kittriana said: 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
sallyg said: If it was my plant, I would have to pull it from the pot and really see what the roots are doing.
purpleinopp said: I predict they're squished, knotted, probably under a lot of pressure from inability to expand. There could be foliage under there that is unable to squeeze through to the surface.
- Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata)
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- Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata)
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When unimpeded by the limits of a pot, the rhizome creeps indefinitely just under the surface, with some space between rosettes.
But as far as one older rosette shriveling away, that's normal, as they age and new ones take their place.
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