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Dec 30, 2023 1:25 AM CST
Name: Kat
Magnolia, Tx (Zone 9a)
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enh, its winter time, slow growth, I have a snake plant I neglect - it is in a 3D? formed pot. It doesn't like drafty places or being messed with, it generally gets house temps which are 58* to 68* right now. It decided to grow this summer after sitting happily at one size for a year, so got brought home from the office.
Why does everyone think 20-20-20 is a good fertilizer strength? We only use those high numbers because we get so much rain the ground needs help. If I want something to grow high, I use a high N ( say a 6) don't need it to bloom, so a very low P ( say a 3) and K, again low ( I believe 1 mg of potassium equals 1 TBSP of salt) An NPK fertilizer if used too often and too heavily turns a plants cells woody which means they can't uptake anything. I have seen snake plants 6' tall in a 1 gallon pot happy as they can be (though in warmer weather than my home temps). It gets about 1 Tbsp rainwater a month and nothing but the Happy Frog potting soil I added around the original plug
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