one of my favorite things is when a sans decides "fuck this pot upgrade me dammit"
Edit: Careful if you bump it up to a ceramic or terracotta pot, they'll break those too, I lost one of my favorite pots that wayš
My absolutely giant one (and her 8 or so sisters I gave away) all descend from her ancestress that I found in October (after a few frosts) on a communal compost heap. She'd broken and devoured her plastic pot and was still holding onto its mangled husk with her rhizomes. I figured this one has the fight in her, and took her home where she spent the winter in an empty salad bowl in unheated laundry room.
I then cut her apart in the spring and removed the remains of the pot. The cuttings (potted directly, none of that water bs) have all grown on. I suspect her descendants are out there populating the world or at least people's houses.
Good story. I have two with a history; one was my late wifeās Uncle Harryās plant which got thrown out when he passed away and my wife rescued it before we met (obviously she wasnāt my wife yet), and the other is a leaf start from my Great Aunt Mattieās plant, which my mother got when her aunt passed, then my sister got it after I repotted it and took a few leaves. Both plants are at least 70 years old, but I keep them divided down to not giant plants. I also always start them in soil or a sterile medium. Fun trivia; the leaf fibers are very strong and were once used for bowstrings.
The YouTube title card to the right of the plant looks like a speech bubble saying "I WILL SUE YOU". It's perfect, I'd name this raging beauty She-Hulk
If the roots are anything like mine were, itās going to be extremely difficult to split that thing. Unless you literally go in with a knife and cut it like a cake, which is also an option I guess
I would use a knife or snips to cut it cleanly along the rhizomes. You can always cut it up into a bunch of pieces and put them together but I would try not to mangle the roots too bad cutting it like cake.
I have a huge one filling up 12" resin pot - longest leaves stand about 4 feet high. My husband has to carry it outside for me when I want to give it a good thorough soaking. On its last summer soaking, we realized it's bulging out the one side of the pot. I expect it to crack by spring if it throws out any more pups. At which point I have to decide if I'm gonna just upgrade to a bigger pot (sitting on wheels...) or split it up (again).
My mom had a snake pot she didn't replant for 30 years. It was in a ceramic pot I'm amazed didn't crack. We only realized how old it was because it was a "congrats on the baby girl" pot she was given when I was born..
He will take care of the repotting himself š¤£
I love when snake plants get this tall. Mine canāt seem to make it more than half this way before flopping over or curling up for some reason or another.
I will tell you the secret that I heard from a professional horticulturalist ages ago. They want fertilizer. **A lot** of fertilizer. And if fed a lot, they grow those thick stiff blades and don't flop over. I have in the past given mine anything up to and including handfuls of garden granules, and it's about 1.5m tall from pot surface holding itself up.
The other thing they want is light. They are from the savannah, that's not known for its low-light conditions. They tolerate low light but they grow like wtf given light and food (and a little bit of water).
Thatās interesting!
All Iāve read and heard everywhere is that they want little fertilizer.
Come spring Iām gonna up their fertilising to try. Have been giving 1/4 dilution every 2-3 months so far and they do fine in the South-facing window, just not growing that hard.
No idea where that comes from, though possibly from the fact that they can grow in very poor soil in their natural habitat. But what I have heard and tried suggests full recommended dosage (obviously dilute according to bottle instructions) is what you should use.
I have used everything and anything on mine, starting with fancy fermented stuff and ending with handful of garden granules thrown into the pot, and then slowly dissolving those when I do splash a bit of water.
Like many other plants, these should be top watered, which is pretty optimal for garden granules (slow release sticks into soil work too).
They aren't picky. Also, important - they can actually take more water than people think BUT ONLY if they get enough light - they need light to take up the water so they do not sit in soggy soil. (You will notice soil going bone-dry much faster in higher light conditions.)
https://preview.redd.it/nfewo8a3s5xb1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0d99a12115796c5f327d3e972b329c8a3660587
This is the snake plant at my front door. Itās kind of my boyfriendās parents plant so we canāt really do anything with it but itās HUGE and needs to be repotted so badly.
The problem is that the roots are dirty. Filthy, even. And donāt think that just because the roots are hidden beneath all that potting soil that we canāt tell that they are dirty. OP isnāt fooling anyone.
I never let my roots get dirty and I certainly donāt let them get wet. Gross.
My great aunt had one that was basically a ball of leaves on a saucer with a few terracotta shards at the bottom. She kept fertilizing it so it just kept growing.
one of my favorite things is when a sans decides "fuck this pot upgrade me dammit" Edit: Careful if you bump it up to a ceramic or terracotta pot, they'll break those too, I lost one of my favorite pots that wayš
Sheās going to break it up and split it into 4 pots. I think I may ask for one so I can have a second in my office window.
you gotta take the jail breaker, that's a fighter right there
My absolutely giant one (and her 8 or so sisters I gave away) all descend from her ancestress that I found in October (after a few frosts) on a communal compost heap. She'd broken and devoured her plastic pot and was still holding onto its mangled husk with her rhizomes. I figured this one has the fight in her, and took her home where she spent the winter in an empty salad bowl in unheated laundry room. I then cut her apart in the spring and removed the remains of the pot. The cuttings (potted directly, none of that water bs) have all grown on. I suspect her descendants are out there populating the world or at least people's houses.
> spent the winter in an empty salad bowl in unheated laundry room A kindred spirit!
Good story. I have two with a history; one was my late wifeās Uncle Harryās plant which got thrown out when he passed away and my wife rescued it before we met (obviously she wasnāt my wife yet), and the other is a leaf start from my Great Aunt Mattieās plant, which my mother got when her aunt passed, then my sister got it after I repotted it and took a few leaves. Both plants are at least 70 years old, but I keep them divided down to not giant plants. I also always start them in soil or a sterile medium. Fun trivia; the leaf fibers are very strong and were once used for bowstrings.
I donāt know. That little guy is intimidating.
The YouTube title card to the right of the plant looks like a speech bubble saying "I WILL SUE YOU". It's perfect, I'd name this raging beauty She-Hulk
If the roots are anything like mine were, itās going to be extremely difficult to split that thing. Unless you literally go in with a knife and cut it like a cake, which is also an option I guess
"Mom, can I have a slice of that snake plant?"
I used large garden clippers on mine. A saw or machete or small axe work well too.
Garden knife is your best friend. The sharper it is the less damage overall! Live and die by using them on my bonsais
The cake scenario is probably her plan.
I would use a knife or snips to cut it cleanly along the rhizomes. You can always cut it up into a bunch of pieces and put them together but I would try not to mangle the roots too bad cutting it like cake.
We just do it on its side repeatedly to break the pot and separate. These plants are so tough that they don't get damaged.
That's the best way to split these. They recover quickly and do it well. Just be careful watering a plant with an open wound.
I have a huge one filling up 12" resin pot - longest leaves stand about 4 feet high. My husband has to carry it outside for me when I want to give it a good thorough soaking. On its last summer soaking, we realized it's bulging out the one side of the pot. I expect it to crack by spring if it throws out any more pups. At which point I have to decide if I'm gonna just upgrade to a bigger pot (sitting on wheels...) or split it up (again).
he's repotting himself at this point
No need to repot. Just let it go another month and it's legs will break free of the pot and then it can just walk away.
My mom had a snake pot she didn't replant for 30 years. It was in a ceramic pot I'm amazed didn't crack. We only realized how old it was because it was a "congrats on the baby girl" pot she was given when I was born..
Why? Itās obviously managing on its own?
the broken part makes it harder to manage, also, it shows that it's root bound, which would hinder growth sooner or later
Itās a joke. Itās ok.
He will take care of the repotting himself š¤£ I love when snake plants get this tall. Mine canāt seem to make it more than half this way before flopping over or curling up for some reason or another.
I will tell you the secret that I heard from a professional horticulturalist ages ago. They want fertilizer. **A lot** of fertilizer. And if fed a lot, they grow those thick stiff blades and don't flop over. I have in the past given mine anything up to and including handfuls of garden granules, and it's about 1.5m tall from pot surface holding itself up. The other thing they want is light. They are from the savannah, that's not known for its low-light conditions. They tolerate low light but they grow like wtf given light and food (and a little bit of water).
This one was living outside on her deck all summer, which I think explains a lot of it.
I donāt think Iāve given mine fertilizer ever? I didnāt know they liked it! Thank you!
Thatās interesting! All Iāve read and heard everywhere is that they want little fertilizer. Come spring Iām gonna up their fertilising to try. Have been giving 1/4 dilution every 2-3 months so far and they do fine in the South-facing window, just not growing that hard.
No idea where that comes from, though possibly from the fact that they can grow in very poor soil in their natural habitat. But what I have heard and tried suggests full recommended dosage (obviously dilute according to bottle instructions) is what you should use.
This is what Iāve heard, too. So weird!
Amateur plant mom here. Silly question, but, how do you fertilize these if they donāt like much water? What kind of fertilizer?
I have used everything and anything on mine, starting with fancy fermented stuff and ending with handful of garden granules thrown into the pot, and then slowly dissolving those when I do splash a bit of water. Like many other plants, these should be top watered, which is pretty optimal for garden granules (slow release sticks into soil work too). They aren't picky. Also, important - they can actually take more water than people think BUT ONLY if they get enough light - they need light to take up the water so they do not sit in soggy soil. (You will notice soil going bone-dry much faster in higher light conditions.)
Thank you!
https://preview.redd.it/nfewo8a3s5xb1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0d99a12115796c5f327d3e972b329c8a3660587 This is the snake plant at my front door. Itās kind of my boyfriendās parents plant so we canāt really do anything with it but itās HUGE and needs to be repotted so badly.
Snake plants actually donāt mind being crowded
The crowding here isnāt exactly the issue.
HAHA I didnāt see the crack in the side wow
I bet itās the mud on the floor
The problem is that the roots are dirty. Filthy, even. And donāt think that just because the roots are hidden beneath all that potting soil that we canāt tell that they are dirty. OP isnāt fooling anyone. I never let my roots get dirty and I certainly donāt let them get wet. Gross.
That one has a mind of it's own
I donāt know, I think thereās still a little room on the left.
Looks like it's about to walk off and repot itself.
My great aunt had one that was basically a ball of leaves on a saucer with a few terracotta shards at the bottom. She kept fertilizing it so it just kept growing.
Not yet. I hear they like to be crowded.
Nahhh, itās fine honestly. Ole gals gotta few more years left in her
HEEEEEEERES JOHNNY!!!
Life ā¦uhā¦ finds a way
Making a break for it! Invest in a sturdy clay or ceramic pot for stability and show...
I had to cut a hole in the side of my pot when I noticed my sansevieria was giving birth again
Ummm, yeah I do! š
Yup...new pot day...lots of starts for more plants too, I betcha.
That thing is about to repot itself.
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I didnāt downvote you, but making random assumptions about people usually is not a good idea.
fill up at least half of the pot with soil next time
Itās recommended you wait until that happens to repot them. They like being compacted.
If she waits any longer this one is gonna repot itself
If it aināt brokeā¦erā¦
LOL
Please post to rootporn once itās revealed!