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Spider plant

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KangarooKenny · 14/08/2022 08:09

I’ve got one of these but not really sure how to care for it, and wondering why it’s not thrown off any baby plants.
The roots have grown out of the pot and wrapped themselves around it. I’d have to break them to repot it, but should I ?
And it’s getting some rusty brown patches in some leaves, and I over/under watering it ?

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SheWoreYellow · 14/08/2022 12:40

Try and cut the pot to save some of the roots and then repot it.

Brown leaves could be under watering. Mine gets dry really quickly. Keep an eye on it, by feeling the soil every couple of days to work out whether it’s under or over watering.

KangarooKenny · 14/08/2022 17:42

Thanks, will do. Was hoping it would have grown baby plants by now. It’s on a windowsill, so maybe it’s too hot.

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Willowwarble · 14/08/2022 18:02

They are naturally jungle plants so do best a little way back from the window. Tap water tends to make the end of the leaves brown, I believe it's the traces of chlorine, so if you have a water butt they like rain water, I wait until dry then water, sometimes I put them in the garden for a good soak but underwater father than over. Feed occasionally with baby bio or similiar. They are very hardy, you can pull them apart and repot but they will need time to recover before they have babies.

KangarooKenny · 14/08/2022 21:39

Yes, I’ve got a water butt, didn’t think of that. Can I use tomato feed ( it says it’s ok for all flowering plants ) or does it have to be Baby Bio ?
I’ll move it.

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applesandpears33 · 14/08/2022 21:44

My spider plants do best indoors on a table where they don't get any direct sunshine. Someone on here suggested using them as bedding plants over the summer and the ones that I have planted outside in a north facing garden where they get next to no direct sunshine are doing great.

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