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title: "How can I get this snake plant healthy again? It’s on my front porch,…"
description: "How can I get this snake plant healthy again? It’s on my front porch, it gets indirect light there. I did water her very sparingly in the past, but the leaves…"
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author: "Naomi"
published: "2025-12-29T14:42:00.495151Z"
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# How can I get this snake plant healthy again? It’s on my front porch,…

_Posted by Naomi on 2025-12-29_

How can I get this snake plant healthy again?

It’s on my front porch, it gets indirect light there.

I did water her very sparingly in the past, but the leaves didn’t look dry, they looked wilted. I cut them and now watering her once a week.

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## 9 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2025-12-29

if there is green there is something to save! it looks like it needs a smaller pot. i'd recommend a 4 inch for something like this. remember that snake plants are typically slow-growers.

#### Naomi replied on 2025-12-29

Will the smaller pot make a difference?

#### BigGrac replied on 2025-12-29

Yes it makes a big difference. When there’s too much extra soil in the pot it holds onto water and causes root rot. That pot should be 1-2 inches larger in diameter than the roots

#### plantgeek replied on 2025-12-29

yes. if there is too much soil and not enough roots, root rot is incredibly more likely. also, when the roots fill the pot better, it encourages leaf growth.

#### Naomi replied on 2025-12-29

Thank you!

### Phil commented on 2025-12-29

Once a week is way too often. Mine are almost every three weeks. And you do not water sparingly. It should be a drenching till entire pot of soil is wet and draining from bottom hole. This after repotting into smaller planter.

#### Naomi replied on 2026-01-12

Thank you so much! It’s crazy that the app recommends once weekly. Makes me wonder how many other plans I’m watering incorrectly

#### Phil replied on 2026-01-12

That’s weird because mine is scheduled thru the app for weeks in between waterings. Maybe check your plant stats you entered into the app just in case.

### Naomi commented on 2025-12-29

Thank you for the advice everyone!

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