Suppose you possibly can’t efficiently develop houseplants? Perhaps you simply have the fallacious ones. As soon as upon a time I believed I wasn’t a houseplant individual. My roses and greens and crepe myrtles and bushes thrived within the backyard however my houseplants have been…not so fortunate. Then my mother break up hers and gave me a pot with a tiny three-leaf snake plant and now I can proudly say: I’m a houseplant individual. Right here’s why I really like snake crops (and the best way to develop them)!
What’s a snake plant?
Snake crops have tall, stiff, sword-like leaves that appear like snakes, therefore the title. It’s an evergreen plant (that means it at all times seems pretty) that’s sometimes grown indoors. They’ll simply attain 3-4 ft tall and fill an area properly. There are fairly just a few varieties, a few of which have a cream or yellow border. It’s a showy plant that’s identified for being exceptionally simple to develop.
Are snake crops good for you?
Sure! Enjoyable reality: snake crops launch oxygen at night time, cleaning the air like a pure air purifier, making this top-of-the-line houseplants you possibly can develop! How cool is that? That makes them further useful to have in your bed room, as they’ll purify the air, enhancing your sleep. I’m a quest to have one in each room for that reason.
The significance of lighting
The largest false impression about gardening is that watering is most individuals’s downside. The reality is, lighting is most individuals’s downside. They put roses within the shade and hydrangeas within the solar, which is the precise reverse of the place these ought to be. They usually die. The identical is true of houseplants. I don’t have a very shiny and sunny home, which is nice as a result of my house stays good and funky throughout the hottest elements of summer season. However that additionally implies that I can’t efficiently develop a number of houseplants that require shiny gentle. Snake crops nevertheless are tremendous forgiving and might thrive in a ton of lighting circumstances, making them a preferred houseplant for thus many.
Why I really like snake crops
Snake crops are nearly as hardy as a houseplant can get. My snake plant has by no means given me a lick of bother within the six or seven years that I’ve owned it. It doubled and tripled and tripled once more and earlier than you knew it, it was so massive that I needed to break up it (extra on that later) after which I had two snake crops. And now I’ve three! Simply take a look at how massive and showy they’re. They gentle up the room!
Are snake crops laborious to develop?
Nope! Snake crops are a GREAT alternative for newbie gardeners as a result of they tolerate all types of sunshine circumstances. It’s very low upkeep. Snake crops do finest with 6-8 hours of oblique daylight. They do flower of their native West Africa however are unlikely to flower indoors.
How usually must you water snake crops?
I water mine as soon as per week and my snake crops couldn’t be happier.
Do you have to fertilize snake crops?
Truthfully I didn’t at first and my first snake plant nonetheless thrived and grew sufficiently big for me to separate it into two! Now I do feed it with a easy Miracle Gro houseplant fertilize (you simply add a scoop to your watering can!) as soon as a month. That’s a lie. I hardly ever keep in mind each month. Let’s say I do it 6-8 months a yr!
Are snake crops poisonous to canines?
Sure, they’re. As are most crops. You could be questioning, “However Katie-Rose! You’ve gotten a canine!” I’ve by no means had a canine who’s been the kind to eat houseplants and snake crops don’t drop leaves so it’s advantageous. Nevertheless, when you have a pet or a very mischievous canine who does eat houseplants, maybe develop a palm or spider plant as a substitute.
How do you break up a snake plant?
You’ll need to take away the snake plant from its present pot and use a small trowel to softly separate a number of the spears on the root. Chances are you’ll even have the ability to simply pull an outer spear or two away from the bottom. Don’t be scared! Fastidiously prepare the brand new spears collectively in a second pot stuffed with indoor potting soil. Be warned: snake crops can simply topple over if you first break up them. I like to recommend setting your pot in a sunny nook to assist stabilize it for just a few weeks till the spears actually take root and stabilize.
Completely satisfied planting,
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