My snake plant is beginning to droop and feels squishy, l...
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It’s hard to tell without a picture, but it Sounds like it’s very overwatered! I would take out of the pot, if the soil is wet, and rinse the wet soil from the roots, also check for root rot. If any roots are black or mushy, cut them off. Hopefully you still have some nice healthy ones left! Then let it dry and repot in dry fresh soil and hold off on watering for a bit. If any leaves are very mushy, cut them down to the healthy part.
@Lightspeedfrog so sorry, for some reason your other picture wasn’t showing up on my phone until I closed and reopened the app! Okay so now having seen your plant, I zoomed in and the leaves are wrinkled, I think perhaps the problem could be the opposite of what I first thought! I could be underwatered. When you water, do you let it soak through the soil and drain out the bottom of the pot?
I find the best method for watering my snake plants is to test the soil with a soil moisture meter (or you can just use a chopstick or any stick, really). If you stick it in and it comes out clean and dry, it’s time to water. I bottom water all my plants which means I fill a large flat container (like a big Tupperware) with water and put my plants pot in there so it can soak up the water through the drainage hole. This helps the roots grow stronger, and keeps gnats away! Plus it makes sure the soil gets evenly moist. If your pot if fixed to that wooden stand, or you prefer to top water, then when the soil is totally dry, water deeply until water runs out of the drainage hole at the bottom. Let it drain excess water and then don’t water again until soil is completely dry. I think if you do this a few times, your plant should perk up in the next couple weeks. It could possibly be getting too much bright light as well, if the plant card is correct and you keep it near a south facing window, I would just be careful that the sun doesn’t hit it directly because that can also cause these symptoms. I hope this helps. But if not let me know!
