How to separate a Whale Fin Snake Plant & repot (Sansevieria masoniana, Dracaena masoniana)

How to separate a Whale Fin Snake Plant & repot (Sansevieria masoniana, Dracaena masoniana)

[@SnakePlantCollector]

Whale Fin Propagation Update video: ua-cam.com/video/g-3RkHVPRQk/v-deo.html

[@maureenfaulkner4323]

Minus 25 degrees here this morning, so our gardening is inside and watching videos about plants. Thanks for a fine demonstration on separating the illusive whale fin.

[@SnakePlantCollector]

Wow, it is really cold where you are. It's not that cold where I am but still cold to do any gardening outdoors here too! :D Thanks for watching Maureen.

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

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[@raeannrees9706]

I'm curious, why do you separate them?

[@SnakePlantCollector]

Two reasons. Whale fin looks better when it's displayed in pot with only one leaf. It is more safe for the mother plant to be separated when the baby plant outgrows the mother plant.

[@raeannrees9706]

Thank you, Can the mother plant rot easily if new plants are left in the same pot? I love snake plants!! I've been collecting them for years.

[@SnakePlantCollector]

@@raeannrees9706 No, actually Mother plant can be with her pups for many years. However, gets exhausted after certain amount of time.

[@raeannrees9706]

Thank you!

[@beckythebealge]

That’s a big pot with lots of soil for such a small plant. The soil will remain wet for a long time

[@SnakePlantCollector]

Hi Nat, actually the pot is small for this plant. The soil dries up rather quickly. I am planning to repot it in a bigger pot. Whale Fins can spread 1~2 ft horizontally. Considering this, it needs to be grown in a pot size of at least 6.5". Smaller size pot than that will restrict its growth.

[@virginiamartinez391]

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[@terrizimmerman5297]

Joe, I have a question. I’ve been watching several UA-cam channels for snake plants that are grown in the Micronesian islands. Most plants are potted up in yard soil and any kind of container they can find. Are Americans spoiled, using unnecessary specialty soil mixes?

[@SnakePlantCollector]

I do have a yard, but I don't use yard soil for pots. If I make a hole in my yard, I will eventually need to fill it up with something. Many American houses have flat yards and are mostly covered with grass. They think maintaining a green lawn is important for property value.
And I can't bring my shovel to a random place and dug up soil and bring back home. It will probably be illegal to do that. For these reasons, I think more than 90% of Americans will buy Potting mix from big box stores like The Home Depot for houseplant potting.

[@terrizimmerman5297]

@@SnakePlantCollector Living in the Arizona desert, our yards are rocked. VERY small grassy islands are permitted, for contrast , but so hard to maintain when our summers hit above 110 degrees every day.

[@SnakePlantCollector]

Even in Virginia, when temperature is around 90~100 F, the grass suffers. Now I don't care too much about the lawn. I even seeded clover seeds last year. Sounds like your area is a good place to grow Sansevierias outdoors!

[@fckyafeelingz4064]

Here in Indiana we have quite nutrient rich soil however however it's rather dense. This characteristic of our soil allows moisture to be retained and our crops to thrive. Because of this nearly all succulents will not be OK to be grown in the ground here in Indiana (exception - sempervivim types). If we were to bring the soil to a pot we would have to add amendments to allow it to become less moisture retentive. Our ultimate goal with these amendments is to allow it to quickly drain the moisture from the soil thus providing more aeration to the roots preventing root rot