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[INDOOR-GARDENING:400] Chinese Evergreen

Hello Everyone,

I have had a Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema, Silver Queen) for about 18 months
now and I have treated it very badly.  It was originally very full and
happy, but over the last few months it has gotten sparser and sparser.
Yesterday I wanted to pick off a couple of yellow leaves, and the whole
stalk came out of the ground - the roots had rotted off.  I then gave gentle
tugs to the other 5 stalks, and I got the same reaction.  I cut off the
rotted portion, threw out the soil, and left the stalks in a vase of water,
hoping they will root again.  I realize that what I did wrong - I
overwatered the poor thing.  I keep it on top of a high shelf, and it is
difficult to test the soil up there, so I just watered it without checking.
I looked up propagation techniques for the chinese evergreen, and "cuttings"
wasn't one of them (division was).

Has anyone experienced anything similar?

Thanks,
Donna
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