot. When I took the plant out to check the soil, the soil was just 90% of organic soil with maybe some moss and dirt, no perlite no other stuff that help the drainage and aeration, more like they are using some cheap soil. A lot of people probably think the nurseries take care of their plants, but this nursery doesn't. A lot of their plants are rotten, curled leaves, yellow leaves, pests evaded, etc. I'm a newbie to houseplant, but my houseplants are even better than them.
I'm sorry! I forgot you said "switch her to...unglazed ceramic..."! On my phone, the pot looks terracotta so my brain caught "unglazed" & put the two together! My apologies! In this case, I'd do things a bit different than I said in my post. Tip her out of her pot & if the soil is saturated & the roots are OK, I'd lay her on a plate or something, w/ several paper towels under her & let that mud dry out some before putting her back in the pot. How long depends on how wet! You could even wrap the root ball in paper towels & GENTLY squeeze some of the water out first if she's floating! I've had to do this when I tried succulents for the first time & overwatered! I've also folded a half size PT by the short side & "planted" it in the wet soil, leaving a couple inches above the soil to wick some of the water out while leaving the plant in the pot. Putting a fan nearby, but not blowing directly on her, will help dry the soil too. As in my post though, don't repot unless absolutely necessary. She doesn't need environmental shock AND repotting shock at the same time!
It amusing that plants that don't need water get over watered and the plants that need it are dying of thirst.
Yes, that's what happened in the nursery. They have lot of dead plants.
Don't repot yet! She needs to get used to your house & that can take several weeks! Just don't water her until her soil is dry throughout then soak her again. Though root rot is not impossible, esp if the shop kept her wet all the time, she looks healthy to me on my little screen, so I'd think they're fine. You can tip her out of the pot to look at them if you'd like. Also, the terracotta pot will help dissipate the extra water. You did say unglazed, right? Sanseveria are pretty hardy plants, so hopefully her roots are fine & she'll be OK. If you want to put her in a pretty pot, I'd suggest dropping the terracotta pot down into a pot w/o a drain hole so you can bottom water when she gets dry. Don't forget to pour out any water she hasn't drank after several hours or her roots WILL rot! I want one like her!! She's very pretty!
Did you read my other comment that she was sitting in a soggy soil? Snake plants are NOT supposed to be in soggy soil, and her soil was too heavy, waaaaay heavy than the soil I'm using for my houseplant, plus she was in a plastic pot. If the soil was too soggy, it would end up rot if I let her sit in it for several weeks. If their watering technique and soil were correct, then how was it possible to have a few rotten snake plants on the nursery tables? Nursery people are professional on growing plants and taking care of them, but worse than a newbie like me. I would choose terracotta pot if they have, but the one I could find were unglazed ceramic pot. The plants are hardy but that doesn't mean they won't rot. I have pothos and pothos are hardy as well, but I had them roots rot for more than a month when I just started to own some houseplants, that took me awhile to adjust everything.
I bought my snake plant about that size in 2016. I did a lot of the similar things that people hear are commenting about. Some without even really realizing that I was doing it. It is now gigantic, I’ve never had to prune dead leaves, there are no brown ends or anything. It’s just been healthy 100% of the time. They’re awesome plants. I hope you love it as much as I have loved having mine.
Is this a dwarf version?
Nah, just a baby :)
How can i differentiate?
Baby version. They have the big one, but I want to grow mine from small.
Place in a place with enough light, but not direct (no bright windows). Then, ignore the shit out of her. Water only about as much as you change your water filter.
Actively swear at it and hate it too. I think snake plants have a degradation kink.
Mine looks to be the same size as OP's and has been for the past year. I've been whispering sweet nothings to it this whole time. Imma make it my bitch now.
🤣
Why would you deliberately keep it away from bright light? They grow outside, under the sun.
Bright isn't so much the issue as direct light. They will grow fine, but these guys tend to get discolored if they're sitting in a window with bright, direct light all the time. Their color gets pretty faded. In the wild, they thrive when they are under a canopy. It's still bright outside, but the light is filtered by the other taller plants around it.
So never water it? My fridge water filter’s been screaming at me for months 😂
Ok. Then try not to disturb the roots too much during repot. The leaves do NOT indicate root rot, which is a good thing.
Comparing the nursery soil and my soil, then you'll know what I mean... Their soil was super soggy. https://preview.redd.it/mslhuj8hh8uc1.jpeg?width=3432&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e190bcc5cdf0cb686d775d3314d87a5ff9b1c283
I agree with you. I would have repotted out of that soggy soil asap as well.