How I Propagate Snake Plants
I purchased these 2 snake plants on clearance from Lowes for $5 a few months ago. I am finally getting around to repotting them and decided to divide them into more plants. Plant propagation is a fun way to get more plants from ones you already have and can save you money in the long run. Whether you are taking cuttings or dividing at the roots, be sure that there aren't any patents on the plants because those you actually can't propagate those. Full tutorial can be found on my Youtube Channel that I will link below. However, if you prefer to read, please continue. ;)
Alright I am using some old terracotta pots I had sitting outside. Even though they are going to be filled with soil, I cleaned each pot off to be sure I wasn’t transferring any diseases from previous plants, fungus, insect eggs, or weed seeds. I am also glad I did this because a spider made its way inside one of the pots.
I am going to remove the first snake plant out of its plastic container. Again mine were on clearance & I paid $5. Plant tag below for those that are interested in this specific variety. Clearance plants are the way to go especially if you have a life affair with plants like I do. After it was out of the pot, I began gently separating the plant into sections. I could have separated it out even more, but that would require me to use more pots than I wanted to today. It was quite easy to separate these two plants because they were already growing in different clumps as you can see from the photos.
I am just gently pulling the plant apart making sure each clump I take has roots attached to it. The 2nd one was much easier and really just naturally parted once it was out of the container. I will mention that I did water these about a week ago which I feel played big part on how easy it was to separate the sections. Therefore, I suggest you water your plants a few days or a week before beginning this process to make sure you're not working with dry soil. When it came time to pot up my new snake plants I used the Miracle Gro Cactus, Palm, & Citrus Soil. Here is the link to it. Based on my research, almost any soil mix will do as long as it has good drainage. Since snake plants are considered succulents, I went with this mix.
When potting these up, I am filling the pot with the mix, using my hand to push back the soil as I form a small hole, put the snake plant in, back fill. It is as simple as that. Another way to propagate these is to separate each leaf with a snip at the base of the plant and stick it in the soil. When doing my research, I discovered that there are so many ways to propagate snake plants. Using just water, snipping the leaves into 1 inch pieces and putting those in soil. Just so many ways. Experimenting is my favorite. I think everyone should try a different approach when it comes to gardening. Discovering a new way to do something is the best part. There is really no one size fit all to gardening, what works for others, may not work for you but you will never know unless you try...
Even beyond gardening, plants can teach us valuable life lessons. Consider this snake plant: At first, it was just one plant, but when it was taken out of its pot, it flourished into many more. The container that held it back only had to be removed. If you have a container in your life, keeping you from becoming more, remove it. This will give you the freedom to grow into the next big thing. I am just starting out in this new space and I don't even know if this will reach many people but whoever it does reach you were meant to receive that advice from these snake plants lol...
Here are the 2 plants again before and my new snake babies after... ughhhh just so lovely. From the long leaves, to the variegated color of green, to the air filtering it provides . These plant just do everything for me. I am going to give them a good drink, place them in different areas throughout my home and stare at them until they grow lol. Whenever I notice growth, I will share an update in another video/blog post so stay tuned!! Happy growing.
-Q
