indoor Spider plant is too tall !!!!!

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as its grows about 1 foot a year as its ideal in the dining room as loads of lights and warm

its now nearly 5 ft tall... what do i do with it to keep it shortish?

hack at it with scissors? I didn't think spider plants were tall, just long and spidery!

That doesn't sound like a spider plant. They droop so get bushy rather than tall.

sorry just realised its a yucca tree!

Ok, that makes more sense

You can lop them then replant the top next to the original stem and both should grow.

Sounds drastic and looks awful for a while, but you end up with multiple shorter stems and a good display.

thanks saint george for your advice (and others too)

can i do it now or wait till the weather gets warmer?

Ermmmmm, not really sure on that one as I am terrible for ignoring rules about 'the right time' to do gardening stuff. I just do what seems right, when I think it needs doing IYSWIM.

I would do it now but promise not to shoot me if it doesn't work?

If indoors then the weather shouldn't be a major factor anyway.