About the Snake Plant

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This is from an episode of "The Indoor Garden" TV show on plants that can live indoors in fairly low light. The clip here, is about the snake plant which is one of the easiest houseplants to grow. It is a wonder and an oddity. This is an appreciative look at the Sansevieria and its easy care instructions. In this show, we began each segment with a commonly asked question about houseplant care, and this plant is one answer to that question. It will work well in tight spaces, lower light. and is an easy-care plant. For written-out care instructions for the Sansevieria or Snake Plant, click on the link below, to see my post on them at 'The Indoor Garden' blog: http://enjoyindoorgardening.blogspot.com/2012/09/sansevieria-snake-plant.html When this was made, I had worked in the commercial field of interior horticulture for seventeen years. Please feel free to ask about your plant in 'comments'

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I have an indoor window box filled with tall snake plants. It gets very little light. I notice a couple of the leaves have turned brown and feel harder than the healthy leaves. Does any one have thoughts as to why this is happening and what I can to stop it? I have just recently placed a plant lite over it; don't know if that is a good thing or bad. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks!

Great video. Good plant choice. People from the South almost sound like they're drunk to us from the North - the speech is so slow.

What is the best type of soil to use for this plant indoors? I am in Southern California and experience annoying small gnats that are attracted to the current soil Ive selected. Not sure what it is at the moment. With that said, what is the best indoor soil that would least attract gnats? Thank you.

This is great.

Really great

My Sansevieria plant is growing alot and is very tall. I have it in a big pot but the leaves are folding over unable to stand up straight. What do I need to do to make the leaves support their own weight?

Hi there, Liz. I'm a student studying plant biology and I must say that these videos are absolutely wonderful and very informative. I would love to see these airing on tv again. The age to these videos really gives them character in my opinion. Nice blog by the way! Cheers.

She obviously had a few drinks before filming began....

Was this filmed back in the 1970s??

what year was this? i didnt know there's HD back then.

I have not had luck with aqua globes...my snake plants don't like water at all. Plz make sure the soil is COMPLETELY dry b4 watering. I water mine maybe 2x year. They're in gallon-sized pots.

That's a sweet mullet

Glad you like this channel! Thank you. The plastic growers pots are not very attractive, I agree. You can buy a decorative container or a basket that fits them just right or repot your plant into something nicer, as you did. I do hope your new container has holes for water drainage. That is most important. It's a general rule of thumb to thoroughly water a newly repotted plant to get it going. That will insure the moisture is evenly distributed and all of the soil is wet, so there are no dry pockets of soil.
I think the Aqua globes are best if you are going to be gone for awhile. I've never used one myself, but it's hard to imagine they can do a thorough, even watering. You may want to purchase a soil moisture meter for indoor plants to help you determine the dryness of the soil. With a snake plant, better to err on the dry side.
There's more info about the fabulously sturdy snake plant on my blog, if you want to click here:
http://enjoyindoorgardening.blogspot.com/2012/09/sansevieria-snake-plant.html

I just got one a week ago and repotted it right away because the cheap plastic pot it came with was not attractive, but because the soil was already damp I didn't water it, I just added extra potting soil and put it by bedroom which gets afternoon light through the blinds, I never open the blinds because it would be way to bright for my own liking. But I have a question, I put one of the self watering Aqua globes into the soil after a week, I figured that way it will get a trickle of water as needed without risking overwatering because I read that overwatering would rot the roots, plus the last plant I had a pothos I overwatered and it attracted gnats to the soil because of the dampness. Anyway are the Aqua globes any good? Thanks for any advice you can give me. Love the channel and all the great information.

i love this plant!