Hello my friends today we're talking about that slithery plant that snake plant

aka the mother-in-law's tongue aka San Severia tri-fashita we're talking about

repotting it specifically. It's a question that you get pretty

often I think people can start to stress out about their snake plants as they grow

upwards, start to fold on themselves, they start to sort of look a little bit

unkempt. So let's talk about this. Should be a quick episode for you guys today.

The best time to repot is either late winter or early spring. You're just trying

to avoid repotting during the plant's growth time, which would

of course be spring into fall, right?

So just do it when the plants already sort of slowed down its growth processes so you don't shock or stress it too much.

What you'll want to do is grab the plant, just sort of put your hand at the base of it, right

where the soil is, turn the plant in the pot upside down and then gently sort of shake it out. If it's stuck, then you definitely know it's time to repot it. I mean the plant likes to be a bit root-bound. Snake plants do enjoy that but I mean when all that

that slept in the pot are roots not only are you having to water more but you're just it's just not an ideal

growing scenario so it's definitely time to repot.

So when you're transplanting your snake plant, you're going to always want to go back up a,

maybe at least an inch or two I would say for snake plants go up two inches

but you'll want to pick a pot that's wider than it is deep because snake plants

have extremely tall leaves and the leaves are actually quite heavy so you don't want the

plant to tip over right and the only way to ensure that is just to pick a pot that's a little bit

wider than it is deep and that will add some extra stability.

As far as soil, I mean the same soil that it was already in is going to be pretty good

and that would be a well draining mix.

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