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Posted 1M ago by @SlinkyFivespot8

Crown rot repot?

I think my snake plant got crown rot, don’t know how because I bottom watered. Anyway, there were 2 pups growing so I chopped off the rotting mother. My question is: do I replant as is, or chop the pups from the mother stem?? And do I need to let it callous (and how long) before replanting? TIA! #Sansevieria #SnakePlant #SnakePlantSquad #help
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Sansevieria ‘Dwarf Boncel’
20ft to light, indirect
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
@Azplantchic
Nikki
34842 XP
1M ago
@Azplantchic
These guys are incredibly resilient. This happened to me and I pulled out everything, cut the rotted parts off, let it callous over for a week or so, and repot in fresh chunky soil. (Terracotta preferably) Put it in bright indirect l and let it dry out between every waterings. Good luck!
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Lauren
4075 XP
1M ago
@SlinkyFivespot8
@Azplantchic thank you! I’ll keep the mama root and let it callous for a week. Maybe I’ll find a grow light for that spot too.
@CedarMyers
Cedar
3792 XP
1M ago
@CedarMyers
+1 for chunky soil, but you may not be able to bottom water if the soil can’t wick much (a good thing). I’m still somewhat new to snake plants, but mine is doing pretty well and I top water mine with gritty soil.
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Lauren
4075 XP
1M ago
@SlinkyFivespot8
@CedarMyers I already do the chunky soil, and I mostly bottom water to avoid fungus gnats. I have no clue what happened to this guy, just assumed it was crown rot because of how it looked. The mother root is an orange color (2nd pic) but not soft or mushy, I sprayed it all down with hydrogen peroxide in case, do you think that’s ok to replant in a few days?
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Lauren
4075 XP
1M ago
@SlinkyFivespot8
I think a week to callous was too much 😭🤦‍♀️