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Does This Plant Need Repotting?

8 years ago

So I got this snake plant a few weeks ago and I put it in this cute planter. However I started to notice this little growth popping up and now it's bigger. Is it another snake plant growing or something else? Also do I need to buy a bigger pot and replant the whole thing or do I pull that off? There is another little growth on the other side of the plant as well. It looks just like this one. Also does anyone know the correct name of this plant?

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Jaye (zone 10b)
8 years ago
It does not need re-potting....yet. The new growth is a snake plant 'pup'. Leave everything as is, don't over water, in a few months looks like you'll have three plants.
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justjaimelyn
Original Author
8 years ago
Okay thank you so much. I wasn't sure if there was enough room in this pot for another two plants. Thanks!
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Nope, I definitely meant 70/30 soil to perlite. At first, getting this notification, I didn't read the subject line and thought I had said 70/30 for succulent soil and was rushing here to correct myself LOL. :-) You don't need need lime in this mix. Not sure which Fafard you have but my potting mix, Pro Mix HP, basically has nothing in it. If yours does have some nutrients, you should be okay for awhile. If not, I'd recommend getting a bottle of Foliage Pro to start and you'll be eons ahead of now. But if you're using that, I wouldn't start until about a week later once the plant settles in a bit and even then, start off with a 1/2 dose on moist soil. Until then, just water, and yes--lightly moist but definitely it wet. As insurance, you might want to put some Osmocote in there but that's up to you. As long as you're diligent about fertilizing, you don't need to. Also, and you may not know this already, but when you mix the soil, put the perlite and soil together in a large bowl, water it enough to make a soggy (but not soupy) mix, and totally mix it together well. THEN you use that soil. If you try to dry mix and pour it in the pot, plant the pepper then water, the perlite will float and the peat will drop, basically rendering your mix too dry and too wet on top and bottom, respectively. Once this is done, then begin your pepper de-potting and roots business. Also, when watering this perlite soil, water lightly and thoroughly, meaning don't flood the soil but hose in lightly for a long time to prevent the perlite from floating. That said, Atheen, that pot won't last long for a Cayenne plant, you know that, right? Personally, I'd use a 3 gallon minimum, if not 5-gallon, I would think, so It's not a pepper I grow myself. So if you use this pot and all goes well, you'll probably need to transplant again soon. If I were to guess, your pot is about a gallon. :)
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Sans2014
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Sansevieria trifasciata var. laurentii is most likely the plant you have. The plant does not like
sogginess at all. I'm no certain, is that an attached saucer? If so, do not let water sit in the saucer for more than 5 or 10 minuets after watering. You say there are two pups? I understand what Jaye is saying, but if it were my plant with that curved pot (which will make it difficult to remove a root bound plant) I would think about repotting so the plant doesn't get stuck in that pot. Other wise you'll have to break the pot if you wait too long to repot. The stone mulch looks pretty, but I find it harder to check the soil moisture with the stones in the way. Just a personal preference. Sansevieria Like bright light but will tolerate low light for some time. The plant looks nice and healthy. Good luck with it. Sansevieria are my favorite plants.
Fred
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justjaimelyn
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks for a name for this plant. I was worried about trying to get it out as well if those pups keep growing. I'm thinking it may be smart to go up to a larger pot to avoid damaging this pot or the plant. Do I go up one size or more? Very grateful for the advice!
Sans2014
8 years ago
Yes, but not more I would say. You need a comfortable margin around the plant
and plantlets (pups) of say an inch or a tad more. You need well draining soil. A well draining pot. I prefer terracotta for Sansevieria, but glazed and plastic work
as long as the plant is allowed to dry out in between watering. Oh, incase you don't yet know; don't put a layer of stones for drainage in the bottom of the pot.
It actually does not help, but rather makes it worse by creating a wet anaerobic
zone just above the stones. It is OK to put a single stone over the hole to keep
the soil from "draining out" that same hole.

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