Anonymous #4 5d

yea rattlesnake plant

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Anonymous #1 5d

trimming the dead leaves? i don’t know much about root health 😞

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Anonymous #5 5d

there is still some green, it’s just knocking on death’s door 🥲

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Anonymous OP 5d

Yeah trim the dead leaves Check the roots. If they’re firm, not rotted (squishy and dark and stink), and not dried out (will look like twigs), they’re okay. This kind of issue will likely come from the roots

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Anonymous OP 5d

It’s doing a tango with the grim reaper

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Anonymous #1 5d

when i repotted it, the soil was so dense and dry i absolutely could not get at the roots without snapping some. should i try anyway to see if there are still live roots or does that mean it’s gone?

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Anonymous #2 5d

so soak until the soil is wet at the top? it’s a pretty large pot will i over water it doing that?

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Anonymous OP 5d

Try to rinse the soil out with a hose or into a bucket so you don’t clog your drains. If the soil is that dense, it needs new, healthier soil

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Anonymous OP 5d

Overwatering is from the frequency of watering, not the amount you give It’s about whether the roots have access to oxygen. When sitting in wet soil, it can’t get that, it’s suffocated. Having sufficient light, airflow, drainage, and proper pot size is important to make sure the plant won’t suffer from that. For pot size, you shouldn’t have to worry too bad about it if it’s right. It should be 1-2 inches wider than the root ball (not the foliage)

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Anonymous #1 5d

i just repotted it the other day so the size should be okay. but when i took it out of the original pot, the soil was so dry and dense that i could not pry it away to get to the roots. the roots i touched sounded very dry and crackly so i’m worried its gone

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Anonymous #1 5d

okay cool, i got new soil to repot it with but bc i couldn’t chip away at the old soil i just potted it with the new soil altogether. i’ll try to rinse it, thanks

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