Plants aren’t always easy to grow. Things like root rot can sometimes cause problems. But don’t worry you still can repot root rot snake plant. In this article, I will show you how to fix snake plant root rot and then show you how to prevent it from occurring in the first place.
The old saying, prevention is better than cure, is of course true, but if you are reading this page, you probably have snake plant problems already.
Why Repot Root Rot Snake Plant
Repot the infected plant into a fresh container with fresh soil in order to prevent snake plant root rot. To prevent stagnant water, ensure that the soil and pot can drain. Remove the infected soft and rotten part of the root system with sterilized garden shears before repotting. If you are interested in learning more about snake plant root rot, continue reading. The following section provides advice on preventing root rot and treating it when it is advanced.
How To Save Snake Plant From Root Rot
In this section, I will explain how to save your snake plant from root rot in more detail, including how to repot your plant. Hopefully this will allow you to make a more educated decision about how to treat your plant.
Repot Root Rot Snake Plant
For a healthy plant, it is important to choose a pot with an adequate size. Roots and shoots require 1-2 inches (3-6 cm) of space in the pot. From 8 inches to 12 feet high (20-360 cm) snake plants grow. Typically, their leaves are about two feet (60cm) long.
Drainage holes should be covered with a porous material. Filter paper such as coffee filter paper allows the water to drain properly.
In your pot, layer your soil. I will detail which soil to use in the next section.
Make moving the plant easier by watering it and the soil around it.
Remove your snake plants carefully from their previous pots. The root rot may cause some of the roots to detach.
Root rot-infected roots, as well as soil around them, should be removed.
To untangle old roots, try to separate them.
Plant the new pot with the plant.
Using Appropriate Soil Mix
About a third of the soil mix should be fertilizer and one third should be ordinary soil. Increase the drainage capacity of the last third by using landscaping sand.
Adding perlite to your soil could help improve drainage if you were having trouble previously. You can also use readymade soil mix.
Watering After Repotting
After repotting, snake plants require heavy watering. Plants can’t survive in this soil because it already lacks water. Give the plant a moderate watering so the soil can settle.
Depending on the soil structure, most of the water at the top of the layer should evaporate and the remainder should sink through the soil.
Snake plants need to take in the necessary amount of water to survive in their new environments otherwise they will die.
If your snake plant has root rot, follow this article to save it. It includes all the details you need to know.
Care After Repotting
Once you repot Snake plants, you should put them in a cooler environment. As a result, the roots of the plant can heal more effectively. Also, plant fertilizer should be provided in sufficient quantities.
Propagation
The plant should be propagated from its old parent if it is severely damaged by root rot.
Take a cutting from the old plant and replant it in an environment that will enable it to grow. Dividing a snake plant is an easy way to propagate it.
Chemical Treatment
Chemical treatments are available to treat snake plants with root rot. Repotting your plants requires that the roots be disinfected with fungicide killing powder.
In the absence of this step, the root rot will simply spread along with the plants and continue to damage them
Natural Remedies For Snake Plant Root Rot
You should try folk remedies as soon as possible if you want to get rid of root rot. Folk remedies only work in the early stages of root rot.
Prepare the solutions and apply them to the plant’s lower part and the soil’s surface. There are a number of solutions that you can use for this:
A potassium permanganate solution. The base of the plant should be watered with a pink potassium permanganate solution. Make sure that the solution contains a lot of water, otherwise the permanganate will be too strong and may burn your snake plant.
Pastes based on copper sulfate and chalk.Mix 3 tablespoons of crushed chalk with 1 teaspoon of copper sulfate and 0.5 liters of water. Once you have added and mixed all the ingredients, you should have a creamy liquid. Apply the liquid to the lower part of the stem, the root collar, and the affected roots. After that, dry the roots slightly and replant the snake plant.
Chalk and wood ash. Equally combine both items. Apply the powder to the roots of your snake plant. Then your plant is ready to go.
The old soil should be replaced with new soil if root rot is discovered. The soil must be disinfected with potassium permanganate or boiling water.
One week should elapse between the application of the solution and the soil returning to normal. This will also reduce the amount of water you need to give to your snake plant in the future.
How To Prevent And Control Snake Plant Root Rot
In the first place. Sterilize the cuttings using the chemical solutions above.
Here are two examples. When you plan to plant new plants in old pots, you should disinfect them. Ensure that the plants’ roots are also disinfected.
The third point is: The soil was sterilized with chemicals following the above instructions.
The fourth point is. Ensure that the tools you use are disinfected.
The fifth point is: The humidity and temperature of snake plants are easily maintained if they are housed indoors.
The sixth point is: Don’t let water accumulate.
The seventh point is. To drain excess water, loosen the soil.
The ninth point. You should avoid overfertilization (overfertilizing can provoke the growth of pathogenic bacteria)
The tenth point. Assuring the plant is regularly irrigated and fertilized.