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title: "Recently gifted this snake plant from a neighbor who was moving. It…"
description: "Recently gifted this snake plant from a neighbor who was moving. It needs help. I think the leaves are curled and brown on edges from under watering. Any…"
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author: "Taylor"
published: "2023-06-14T02:20:44.086Z"
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# Recently gifted this snake plant from a neighbor who was moving. It…

_Posted by Taylor on 2023-06-14_

Recently gifted this snake plant from a neighbor who was moving. It needs help.  
I think the leaves are curled and brown on edges from under watering.  
Any recommendations to assist in bringing this back to life?  
I repotted it today as the original pot was cracked and plant leaning over to one side. I added very minimal fresh soil.

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## 6 comments

### Penny L commented on 2023-06-14

Are you sure it’s under watered? Snake plants are succulents and don’t need very much water at all. I water mine about once every six weeks.

#### Taylor replied on 2023-06-15

on second thought maybe too much sun. it was previously in front of a window.

### Megz commented on 2023-06-14

I have I snake planet as well indirect lighting really heals keep down the brown edges and it might need a bigger pot w/ some fertilizer but other than that they are low maintenance and have a weekly watering schedule.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/s-RWJNgLD5jJ7mrtXOsytbzvPKMQgICvea_9MU9PDGQ/0be834d8a69547c583c8d7bfe33e591c.webp?size=large)

#### Megz replied on 2023-06-14

Just saw the rest of the post about repotting ignore me lol

#### Taylor replied on 2023-06-15

no thank you so much! I think maybe too much sun was the issue. I saw she had it in a window before. I moved it to a shelf with minimal indirect sun after reading how low maintenance they are. hopefully it bounces back

### ✨Camille✨ commented on 2023-06-15

Make sure to water it a bit more

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