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Spider Plant Basic Care
- They love being snug in a pot. When repotting don’t be afraid to handle them. They can handle a lot!
- Your pot needs to have holes in it. If you use a decorative pot, still keep it in an easy to remove smaller pot.
- Sometimes store-bought dirt is “thick” (I often add perlite, orchid bark, so the plant breathes.) Two inches of dirt should be on the bottom. Less for the sides and even less on top.
- They can handle a ton of sun but will need fertilizer because of it. Workup to a lot of sun
- They can live 20 to 60 years!
- Spider plants give cats a catnip like effect. They chew the tips/babies and take a nap.
- They are safe to children and pets.
- They are edible. (I never ate one.)
- Chickens will eat the babies.
- I treat with Captain Jack’s (Bonide brand) Copper Fungicide liquid spray. A rare need, overcrowding
- Bottom water to prevent pests.
- Water only when dry. The most common issue for spider plants: Over Watering. I occasionally add hydrogen peroxide to water first. A tablespoon of something low (like 3% store brand) to a gallon.
- I soak them overnight. Then let drain.
- Plants leaves will slightly fade and fold when needing water. Also, you can tell (by how heavy it is) how much water is in the dirt.
- I repot when it finds its way out the bottom. However, if there is a bunch of dirt, I put it back in the same size pot and let it grow. Dirt is equal to root 50/50. They are very rooty. (You can have too much dirt for a little one. Water frequent, don’t drown)
- If a very small plant makes a baby, it may not be ready. Its health may suffer. Babies can be put in water to grow roots. (Change water when icky. Don’t let the leaves be wet, only the very bottom of the baby.) Depending on the size of mother don’t let it produce a bunch when it can’t handle it.
- A little bit bigger baby can go right in dirt.
- Sanitize your used pots. “Germs” can linger in a used pot.
- If your plant grows babies and their leaves start to die/brown, I would cut them off the mother and plant them. It seems they are too big or there are too many to support.
- As it grows the leaves Brown and you cut them and they keep Browning you need to repot. It will stop feeding the leaves if it has no food under the roots. The internet will tell you you are over watering. Never that you need a repot.
- Flowers close at night.
- If leaves get weird spots, cut off the weird. Otherwise you can wait for it to pluck out easily.
A few more thoughts!
Spider Plants can grow quite large, handling many baby offshoots.
- Dirt deep in the leaves will cause root rot.( If needed rinse out, or rip out the weak outside leaves)
- On mature plants if a leaf drops sometimes I trim it, it bounces back up and can reach the light. (Grow lights)
Small Spider plants can grow under indoor lights too!
