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title: "Hi there, what’s wrong with my snake plant?"
description: "Hi there, what’s wrong with my snake plant?"
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# Hi there, what’s wrong with my snake plant?

_Posted by The goddess kt on 2025-10-14_

Hi there, what’s wrong with my snake plant?

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## 6 comments

### Whit\_Y commented on 2025-10-14

Looks to be very overwatered. Take it out of the pot and trim any rotten/ black roots and repot into a well draining cactus/ succulent soil. The mushy leaves will not recover, cut them off and don’t water for a bit. And when you do, water from the bottom- it will encourage the roots to grow down and seek the water without it getting too waterlogged.

#### The goddess kt replied on 2025-10-14

Wow thank you so much!

### Springvision commented on 2025-10-14

Let it completely go bone dry before you do water. I've had mine for years and I water it sometimes no more than once every two months.

### Alba commented on 2025-10-14

Try treating it with an anti fungal after it’s soil is completely dried out. You can use either hydrogen peroxide diluted or my personal choice Arber defungicide. Moving forward water much less! They naturally do better in drought than overwatering.

### Phil commented on 2025-10-15

Since you will be taking it out of the pot, bring the soil up closer to the top. It may be minor but it will probably help with air circulation for the plant. Helps the soil dry out too.

### Aroidmama commented on 2025-10-15

Check out the roots and soak in a diluted hydrogen peroxide solution. It looks like inconsistent watering you can look for root rot and dry rot. While it’s ok to occasionally let a snake plant go past the “dry ready to water stage, doing this frequently can lead to root problems.

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