THE (almost) UNKILLABLE SNAKE PLANT | Sansevieria Care Tips & Tricks
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Snake plants are perfect for a new plant parent because they are nearly unkillable! But like every living thing, they still require some care. Here are some of my tips and tricks on how to keep your snake plant happy and healthy! Thank you so much for watching!
Intro - 0:00
General Info - 0:25
Pros & Cons - 2:04
Water - 3:11
Light - 5:50
Temperature - 8:10
Humidity - 9:04
Fertiliser - 9:41
Propagation - 10:28
Outro - 11:21
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My parents just bought one of these for me for Mother’s Day, I’m ecstatic and your video was very helpful. Thank you!
Ooh yay so exciting! Enjoy the wonders that are snake plants! Thanks for watching!
How is your plant holding up a year later?
I was so inspired by your video that I just went out a bought a snake plant! Thank you for motivating me!
Awww thanks! So glad I could inspire you!
My fiancé got me a snake plant and an orchid for Valentine’s Day! I have wanted one for a long time! This was so helpful and I’m glad they are easy to care for :)
My mom and I just got 5 pots of these for only $10 what a deal!!
That's an amazing deal!! Jealous!
Socialist Monkey I bought one this week for $14. But in the Philippines, you can get them much cheaper because it’s very common there.
I can see a lot of this in our province. And it's free hehehe greetings from the Philippines 🇵🇭❤️
I can see a lot of this in our province. And it's free hehehe greetings from the Philippines 🇵🇭❤️
I’m jealous !
I bought a snake plant about a month ago and I just saw this on my recommended! I had no idea about this information! Thank you so much for this video!
Ooh so exciting! So glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
My horticulture teacher gave me three snake plants that he was just gonna throw away, and their leaves were brown and dry at the tips for under-watering. I’m going to try to help them recover by repotting them and giving them a regular watering schedule. Thank you for the overview!
I pretty much just water mine when I pay the electric bill. Benevolent neglect is the technique that works best with these.
Ooh yay new plants!! Best of luck trying to recover them!
Can you please repeat the video and please give me the details I'd like to order some
A friend of mine gave me a few house plants as a gift and your videos have been so incredibly helpful!!
Aww I'm so glad to hear that they are helping! And lucky you for the new houseplants! Enjoy them!!!
I got mine from Ikea as well 3 years ago and it buds out a lot, they are really easy to grow and low maintenance as well.
You are a delight. My cat is gone 😭💔 (he ran off a month ago)and I needed something to give me some joy. I've never been good AT ALL with plants of any kind. But I Went out and got a ponytail Palm plant and a snake. I've been listening to your videos in its giving me the courage to take care of them.
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear about your cat! Very glad I could help you with your new plants though!
This was really helpful! Thank you I’m excited for my new plant!
I just got one, and it is GORGEOUS. It’s very tall & I needed some info before I started figuring out how/when to water, where to place, etc. Thank you for this video!
Very glad I could help! :)
Thanks. You went straight to the point. I know many people who post info have many personal issues. So I love info about plants!!!!
So glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching!!
You're so calm, I just want to sit with you and have some tea.
Haha thanks :) always down for some tea time
Great video, sansevierias are my favorite! New to plant life and now a new subscriber! Keep the content coming!
Aww thanks for watching and subscribing! So glad you're enjoying! Is there any specific content you'd like from me?
Love how beautiful the snake plant looks!
Thank you! Yeah I love this little one! ;)
I just bought a tiny one for $6! So excited to see it grow!
Yay so exciting! :)
The planes and sun singing, so charming. Hope you are well and have a good one
Thank you. I think I got more information from you than any other video I've watched. I now feel more confident of growing my snake plant. Thanks.
Aww yay! I'm so glad to hear that! :) Thanks so much for watching
Snake plant it is... thanks couldn’t decide on what to get for the house 🌱
Thanks for the info. I plan on getting one for my room so that my reef tank can get more oxygen and hold less co2. Ultimately raising my pH level and making my corals more happy. I love when nature works in harmony!
Woah that's pretty cool! Can they live under water?
@@GoodGrowing no idea. But the air quality above the water does effect what's in the water
@@talontd3727 Woah that's pretty crazy!
This was great! Loved it!
Aww thank you! So glad you enjoyed!
Planes, stop flying over my house, I appreciate it. Love it
Plane song is so cute 😂 your videos awesome! I got some of those 1m length ones from my neighbor, stoked 😊
Hahah thanks! I'm so glad you enjoy them! Ooooh im jealous of your massive snake plant!!
I was just looking for info on snake plants and came across your video for tips but hit “subscribe” when you started singing to the planes! 😜 Lovely girl!
Hahah thanks for watching and subscribing! I'm so glad you're enjoying :)
Sansevieria when given optimum conditions require regular watering . They also grow faster in optimum conditions. I live in Alabama , US and they're actually cold hardy here. They're versatile and sturdy !
Tracy.. is your regular wartering like a full cup of water per week? or other?
Great video and insight! I went out and bought a giant snake plant after this. Ok, what are the plants behind you? They look wonderful!
Aww thank you! So glad to hear that you got one for yourself! They are such great plants! The plant behind me is an areca palm! Thanks for watching!
Love your channel!! Cheers from Uxbridge
Just purchased one to keep me "busy" during quarentine I have a black thumb though so hoping for the best
This is the perfect plant for black thumbs! Just be sure not to over-love (water) it in this quarantine time! Best of luck!
@@GoodGrowing I picked up a few more plants today lol an orchid, a marginata magenta, and a cute little cactus! Im really adoring the marginata but have no clue what to do so gotta research now lol
@@Ashley-ce6vn ooh yay more plants!
Consider buying a moisture meter... it stops me to add more water to the already wet plant.
they do not like water, just remember that, only way to really kill one is to over water, and these are most certainly killable IF you over water
You got a new subscriber , thank you so much for uploading this, watching from Belize.
Aww thank you so much for watching and subscribing! So glad you're enjoying! Is there anything you'd like me to make videos on?
i just got my first snake plant! i've named it (him?) Percy.
thanks to your video, this plant will be able to survive the new england winter and beyond!
Yay so exciting! I love the name Percy! Good luck with your new baby! So glad I could help
I have some snake plants (2 sansevieria superba and a hahnii), I had them in my east facing window and continued to water them around every 3 weeks (as I did during winter). They actually shriveled up in the longer hours of sun that we get around Stockholm, Sweden this time of year! I moved them to the west windows, where there's considerably less full-sun hours and they're much happier now. Not really sure what I can keep in the sunny east window now though.. I have some small aloes there lol
Yeah lots of houseplants do not like long hours of direct sun. The only one's I can think of that would love that would be some succulents or cacti. Or you could get a sort of sheer curtain and make it indirect bright light all the time which would be ideal for lots of different houseplants! Best of luck in your search!
i followed u also because you have each part in the description. love that
Haha thanks! Yeah I figured that would help my viewers :)
thank you, I love snake plants and I do have over 20 different kind of them indoors
OMG I'm jealous of your massive snake plant collection!!!
I just bought one of these...thanks for all the info!
No problemo! I hope you enjoy it!
Thank you for the information. I just purchased my first snake plant and didn't know how to take care of it.
Super helpful, thank you!! Super pumped to go buy a few!
So glad I could help!! Thanks so much for watching!
Good info on plants and I love the way you break out in song just for the heck of it...lol
Haha thank you :) and thanks for watching
I love how her accent changed when she said she was in London lol :) thanks for sharing, my husband just bought me two of these, super excited to take care of it!
Got mine today! Very helpful video! Thanks!
So glad I could help! Best of luck with your new snake plant babe!
Just got a large cutting from my work and am starting one now cut them in around 2 inch pieces and put them in a pot they should root in a few weeks I'm excited! Cant wait to have them take over my room haha
Amazing! I certainly want more!! My snake pups have grown so much in their mama's pot that I'll probably divide them and repot soon!
When I punmy cuttings in dirt.....they die😱. What I doing wrong?
Thanks for the video, I have a quick question : in a medium size pot, I seem to have two roots. Should I separate them or do they like to be together ? İt seems crowded, I realised that the 2nd one s leaves are wider, like towards the floor. İf I have to separate them, what kind of soil should I use? Universal one is good enough? Thank you so much !
I think most snake plants will come with more than one plant in the pot and that is totally fine. You don't need to separate them unless you prefer the look of them separated. I wouldn't worry too much about overcrowding though, it should be fine as it is until roots start peaking out of the bottom of the container. If you do decide to repot, I would suggest a cactus mix, as it is well draining which these guys need! Best of luck!
Thx for the info & nice song about planes..lol!
I loved this video.
In South Africa we call the snakeplant "a mother-in-law's tongue. Lol!
Thanks for the info.
I love this plant.
Hugs from SA....
🤗🤗
Thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed :) Yeah it's defo one of the plants with the weirdest nicknames!
I just found you on TH-cam and I’m
so enjoying your videos! This one is really informative and straight to the point “ which I like! I was wondering if I could place my snake plant by a south-west facing window. I know they’re really tough but will all that sunlight burn it’s leaves?
Welcome! Glad you're enjoying! Yeah a SW window should be okay depending where you live. In the UK it would probs be fine as we don't get loads and loads of hot sun, but warmer/sunnier places may be too much. Just keep an eye on it and look out for sunburn
one of the best snake plant videos I've seen.
Aww thank you very much! Very glad I could help
Great information, thank you 😊
Tkeyah. Mine did that also I realized that needed a bit more water......it will do that when its too dry. I hope this info helps
I love the video! I just bought one of these yesterday from a nursery. I have been wanting one for years but kept dragging my feet.
It looks like I have another plant growing in it. It's also about to burst the nursery pot. (I have to repot it.) Any suggestions for choosing pots?
Oooh so exciting! They are honestly so chill and low maintenance. As long as the pot has drainage holes you should be in the clear! Enjoy your new plant baby!
I just impulse bought one of these. This video was very educational.
Oooh exciting! Glad I could help you learn about your new plant baby! :)
I really appreciate your planes be gone song. It worked!
Hahah yeah gotta do something to make them stop ;)
Thanks for the video. Can you make a video on flowering plants like mums, or geraniums that could be made to grow indoors? More details on the soil type will be appreciated. As that could get very confusing. Thanks!
Thanks, I just bought one of these, and it's 5 feet tall.
Holy cow! I keep seeing really massive ones on IG and it makes me want one so badly! Enjoy your big boy!
Hey! Great video! I just bought a small/medium-sized Snake plant and it’s in a
planter without drainage holes. Is it possible to maintain the health of the snake and not rot out the roots in a pot like that?
Hey! It depends on the material of the planter. If it's terra cotta, it might be alright as those wick water away from the plant a bit. But you'll still have to water sparingly. If it's a different material, it may be fine if you are very careful not to give it too much water at a time and pay close attention for signs of overwatering! If you're really worried though, you can always repot into a nursery pot and stick that back in the decorative pot to achieve the same look! Good luck!
I had one of these and I killed it with love. I really tried to grow >t but this darn house is dark
yeah if it's not getting much light they really don't need much water
so obsessed with your pots
Thank you! I am a new Snake Plant mommy
Snake plants native is Africa, they need a lots of Sun light. In Disney land in Orlando, they grow up in full sun in the park, they grow up healthy and flowing.
I have two of these and I water every 4 weeks just a little bit. In winter every 6 weeks. These are like cactus. I use a combination of rocks soil sand and stones at the top
You are right, less water is needed. I have divided for a few pots and all look healthy now after a few weeks. Had soft watery tissues of leaves when over watering. These are hardy plants. Fertiliser makes them strong especially with potassium.
Glad to hear it's going better now!
this is helpful to me thank you!
i just wiped my sansevieria’s leaves (because it was getting dusty) but there were some green stuff on the leaves , is this normal ?
Giirrlll thank you!
I have snake plant in my yard and I would like to know how to save them from winter. I've heard them taken out of the ground and kept in a paper bag and replanted in the spring. I would like to know if it is possible. Thank you
I don’t see why that wouldn’t work! You could also put it in a pot if you fancied something nicer for your house 😊 but make sure it has drainage!
Nice video 🧡👍
Very informative video 🧡👍
Great video 🌱🌱🌱
Thank you so much for watching!
Good Growing :) welcome
Can’t wait to get snake plant! My next plant :)
Should the decorative pots also have drainage holes? Thanks for the tips!
It's up to you. I like mine to not have drainage holes so the water doesn't spill out over my shelves and stuff. As long as the nursery pot has holes and you empty out any excess water after watering you should be good!
Beautiful plant 👍
Hi. Just bought 1 today and it’s planted in coconut husk. Do I need to transfer it in soil? What soil mixture? Tnx
I think that is fairly typical because it is quite well draining. I don't think you have to repot it, but if you do, go for a cactus mix or something else with lots of drainage! Best of luck
Have you ever had problems with spider mites in them? I recently bought one from Ikea, and within days I had to chuck it.
I've never had spider mites on my snake plants. It sounds like it came with them already and that is a shame!! I try to look super closely at every plant before I buy it to make sure that there aren't any pests or funguses or anything!
Mine was sticking straight up when I first got it. As the days go by its starting to get curly like yours. Am I doing something wrong?
hmm I don't think I have any issues with mine, so if it looks like that then you're probably good to go! Best of luck!
Mine plant is about 2 feet tall and straight lol. I think it just depends on the plant itself 🤷🏻♀️
Very Nice presentation
My husband just purchased this for my birthday today 🤗
Ooh very exciting!
so, to me the plant you are showing looks like 2 plants... when will you separate them if you chose to do so? I'm asking because mine came in a small pot with a baby "snake" that is growing... should I separate them?
My cat who usually tries to eat everything doesn’t even so much as nibble on my snake plant. He sniffs it but I guess the smell doesn’t entice him.
My cat bit my plant twice then showed no interest. -shrug- I think they get it. lol They try to straight up eat my calatheas though.
Hi, can you help me. I bought a snake plant about three weeks ago and it was doing well. But one of the leaf is during black from the top. What should I do???
Hey! Sorry to hear yours isn't doing well.. I'm not too sure tbh. If you send me a pic over on Insta, I may be able to better help!
I have my new snake plant inside a cover pot as well and it’s still planted in its nursery pot. How do you know when it’s done draining all the way through and can be put back in the decorative pot?
When the soil is sufficiently damp throughout. You could also water with the decorative pot on and then tip out the extra water 30 mins later
@@GoodGrowing thank you!!!
I have north facing windows that don’t get much light but I was planning on putting it out on the patio for a few hours a day in the summer so it can get sun and grow. Would that be too much sun?!
That should be fine as long as it's not super hot sun. It also may be a good idea to slowly increase the amount of sun so it can adapt rather than just burning
Does the snake plant require a hole at the bottom of the pot for drainage
Yes there should be some sort of drainage for this plant. They will not like water pooling at the roots! Best of luck!
Awesome thanks
I just bought a snake plant from Home Depot & my moisture meter says it’s at 10 or very very wet
What should I do?
Should I just leave it be?
Then just water once it reads like 2 on moisture meter?
Thanks 🙏🏻
Yay exciting! Yeah that's one of the issues with big box stores, they don't take the time to water each plant what it needs. If I were you I'd let it dry out completely before watering again. Like I said in the video, I RARELY water mine and they seem to be cool with it! Good luck!
My bestfriend gifted me 2 snake plants! new plant parent so here I am !!!
Ahh amazing! Welcome to plant parenthood ;)
If I want it to grow really big, should I change the pot to a bigger one? My snake plant is the same size as yours and in the same size pot, but I feel the pot is too small
Hmmm I'm not too sure about this. In theory, yes, giving the plant more room to grow will help it grow bigger. But you don't want to repot before your plant is ready to be upsized. So maybe wait until it gets a bit root bound? Sorry that may not be super helpful! Best of luck!
Can you recommend any places online to purchase plants? I’m pretty new at this and I would like to order from some where reputable.
Have a look at my plant haul videos to see the plants I've gotten from different shops around the UK. I would buy from any one of them again :)
Hey 👋 Good Growing thank you 🙏🏿 for your video. How to fix an overwatering mistake? I purchased my 1st plant. I got my big snake plant baby a couple of weeks ago (07/26) I watered it a little bit the day I got it. Then I watered it the end of the week (I was told to water 1 to 2xs a week 🤦♀️). On one of the leaves I see a wet/soggy spot. Do I need to cut the whole leaf from the rest? Repot? How do I fix the overwater hiccup?? Please help😩😫
Hey! Overwatering is tough because you can't always fix it. You could try to repot it in some drier soil and in that process check the roots for rot. Cut off any black, mushy ones. If that doesn't help the wet/soggy spot, then you can cut the whole leaf off with some sterile scissors and hopefully that'll stop it spreading. Best of luck!
Good Growing ok thank you so much!!
Hello, I’ve question hope you can help me. My snake plant 🌱 is becoming very yellow from the top of the leaf. And very soft and dropping from the bottom.
I changed the pot but I don’t know what to do with the leafs because I can’t separate them.
Interesting! I'm sorry you're experiencing difficulties I'm not totally sure what's wrong as I am not an expert, but my experience tells me that it may be some sort of root/stem rot. The yellowing and softness at the base of the stems usually means theres too much water and moisture there. Maybe try watering less, like once a month or even less. If that doesn't help check out the roots and trim off any rotting ones. Best of luck!
Hi S J I think u are over watering it a bit..the same thing happened to mine. I cut down on water..u need to take the plant totally out of pot and repot.your soil is too wet...try it. Hope it helps👍👍🤗🤗🥰
Hey I like how u show us how grow your snake plant and other details about it 😂😉😁
Thanks!
Where is the best place to put this plant? does it have to be at the window? thanks.
The best place for it to grow the most would be a place with indirect but bright light. Neither of mine live in windows and they're still fine. Both get medium indirect light
Question????? What do you think about adding a couple different kind of snake plants all together in one big pot? Because I’m moving and I need to down size some of my plants, and I’ve given lots of plants away but some I’m just keeping and adding together??
Hmmm I don't think it would be an issue because they all require pretty similar care. I would say, keep similar sizes together though, because a small one may end up drying out too fast while larger ones are still wet if the roots are different sizes! Best of luck with the move!
Good Growing ok yes I did it last night added them all together I hope they like each other 😳and I had a small one I’m going to watch him carefully thanks will keep you posted
@@barbarahogan5726 Yes, please let me know how things go!
I forgot it outside when first Frost hit. I dug it up the next day and only had the roots and whatever the white part is called. Replanted it inside and it survived.
Lucky you caught it quick!! Much longer and it may not have! Glad you saved it!!
So is it toxic to the touch or only if ingested?? I’m about to buy a snake plant. Thanks so much for the info!!
Only if ingested. So don't eat your plants people!
Easy like ignoring. If you actually water every week they are hard to skip over. Like I want to water them but I know I shouldn’t 😂
Yeah I know what you mean. That's why I'm a bit glad mine's in my bathroom alone!
Thank you ❤🪴🦋
Love your hair cut.
I received an order of these and one of them has no roots when I went to replant it in a bigger pot.. it's still alive though aha, what can I do about this? Will it be ok? 😳
Cut it and place in water. It will start growing roots
Here in Brazil this plant is also known as Saint George's Sword or Saint Barbara's sword. It's known in our popular superstition and in African Brazilian religions as a "magical" plant. My grandma says that it protects you against envy and bad energies.
Ooh I love that information! Thank you so much for sharing!
Wow love this thank you for telling us
love watching your video!
Aww thank you so much
Good Growing you r welcome.. i just owned my snake plant in my room huhu
@@izzataiman2783 Ooh so exciting!
Yes I just got a piece of one about 3in long maybe 2in and would like to know how do I care for it just stick it in dirt and let it grow do I need to cover it with plastic or anything I live in Michigan thanks and does it matter whether you propagate this plant in water versus dirt does it matter I've heard it takes longer to root in water just curious
That's awesome! Tbh I haven't had much luck with single blade propagations myself. But planterina has a good video about them so I would suggest going to watch that! Good luck :)
@@GoodGrowing why thanks
I bought two snake plants about a year ago. One of them sprouted two other plants and the other sprouted one! I now have 5 plants :D
YESSS! Love this!
Fab video, thank you! Found you because I’m thinking about propagating my money tree and Swiss cheese as I’ve just recently done my spider plant and string of hearts. I love plants with funky names, just like this one....MIL’s Tongue 😆
Let us know if you can think of any others with cool nicknames xxx
Thanks for watching! Yeah there are some pretty funky nicknames out there! There are lots of philodendrons with crazy names like white knight, pink princess, and silver sword. Very medieval!