This snake plant has been through a lot. My best friend/roommate and I went through one of the hardest times of our lives together, as our apartment was almost completely gutted in a fire. My snake plant survived and is thriving, but I can’t say exactly the same for hers. We made it out okay, but this once-strong, stiff snake plant is now thinner, smaller, softer, and perhaps not long for this world.
I’d love nothing more right now than to give it another lease on life. I know the general potting soil it’s in is not ideal, and was thinking of repotting it in a succulent-focused mix.
Does anyone have any input? Similar circumstances? Ideas on what else might be the cause? Tips on repotting? I’m just terrified that once I pull it up, there will be like three roots left, and the shock will kill it for good.
Yeah, that and any sitting water in the bottom of the pot are going to rot the roots. Unpot it, remove any rotted roots (black, smelly, slimy, decayed), pot it in succulent soil. Maybe add a bit of perlite too. Should look roughly like the stuff in this image: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Snake-Plant-Potting-Soil-Mix-4-Quarts-Specialized-Blend-for-Green-Sansevieria-Trifascatia-Zeylanica-Plants/1007735890
Ideally, also put it in an unglazed clay pot with a dish. Or at least something where you can pour off any water that doesn’t get taken up. I fully expect that it’s been overwatered in that pot, and there’s been a standing puddle at the bottom causing the soil to never dry.