Question
Nick,  It is Sherri in South Carolina again.  Incidentally, my Hibiscus plants are doing fine own their own.  Here are my next plant care needs:
1) Yucca Cane - 2/3 yrs. old, in a 14" container w/saucer.  Soil is Miracle Grow indoor planting soil (never been repotted).  Placed by sliding glass doors with southern exposure.  Has 3 canes of varying height plus a newbie sprouting.  One cane is fully rotted from base of soil to the top.  2nd cane is minimally soft at very top.  The one in the worst condition has 3 shoots with better looking and more leaves than the other which I've had to remove leaves.  All the canes' shoots are yellow from the cane to the leaves. Probably all due to over watering and at times leaving excess water in saucer (didn't know).  How should I propagate?
2) Dracaena Dragon - 4 yrs. old in 16" pot with same soil, layer of rocks in the bottom of resin container. Three canes each with three off shooting canes.  This plant use to look like "Thing" it was full of foliage and very healthy.  Formally became root bound in 13" container.
Leaves are basically nonexistent on some canes. They yellow and turn brown then drop/removed.  I recently placed Spanish moss around for decor appearance.  Noticed a yellow mold on soil underneath - I should remove I suppose?  Lighting is 10ft. from southern facing sunroom windows.  Every 4 mos. feed with osmocote granules.  What are your ideas on the problem and corrective steps. Now the leaves get brown starting at tips.  I cut with scissors at the ends.
3)  Snake Plant - 1.5 yrs, in original 1 gal. nursery pot and soil planted inside decorative ceramic container without drainage hole but with soil.  Food and soil same as above.  This plant gets low light.  I didn't think I was over watering but plant leaves are falling over and base of leaves are mushy.  How to save/propagate?

Thanks Nick


Answer
Hi Sherri, nice to hear from you again:) ok, down to business,,,all you have told me lead to one major problem, that is too much water; these plants are all very easy plants to grow, but even the easiest ones will decline rapidly if over watered. You need to cut all damaged growth off and change out the medium with new drainage medium for the bottom 3 inches and then new soil from that point up. When a plants roots are damaged by over watering, it is usually the demise of the plant; roots once damaged, cannot be rejuvinated. Hopefully your roots aren't completely rotted (albeit it sounds like they are).  Cut any healthy canes of and try to propagate them in a moist medium like perlite or vermiculite, thats about all you can do at this point Sherri.....get back to me and keep  me apprised. Nick:)