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title: "What the heck is going on with my snake plant. There was another leaf…"
description: "What the heck is going on with my snake plant. There was another leaf that looked like this and I ripped it out"
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author: "Brittany newplantmom"
published: "2024-05-24T03:31:00.983327Z"
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# What the heck is going on with my snake plant. There was another leaf…

_Publicado por Brittany newplantmom el 2024-05-24_

What the heck is going on with my snake plant. There was another leaf that looked like this and I ripped it out

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## 11 comentarios

### Riley comentó el 2024-05-24

It looks like it may be overwatered and have root rot

#### Brittany newplantmom respondió el 2024-05-24

No way I’ve only watered two or three times since end of march

#### Brittany newplantmom respondió el 2024-05-24

I got it end of march from a nursery

#### Riley respondió el 2024-05-24

Even watering it that much can be too much for a snake plant. One of that size could actually go a couple months between watering. Are you making sure that it is bone dry to the bottom of the pot before watering?

#### Brittany newplantmom respondió el 2024-05-24

Yes I have a soil moisture meter

#### Riley respondió el 2024-05-24

Moisture meters aren’t the most accurate way to measure moisture because they measure conductivity in the soil, which can be affected by other things.  
I recommend using a chopstick or wooden skewer instead. You leave it in the soil for a minute, and if it comes out wet or with soil on it, you wait to water.

### Bay Area Plant Mom comentó el 2024-05-24

I doubt a dense soil like this needed to be watered twice or three times since march. repot. snake plants like aerated, fast draining soil, not mud they suffocate in.

### Plantsmakemehappy comentó el 2024-05-24

I had this happen to a snake plant and it was that I was overwatering it. I took the plant out of soil to repot and got as much soil off roots as possible. Then I let sit out for 2 days to dry out before I repotted it. I now let the soil get completely dry before watering and I make sure the excess is drained out of drainage holes.

### Sydnei comentó el 2024-05-24

succulents can be tricky in this way. it could’ve been overwatered from where you purchased it too.

### Magneticgarden\_ comentó el 2024-05-24

Snake plants don't require much water. I water mine every 4-8 weeks. Sometimes longer in the winter. 😊

### Dondoo52 comentó el 2024-05-25

Check the roots. Remove any that may be bad and add perlite to your soil. Water when completely dry.

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