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title: "I watered my snake plant yesterday and noticed these leaves drooping…"
description: "I watered my snake plant yesterday and noticed these leaves drooping and yellowing this morning. I think I overwatered it. Are these leaves dead or can I still…"
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# I watered my snake plant yesterday and noticed these leaves drooping…

_Geplaatst door Carrie op 2025-06-20_

I watered my snake plant yesterday and noticed these leaves drooping and yellowing this morning. I think I overwatered it. Are these leaves dead or can I still keep them to repot after making sure it doesn’t have root rot?

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## 2 reacties

### Plantginny reageerde op 2025-06-20

I’m pretty sure the yellow leaves will die off. You might be able to cut off some of the green left on the yellow leaves and put them in water to root/propagate.

### Adrian reageerde op 2025-06-20

I’d start by checking the roots first. It looks to be in a pretty big pot, and a glazed ceramic one too, which holds excess moisture, so if the leaves are yellowing like that you’ll wanna check the roots for rot. I’d gently rinse the soil off the roots with room temp water then soak the roots in a bowl/container with hydrogen peroxide for 20-30 minutes. Gently pat the roots dry, then snip any rotted roots off, and you can gently peel the yellowed leaves off that way as well. If there is root rot, I’d grab some Bonide’s Rooting Hormone Powder and sprinkle a liberal amount over the roots before placing into a new pot with fresh soil. The rooting powder will help the plant develop new roots faster and help with any transplant shock from being repotted. As for a pot, I’d opt for something no more than 1-2 inches wider in diameter than the width of the plant’s rootball. Id avoid a glazed ceramic pot as they’re meant for tropical plants that love humidity and don’t like completely drying out, and instead go for a plastic pot with plenty of drainage holes or a terra cotta pot with at least one large drainage hole. Keeping the plant in a smaller pot will help the soil dry out faster and lower the chances of overwatering. As for watering, bottom-watering is the easiest way to water it while keeping the leaves dry. Place the plant into a bowl/container with water and allow the plant to suck the water up from the bottom up through the drainage holes for 10-20 minutes, then take it out to drain in a sink or dry over a saucer. I wait at least 30 days before watering snake plants. That might sound extreme, but snake plants thrive on neglect and need to be bone dry before watering.

The other key with snake plants is that they’re in a well-draining cactus mix. Avoid Miracle Grow’s soil completely for this plant. It isn’t well-draining enough. Pretty much any other cactus mix will do, but I swear by Espoma’s Organic Cactus and Succulent Mix for mine. Hope this helps 😊

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