How to Repot Your Snake Plants Like Martha Stewart

27.08.2024 - 18:03 / bhg.com / Martha Stewart / Christianna Silva

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It feels like Martha Stewart can do it all: She can cook, she can host, she can wear fabulous linen pants, and she can even help Snoop Dog host the Olympics. She can, of course, also teach us all a thing (or 12) about gardening.

In a post on her Instagram account @marthastewartblog (the account for Stewart’s personal blog), Stewart said she's been working on making her greenhouse the perfect escape, tackling everything from cleaning to organizing to «giving many of my potted plants some much-needed attention.» Among those plants is her Sansevieria, also commonly known as a snake plant.

«Last week, my head gardener, Ryan McCallister, repotted a variety of specimens, including the very interesting and popular Sansevieria,» the post’s caption reads.

Snake plants are happy indoors—and thank goodness because their statement-making leaves offer a nice bit of architectural flavor to a room. There aren't any stems, so you don't have to worry about the plant drooping over and make ideal floor plants. The green leaves are vibrant and shiny, and under the right conditions, they even bloom with large clusters of white and green flowers.

Keep in mind that snake plants can be toxic to dogs, cats, and young children, so keep them high enough away from inquiring minds. Plus, as Stewart reminds us all, «These plants absorb toxins, such as nitrogen oxides—they work great for improving indoor air quality.»

While these plants are very resilient house plants and are particularly difficult to kill, that doesn't mean they don't need some extra love from time to time. On the blog, McCallister shared exactly how to care for them with a repotting.

First, remove them from their pots, then slice the bottom about an inch, which,