How to cultivate Snake Plant
Introduction: This article covers the cultivation of Snake Plant and the precautions for keeping it as a houseplant, with detailed information provided below.
When it comes to Snake Plant, plant enthusiasts are certainly not unfamiliar with it. It is a very beautiful ornamental leaf plant, with fresh and verdant leaves that add a high ornamental value to the home. However, recently many plant enthusiasts have messaged me saying that they can't seem to cultivate their Snake Plant well, and it always looks droopy and lacks vitality. But don't worry, plant enthusiasts! Today, I am here to tell you how to care for your Snake Plant to make it look vigorous and healthy!
I. Appropriate lighting for maintenance
First, let's talk about the lighting requirements for Snake Plant. Snake Plant is relatively shade-tolerant, and the common potted Snake Plant at home does not require much light. It just needs sufficient light, or even scattered light, to grow normally.
Except in the hot summer, when direct sunlight should be avoided, Snake Plant can be exposed to more sunlight in other seasons. If Snake Plant does not get sunlight for a long time, its leaves will become increasingly dull and lack vitality.
But all plant enthusiasts must be careful, before exposing Snake Plant to the sun, it needs to be given an adaptation period. Don't place the Snake Plant directly in the sunlight, as this can harm it. Therefore, we should first put it in a scattered light environment and then gradually adapt to the sun.
How to cultivate Snake Plant
II. Suitable soil for maintenance
Snake Plant has a good adaptability to soil and does not have strict soil requirements. However, relatively speaking, Snake Plant prefers loose sandy soil or humus soil because it is drought-tolerant. For potted maintenance, you can use fertile garden soil mixed with some coal slag and add a bit of poultry manure as a base fertilizer, which will also make the Snake Plant grow robustly.
III. Appropriate temperature for maintenance
I will also tell you about the temperature requirements for Snake Plant. Snake Plant has a good adaptability to temperature, but there is one point that must be noted: in the cold winter, Snake Plant must not be kept below 10 degrees Celsius for a long time, as this temperature can cause the base of the plant to rot, leading to the death of the whole plant.
IV. Maintain appropriate moisture
Watering Snake Plant must be moderate. Plant enthusiasts must master a slogan: better dry than wet. Snake Plant can be watered a bit more in spring because it is the time for new buds to sprout. And in the hot summer, it is essential to keep the soil moist to prevent the Snake Plant from becoming too dry and dying.