Care advice needed
#Dracaena hey y’all! I just bought a cute pot (I think glazed clay?) and I had no idea it came with a plant, and I see some exposed roots and weird soil - it looks like it’s mostly rocks. This is only my second plant and I was wondering if you guys think I should repot it or add soil. Also should I cut off the dead ends or let them fall off? Thanks!!
3ft to light, indirect
3” pot without drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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Best Answer
Looks like there is plenty of room in the pot for now. You could repot in the same pot. It is sitting low in the pot, so the soil has compacted over time. They like well draining soil which is why someone used a rocky soil. I’m fairly new to snake plants. I have 3 which I potted in cactus and succulent soil with some additional perlite and Bonsai Jack’s Gritty Mix (which is mostly small rocks). From what I’ve read, the worst thing you can do to them is overwatering. I use the Greg reminders to check for moisture, but don’t eat unless completely dry. Also is that pot doesn’t have a drainage hole, you might want to drill one or consider another pot. They don’t like to stay wet.
@RefinedSandwort That’s good to know, I do have a drill but I’m super afraid of breaking it lol. I think maybe I will put some big rocks at the bottom for drainage if I can’t find a safe drilling solution, thank you for the awesome advice!!
@zooouimama I let my husband do the drilling since I have no mechanical skills! Some people manage succulents in pots without drainage but you have to be extremely careful. I am not that skilled!
Beautiful snake plants and there growing if doesn’t have holes try not to overwater because they don’t like wet feet and please don’t put water in there crown either I think you can add a little more soil and take some of the bigger rocks out I use pon in mine and orchid bark mixed if can’t drill a hole then you have to make sure there soil dries out completely and then wait another week before watering because these plants stores there water so there preferred dry house she will be fine enjoy your babies
@SuavePuriri Thank you for the help!! I feel a lot better now 😊