Snake Plant Winter Care: Spray This Water Once a Month and Leaves Won't Rot or Turn Yellow, Staying Thick and Glossy

Many people grow snake plants, and many run into the problem of rotting leaves. What causes this? Xiao Qi will give a general rundown of the several situations that lead to rotting leaves.

Snake plants are considered fairly easy to grow. As long as you don't overwater, snake plants will grow very well. Generally, when a snake plant's roots rot, it's because of overwatering. This situation is most likely to occur in winter.

After winter arrives, if the indoor temperature is too low, the snake plant will enter dormancy and will not grow. If you water it during this period, it can easily cause root rot and leaf rot, or the appearance of leaf spot disease and leaf blight.

At this point you should check whether the part of the plant above the soil has rotted. If it hasn't rotted, it's recommended that you cut off all the rotten leaf parts, not keeping even a bit of the rotten part, then spray with carbendazim, mixed with water at a ratio of 1:500, spraying about three times with an interval of about one week, which can effectively prevent it.

Causes of snake plant leaf rot: poor indoor ventilation. If air humidity is too high, it easily causes rot. In winter it's best not to water the snake plant; as long as the soil is kept slightly moist, it can safely overwinter. Overwatering easily causes root rot, especially root rot -- if it appears and isn't discovered in time, the whole plant is done for.

Key points for snake plant winter care: water less, don't fertilize, give more sun, spray with carbendazim solution once a month to prevent black rot. Overwintering a snake plant is just that simple.

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