--- title: "New plant parent here 🤰 Hi all, I’m an extremelyyyy fresh new plant…" description: "New plant parent here 🤰 Hi all, I’m an extremelyyyy fresh new plant parent but I’m doing everything I can to learn the basics (I’m post grad and have a lot of…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/rX7E0iKpKhKY3uOpGD8yNz?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "marwa" published: "2025-09-03T10:09:52.240863Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tn9a8xMw2sm0azqaZOMWBgOkLWct4m1GMUs08Ov0ftc/iGf8Ne6JQiWAQWK7WhoRCA.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # New plant parent here 🤰 Hi all, I’m an extremelyyyy fresh new plant… _marwa님이 2025-09-03에 게시함_ New plant parent here 🤰 Hi all, I’m an extremelyyyy fresh new plant parent but I’m doing everything I can to learn the basics (I’m post grad and have a lot of time right now). I found a mature snake plant on Facebook marketplace and am picking it up today, I did research on the basics of how to take care of it, but do yall have any tips that Google won’t tell me?? Specifically related to soil type, fertilizer, placement? Any super secret hacks or things I should definitely know for keeping it indoors?? Let me hear it all!! Thanks so much!! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tn9a8xMw2sm0azqaZOMWBgOkLWct4m1GMUs08Ov0ftc/iGf8Ne6JQiWAQWK7WhoRCA.webp?size=large) ## 15개의 댓글 ### Vesta님이 2025-09-03에 댓글을 남겼어요. Love this plant was one of my first ones and will give them as gifts because they are so hardy! Babies will shoot out all over. Enjoy #### Sylvia님이 2025-09-05에 답변했습니다. I was gifted one to! I love it ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PiLteWePKh8ooMcFunT3JqRpfiu870DLI0HYHr3CRf4/RvZ8__nPR9GlvdEBV8u9QA.webp?size=large) ### Whitney님이 2025-09-03에 댓글을 남겼어요. The quickest way to kill one of these (or just about any plant) is over watering. Make sure your soil drains well. The first one I had I killed in about a month because it was in a self watering pot and never dried out any. My current favorite method is to have a cache pot for each plant. That’s when you have a smaller plastic pot inside a larger, decorative pot. I check to see if my plant needs water by picking up the smaller pot and seeing if it’s heavy or light. Here’s a pic to demonstrate. There are lots of other methods, this is just what finally worked for me after many killed plants. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YqF0zWNhI3IhJ1yTKXuhBoXMeL4asg7EmJCHyfj0t3E/oj5ns8kqTSqk7lovAkoz_A.webp?size=large) #### marwa님이 2025-09-03에 답변했습니다. Thank you for the detailed comment! Did you amend the soil in anyway or just regular potting soil? #### Whitney님이 2025-09-03에 답변했습니다. I’m slowly but surely changing most of my plants to a chunky mix with coir, perlite/vermiculite, and other stuff. It’s a mix made by my local plant store, so I’m not sure what all is in it. #### Celesta님이 2025-09-03에 답변했습니다. Yikes I may be in the process of killing mine because of over-watering #### Whitney님이 2025-09-03에 답변했습니다. Unfortunately it’s easy to do! ### Springvision님이 2025-09-03에 댓글을 남겼어요. A nice chunky soil, I mix one part happy frog one part orchid bark one part perlite . I've had my snake plant for decades. I let it go bone dry, sometimes two months or more before watering and then water real well letting it drain completely. He is a big boy. 😁 ### Nunyabzwx님이 2025-09-03에 댓글을 남겼어요. I have a hard time with these snake plants. Every single one of them that I've had I've killed. I have one now thats doing ok. But I've finally figured out what I'm doing wrong its not enough light and watering it to much. So put it in a bright light and water it when planta says. (As long as the soil is completely dry) Also if the soil is mostly peat moss i would cgange it. You can get some good soil and add perlite or pumice and orchard bark, even charcoal and worm castings. Just make sure it's chuncky. #### Nunyabzwx님이 2025-09-03에 답변했습니다. Oh and they like to be root bound. You know really snug in the pot. Don't put it into a bigger pot until the roots are coming out of the sides and bottom of the pot. ### PlantsInHarlem님이 2025-09-03에 댓글을 남겼어요. Snake plants are my favorite. Lucky you! After letting the babies acclimate (at least two weeks), change the soil to a nice chunky mix (I use Rosy Soil cactus and amend with orchid bark, perlite, earthwork casting and diatomaceous earth). Water thoroughly, then don’t water until completely dry. Good luck and enjoy! #### marwa님이 2025-09-03에 답변했습니다. The one I got isn’t a baby, it’s pretty mature like 3-4 feet tall. Does changing the soil still apply here? How do I know when to change the soil #### Carolinagreenthumb님이 2025-09-03에 답변했습니다. I’d keep it in its pot and let it adjust to its new home. If it looks healthy, I’d just keep it just like it is. #### PlantsInHarlem님이 2025-09-04에 답변했습니다. What Carolinagreenthumb said! ### Planta 회원님이 2025-09-04에 댓글을 남겼어요. I’ve had success in pretty bright light (next to but not directly in a south facing window). Seems like mine thrives the more I ignore her. I like cactus soil for her because it’s easy and well draining. Good luck! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_