I have only snake plants and they're all in terracotta pots with trays (so too heavy to move to the bathroom to be watered). I use my outlook calendar to remind me to check my soil (with a soil meter) every week and once a month to wipe down their leaves. If they need water, I'll water them. If they're still moist, I wait for next week to water them. I only bottom water my plants. Usually the tray needs to be filled twice, but I check the next day with the moisture meter just in case. I usually water them at night before bed. The only time I top-water my plants is if I've replanted them so the soil can settle. I have a plant light for my snake plants as I don't get any sunlight. I know they can survive in indirect light, but my plants seem to love the artificial light, so I keep it on a timer. One weird question I have that maybe you can answer: I have the Dracaena Fernwood plant. When I repotted it recently (a year after I bought it), I saw each leaf is its own root and they're not connected to 1 main root system/rhizome or to each other. In fact, they were bound together with an elastic band that broke when I repotted it. All my other species have all its leaves connected to each other and to 1 or 2 rhizomes... In fact, you can pull one of the Fernwood leaves right out of the soil without pulling another leaf out. It's growing taller, but at a much slower rate than my other species. Is that normal?
Yes this is normal. Just treat it like your other sansevierias and it should do well. And eventually it should have a few rhizomes connecting 2-3 leaf bunches. 👍
I've never bottom watered before! Thanks for the info and video. I'd love some short form videos, maybe just showing how to bottom water one plant. But all this info is helpful and I watched the whole thing 😍
If you're meaning just bottom watering once a week or so by using a wick then this is fine for lavender. However if you're talking about the self-watering pots that use wicks to draw moisture into the soil then this wouldn't be good because lavender definitely needs to dry out between watering and I'm afraid a self-watering pot will keep the soil too moist. 👍
Some plants are more picky than others. Like the dracaena and Venus flytraps all NEED filtered water. But others are less picky. You can check out my review video on the water filter that I personally use. 😊
I know I’m not alone when I say this but I am SO guilty of overwatering my snake plants! Do you recommend this for them and also I just read previous comments about using only filtered water.
I usually only bottom water my snake plants if they've gotten extremely dried out. Then if you get your soil fully saturated then you need to make sure it's bright enough and warm enough that the soil dries out somewhat quickly or else you'll have overwatering issues. I've also not seen any issues with using tap water with these guys. They aren't too picky. 😊
