I potted these plants from the garden a month ago and put it in the covered deck. They seem to show sign of deterioration. I kept the root for each stalk as much as I could. Some stalks have interconnected roots so they are split to fit into the pots. I still have heaps of these plants in the garden and plan to pot them all. Experimented with a couple of plants but they don't seem to look so well. Did I do anything wrong? It is difficult to get any help this current lockdown and hope you can shed some light on this. One stalk rotten in the middle and had to cut half of it off. Some stalks look rotten near to the root. Should I just trash all yellowish stalks?
It looks like they are being overwatered. My ones indoors only getting watered once every one to two months. They are very drought tolerant plants
I went to a lighting supplier that has a special on. If you can show a picture of your mother in law from your wallet / handbag, you get 10% off. Can i borrow your pictures and approach the lighting supplier. I think a mother in laws tongue should qualify (it is the worst part - correct?). The supplier says they have never had to payout the 10% discount. No one ever has had a picture of their mother in law.
I water fortnightly but generously each time. They used to stay outdoor in the garden. Should I reduce the frequency further to 3 weeks?
These plants need practically no regular watering - especially in colder weather. I have one indoors and others outdoors in pots. The indoors one, I water maybe every 2 months? Probably more to wash off the dust than anything else. I would chop the yellow leaf. You have plenty of others in the pot - it will multiply when the weather warms up.
Winter is not prime growing season. At this time of year a sunny spot. Don't overwater. I would cut really distressed leaves off.
As others have said. Also, treat them with a little neglect, don't need to fertilise either. The soil needs to be extremely drainable too, they don't like wet feet (roots). Good luck with them. Regards Greg
A simple way is purchase a --soil ph metre--they start at below $20-00 --they test for and measure the acidity or alkalinity hydrogen levels in the potting mix .
Side issue this plant was so unpopular years ago, but looks what’s happened today everyone loves this plant
This one often sells for around $100 each plant. Doesn’t do it for me! They have been reclassified from Sanseveria to Draceana. Sansevieria Whale Fin
Lovely. Thanks all. On the side note, is it possible to pot outdoor plant and put it indoor immediately? Or should we leave it in covered deck first for a couple of months before bringing them indoor?
