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Feb 14, 2023 8:56 AM CST
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I repotted my snake plant
This is how it's looking.
Why is it drooping
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Feb 14, 2023 11:38 AM CST
Name: Al F.
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Likely because the grow medium is too wet or dry. If the soil is wet and your plant is wilting, it's a near certainty the soil is too wet. The soil should be watered thoroughly, then allowed to dry down to the point where it is almost dry but not quite. How dry the top 2 inches of the soil is, isn't much of a consideration, especially for this plant. What's important is, how moist the soil is deep in the pot. You can determine that by using a "tell" made from a wooden dowel rod. Ask if you want more info on that.
* When you moved the plant up to the new pot, did you leave the old root/soil mass intact and just fill in the extra space under and around the sides of the root mass with fresh grow medium?
* What did it say on the bag of medium you used?
* How much larger is the new pot compared to the former?
* Was the plant in its normal spot for the picture, or it that a new and brighter spot?
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Feb 14, 2023 12:54 PM CST
Name: tarev
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Hello @Tkhan, if the drooping feels bothersome for now, just tie a light ribbon around to help stake them upright. It takes time for snake plants to adjust since they are such slow growing plants.

Also water thoroughly the plant, directly to the media, and allow excess water to drain. I just use simple bamboo skewers to test the soil if it is still wet. After a week, poke deep in the soil and pull out skewer, if it still shows damp wet, delay watering a few more days.

Continue to position your plant in a bright light area. It may be a low light plant, but it still needs good bright light for its photosynthesis needs.

I cannot see very well your media, just make sure it is gritty, shore up pumice or perlite at the base of your plant to protect it from being too wet longer than needed.

Depending too on the ambient conditions around your plant, it may slow down in growth till the return of its preferred warmer conditions, longer light intensities return, so be mindful of watering.
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