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Peyton šŸ¤

Hello! Iā€™ve had this snake plant for about 6 months now, and itā€™s been doing very well until just recentlyā€”itā€™s leaning over and has a few brown/dry patches on the leaves. Itā€™s been inside for a few months since itā€™s too cold outside, and itā€™s about 5 feet from a window. Is there anything I can do to prevent the leaning or should I just chop and prop the wonky ones? Also, is there anything I can do to prevent the crazy leggy growth on the littler succs? There wasnā€™t any info on the tag but it looks like Bearā€™s Paw, Ghost Echeveria, Mother of Thousands, Elephant Bush, and Aloe Vera. Any tips are appreciated šŸ¤

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  1. Lynda

    My snake plant also tends to have its long leaves lean out. In fact, one of them did fall over, and thatā€™s when I started using large chopsticks to help stabilize it. I also used some sticky garden tape, which you can see. I like the look of my snake plant with the leaves spread out; itā€™s so pretty that way! However, this is a great help in keeping your plant healthy. Good luck!

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    • Peyton šŸ¤

      Thanks so much Lynda! Thatā€™s a really great idea! I agreeā€”snake plants look so pretty with the leaves spread out, but itā€™s starting to block my doorway šŸ˜‚

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  2. Lynda

    PS. I have no idea what those dry spots are. Could it be mechanical, like somehow your plant was injured? Light wise, your snake plant should be just fine!

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    • Peyton šŸ¤

      Sounds good! The only thing I can think of is that it was outside during the summer and maybe it got burned somehow? It looks almost like a scar, so Iā€™m not sure. Thanks again!

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  3. Lynda

    Are there only two of those dry, damaged spots on your snake plant? It looks very healthy, and I donā€™t even see any dried tips, so you must have taken very good care of it! I would have to think that when your plant was outside, that it was somehow bruised. Maybe youā€™ll get some better advice soon. Again, best of luck! PS. You said youā€™d only had this plant for six months??? This is a very mature snake plant, and a very pretty one at that. So, whatever you do, donā€™t chop and prop; stake it, and enjoy it! I think a lot of people would kill for that plant!

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    • Peyton šŸ¤

      Yep, itā€™s just these spots. The bottom ones look like they were caused by dryness but the top one looks like a callous/scar of some sort; it doesnā€™t penetrate all the way through the leaf though, only the one side. I think you might be right about the bruising there! Thank you so much for your kind words! I got it when it was pretty mature already, but itā€™s been growing like crazy and thereā€™s several pups in the center! I really appreciate the support šŸ„°

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    • Lynda

      You know, rethinking our conversation, I might go ahead and do a chop and prop on those two leaves. I can see there are lots of new leaves coming up, and you mentioned there were more pups on the way. With all those new leaves, you soon wouldnā€™t notice any bare spots!

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    • Peyton šŸ¤

      I think I will, just with those two leaves. Iā€™ve propped one leaf from a different plant and itā€™s doing so well, so I should be successful with that!

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    • Lynda

      Great! Youā€™re gonna have so many babies, youā€™ll be like the mother in the shoe, you wonā€™t know what to do!

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  4. Southwest sister

    I read a post way back that putting different succulents in the same pot should only be fine if the need the same watering. So I actually separated mine so none of my pots are mixed.

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    • Peyton šŸ¤

      Thank you so much for the tip! I was actually thinking about that, especially because all of the succulents besides the snake plant are looking extremely leggy.

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    • Jillian Champ

      Yeah if the sucs are leggy they need a lot more light

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  5. JenThonšŸŖ“šŸŖ·

    I was surprised to learn snake plants sometimes will get a brown spot like this if they donā€™t have enough humidity.

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    • Peyton šŸ¤

      Thatā€™s really interesting! I have a few humidifiers spread around the house to keep the humidity high enough during the winter, but thatā€™s a great thing to watch out for!

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  6. Dead Plant Society

    oh my, all those different plants are in one planter? Mother of thousands reproduce like crazy ( hence the name), when/ if you can, you may want to separate all the different species. The elephant bush has different lighting needs than your snake plant.

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    • Peyton šŸ¤

      Yep, thatā€™s how it came when I bought it! Iā€™ve run out of pots and soil but Iā€™m going to separate them as soon as possible.

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