I had a spider plant years ago and it took me two years to get a baby. Not sure why but two years, and when I saw I had a baby I was so excited you’d have thought I was having a baby. Lol
@@carayj yes, we got our 1st spider plant about 10yrs ago as a baby itself (daughter named it baby bottles 😋). Was left in a dark room and took 3yrs to 'make babies' then started to get a bit out of control and taken outside. Those babies set roots and started making babies after a year...problem with being outside, summer sun and frost give them a hard time...move them before those times
I have a cat and she was CRAZY about my spider plant (they’re non toxic so she’s okay lol I promise) But she was legitimately obsessed with eating it and I looked it up and apparently they’re hallucinogenics for cats 😂 So I guess I have a lil druggie on my hands ❤️😂
I've been trying out various cat safe house plants because my cats live having something green to snack on but they just uproot potted cat grass. I was wondering why I cant keep a spider plant in the house without them eating it to death 🤣 its catnip but tastier!
In Puerto Rico we call them Mala Madre which means "Bad Mother" because they throw their babies out. I agree with the comments about needing to be root bound to get babies. ALSO, my cat is obsessed with these. Hence, I've learned how to macrame plant hangers. I'm sure she's not happy with me. Meow to you!
Hey there! I've had spider plants for a long time and I know how to produce pups. My tenant had a spider plant as long as I have and couldn't do it. I just demonstrated what to do with her and it worked. You have to get the plant a little stressed. Get it root bound, and water it a little less than you should. I starved my tenant's one of water until the leaves got wavy recently. The plant in the wild would sense that it is no longer in the ideal spot and put out pups to try to shift its energy to a more ideal spot. After I stress it a little I pot it up (it's root bound) and I water it. Bam! You have pups.
Should I replant it in a smaller pot so it'll get root bound quicker or should I keep it in its current pot and wait. I've never repotted a plant the opposite direction so idk what would happen
@Lorenmcdee. Huh, that's good to know because as I mentioned in my comment before, I've had my spider plant for almost 5 yrs and no babies. I WANT BABIES!!! LOL Thanks for the tip.
@@repulsethemonkey1396 i wait until my spider plants are super rootbound honestly. like, more roots than soil in the pot but not enough for the roots to meet eachother once coming out of the bottom of the pot (have had to break pots in the past to preserve roots during repotting lol)
You're so right about that. I lost several gorgeous spider plants and could not figure out why until I read somewhere that tap water is a killer for them. So now I fill a 2-gallon water container with tap water and leave it uncovered on the counter for a few days. Then I screw on the cover and use that water for my spiders. I also water only when the plant is quite dry, roughly once a week. Started doing that almost 2 years ago and the two I have now continue to thrive and send out lots and lots of pups.
@@LianeSpicer I love that the internet exists now and people can openly exchange information. It's definitely helped me rehab a few species that friends were going to throw away. That makes me happy your spider plants are thriving.
I also use this technique, however I drilled a hole in the cap, this way I can leave it out on the counter or in a little nook, and not worry about water spilling.
dude having the comparing sizes of plants it's so good to see! so many people don't do that and i like seeing how different conditions create different results 👏🏼
6/14/21: let your spiderplants get pot bound & theyll make babies. thats how they know when to reproduce in "the wild." i have roughly 18 full grown spiderplants (3 with babies) from my original 2 plants after 4 years. that includes the og's of which one currently has more babies... i wish i could post pictures here, lol ❤️
Thank you! I've had mine for about a month and it has * counts * 5 babies with I can't even count how many more on the way. Leaves are an average of 15" long. Plant itself is in a tiny 4x4" pot. A plant enthusiast family member said spider plants like being "snug" but idk...I get claustrophobic just looking at it. I've been debating on when to move it to a bigger pot but I think your comment has solidified my decision! Thanks again!! Edit: just got to 8:25...yeah this had that when I brought it home. Back then the leaves were only maybe 6" long. Definitely repotting this guy!!
@@shawnnahuskey1482 Yes, you can. I have water bottles I fill up for watering my plants and it sits for a couple to a few days at a time and I've never had an issue. God bless!😇
My spider plant is SO RESILIENT! She was sunburned, survived that, she was potted as a baby and growing great! she had too much water and is now doing great! :D
I get tons of baby spiders produced from my plants. I find to encourage this you need to keep them a bit root bound. Think of the shoots of spiderletes like aerial runners. A pot bound plant will produce more than one with lots of room to stretch out its roots. The only downside is watering. It will become hard to penetrate the center mass of the root ball. So what I find works best is to totally submerge the pot in a tub of Luke warm water (I never use icy cold water on my tropicals as it can shock the plant. So room temp is best.) Submerge the pot just below the soil line and wait until all the air bubbles have stopped rising to the surface. Maybe a bit longer if your plant feels lighter than normal therefore needs time to have a good drink. The next step is critical. Let all the excessive water drain out. If it's in a really large pot this could take up to an hour. Once all excess water has drained you're done and you can place it back on its saucer and return it to its home. One side note is that this is best for larger spider plants and since all that water weight gets heavy you may want a friend to help out with the lifting and holding back all the fronds of baby spiders as you submerge the mother plant. Hope this helps.
This is how I like to water mine too! I find that if they get a teeny bit too dry they are more prone to make pups as well, so it’s win win (if you’re wanting pups at least)
My slider plant loves the water from my dogs water bowl. Instead of pouring it down the drain, I give it to the plant. The plant loves it. No crispy tips here!
I got a spider plant as my first houseplant 12 years ago as a gift and it's still alive and has given me dozens and dozens of babies. The original I got was solid green, but the babies sometimes come out variegated which is super cool.
I am beginner plant parent and my first plant is spider plant. I've had it for a month and it already has a baby. I found it today and I'm literally so happy about it bc I don't think it usually happens that fast. Anyway, my spider plant is on my bedroom window which has bright indirect western light and I water it like once a week with distilled water. I hope the information helped💖
I got an all green spider plant from my grandma who passed away some time ago and i didn't know how to take care of it, so it's not doing to well. But now i know how to take care of it, it will hopefully get better 🙂
They need to be root-bound in order to produce the pups (I never have heard them called babies or pups). I've always called them airplane plants because the "babies" were the airplanes.
With my slider plant, I made a lot of mistakes. First, the pot I put it in was way too big and I kept leaving it where the cat could get to it. It was down to one tiny cat-bitten leaf. Then I decided, you know what, I have a plant that needs a bigger pot, and this one's tiny, so I'll switch them. The results were almost immediate. My tiny spider plant was put into a 4 inch pot instead of a 7 inch pot, and it was so much happier. It took off and within 3 months it was a full spider plant with a baby stem emerging. I didn't repot it until it was so big that the pot looked like it was about to fall over. It's doing great and now has a total of 4 baby stems, one of which branched and had two on it. What I've learned is simple: spider plants like to be root bound. Not extremely root bound, but they do very well in smaller pots. it makes over watering them unlikely, it makes them put out babies in search of new soil, and as long as you use a plastic pot, you should have no issues with the roots getting stuck and getting damaged.
Spider plants need to be crowded in the pot. If you wait until its pot bound you will get babies because the plant has no more room for it's roots so it sends out babies to find a better home. Once the babies appear you should only change from a 4in to a 5 in.
This is super interesting. I planted my fully green spiderlet I got from a friend's established plant and stuck it straight into soil. It's there months old now, and has around 3 stems, with more stemming off, with a dozen babies.
I can totally relate to the spider plant. They seem to thrive on neglect and just need water and good light. I recently moved and left my plant at my moms. Came back to it a bit neglected but had quite a bit of babies some how lol. I love how you said they are the queen of Propagating and can pop out babies. LOL Story of my life >_
Wow! I’m on my like 8 th spider plant! I hope this one survive. Ferns and spider plants I can’t keep alive!! Help!!! I have my new spider plant in my bedroom window on a hanging rack if it doesn’t strive I’m going to cry😥
Well my big beautiful spider plant didn’t not survive 😓🤔 The first month it looked as if it was ok, but then I started seeing brown leaves everywhere, i repotted it and cut half the plant off and it just looks horrible. 9 of them now!! I will get another one but I am not going to watch any videos on how to care for it, I’m just going to do it how I see fit. It seems like it was ok until I started doing what people on TH-cam was saying to do, not blaming anyone of course, just going off my natural instance. My fern doing amazing!!! I haven’t watch ANY videos either for the care of it!! Yayyyy
Hey! I keep tons of spider plants and this is what I have noticed with mine for having them produce pups! I don't know how old your plants are, but I find that when they're normally around two years old*, they'll start producing flowers and pups. Yours might need to wait one more year or so, but your big one definitely looks healthy enough to make some next year!
My first spider plant propagated pups very early. (I live in Canada, so what you said about short days long nights may be true). That was about 3 years ago, and have gotten around 10 little babies since. I found the times most pups grew was in winter when I was kinda ignoring them lol. Sharing for those who are enjoying their plant companions. Thanks for the tips! 🙏🏼
One tip for heavy leaves that are starting to bend- cut a 1.5-2” piece of plastic straw, cut it open, and put around the bend. If the leaves are extra wide, cut the corners into a curve to make them smooth.
Thank you for your video! I got two HUGE spider plants for $7 each from Walmart. They are yellowing but FILLED with babies (like 50 on each plant!) So i want to try to help them recover. They had been outside in direct sun for a few weeks in high 90 degree temps so im hoping getting them inside will help and im going to take off most of the babies so the plants can save its energy for the mother plants to recover. 🤞
I just want to say THANK YOU for showing your moisture meter! I'm still such a newbie and trying to learn and being able to have a visual like that brings such a better gauge to when to water these plants! I wish more people that did these videos would start showing the moisture meter readings for each plant they're showing. Clears up so much confusion for me and probably other newbies as well. Thank you again! 😀
I’ve had this massive spider plant for like forever that i got from my horticulture greenhouse and it has never NOT had brown ends. thank god for this video
I bought a spider plant recently and without even watering it her leaves started rotting 😔😔 I had to repot her because the place I got her form overwatered her I hope she’ll be ok!
So I brought a spider plant pretty close to death and I hoping I can bring this baby back to life using tips from you! Thank you so much for this video you're lovely and so helpful
My spider plant, Eric, does nothing but propagate, he’s on his 2nd (maybe 3rd?) generation now and about 3/4 years old…6 flower spikes this year and 30 spiderlings so far. I’ve ran out of people to give spiderlings too xD They are mental. I love them.
i love this (probably unintentional) science experiment we have going on with the lighting for these spider plant bbs!!!! so cool to see the difference in growth
Also once they start sprouting babies I spray the stem all the way up to the base and I literally watch them grow in a matter of days... Ok not that soon but its feels like that
I have mine in a west facing sunroom- I don’t get pups in the summer because of too much sun but in the winter I get TONS because of the shorter days and longer nights!
My grandma had 2 spider plants stuck together in a tall Mason jar, they were completely stuck in there and the jar had to be broken to remove them, they took so much work to untangle the roots from each other but now they're in their own pots and they love it
My spider plant started popping babies like crazy after I moved it to a west facing window. I wait til the leaves ask for water, meaning....they get a bit droopy. Then after watering, ooh they get so happy and thankful. 🌱
i have a spider plat whitout the vaigation but the motherplant had a varigation its like crazy and does soemone know how the complete green is named PS: your videos are super helpfull PS(2):when you want it to have blooms then concentrate the energie on them so cut and progate the babies that hang out immediatly:)
I've gotten three different varieties of spider plant from the standard green one I got at the nursery 2 years ago! One I propped and gifted to my mom has become the curliest spider plant I've ever seen and another one has that awesome flipped variegation
Distilled water!... it's a spider plant not a carnivorous plant just give it tap water i'll be fine, maybe let the water sit overnight to get rid of chlorine, my water is hella hard and they do just fine, also i would let the soil dry out quite a bit because they have tuberous roots that are filled with water, a healthy spider plant should be able to be in dry soil for quite a while.
Hey thanks for the tips! I absolutely adore spiders 🌿there have been times I've completely forgotten to water them but they do great. They seem to do well in my medium light environment as well. My spider is a mom of 5 big beautiful re-planted adult babies. I recommend these for anyone trying to have a green thumb, but don't quite have one yet.
What if the plaint is turning yellow long but only baby's lots of babies .should I cut the yellow ones off .and so I can put in my windows or just light.love your site and I just transplant them in biger pots because the roots were wrapped around so bad I pulled them a part and now waiting to get greener
I just bought one on clearance cause it was dying at store. It had so many broken and browned leaves. Its doing well now with me and i have 3 new babies.
I am almost 70 years old and have raised plants for most of my life. I have NEVER had a water meter or any of all that. My plants are alive and well, some 40-50 yrs old. All of this is ridiculous
My spider plant is in full sun, in a hanging pot outside and she’s throwing out babies everywhere, is super huge and I Prbly need to divide her or up pot her!
That is an interesting tip about filtered water. I have a rural well, here, but there is a fair amount of lime in it. I have a Zero Water filter. I may try that.
I put my spider plants out in my apartment balcony and from where I am from, they get 4-5 hours direct sunlight. They are growing well and sprouting a lot of babies like nobody business.
Thanks. I got a spider plant from my grandma when she passed so I really want to keep it happy. It’s getting crispy. So I guess I’ll use filtered water.
You should also Mist your plant often, they love humidity! I think it isn't getting enough water or it could be in too direct sunlight. Maybe take it away from the window and keep it in a spot where it gets indirect light.
I've started keeping 2 gallon sized glass jars with tap water. I let them sit for at least 24 hours before using. My plants (especially my carnivorous plants) stay happy and I don't have to worry about plastic waste. 😊
I've had mine outside on a covered patio all summer where it gets direct sunlight most of the morning. I've got 6 ropes full of babies...and, it's blooming!!! Adding nutrients once every 2-3wks helps too.
Oh good. This is what I was coming to find out. I have mine in my back porch and it gets evening sun. I’m in Texas so it gets pretty hot back there. I hope it survives because my cats eat them when I try to keep them indoors.
This is my first plant, and the moss I bought didn't specify to mix with the soil, it seemed to indicate that I should keep it at the base of the soil. Though after watching a few videos, I think I've been given too little information by the product. -_-
I have 5 large spider plants give them bright light, allow them to dry out and they like to be root bound. In the Summer mine go outside and they grow like crazy🌱☘ If yours isn't producing pups it's because it's not getting enough bright light☀️☀️
I thought that my spider plant needed a larger pot, so I repotted it. It immediately acted like it was dying. I heard,on UTUBE that they like to be root bound, so I put it back in the smaller pot. It broke out in a long string that bloomed and was covered by babies, which I gave away. Now it has 2 of those baby producing stems. One is Very long and has 2 branchs out from that, plus another one going in a different direction. It's in an East window. 🦋
Love the advice do have to say though since moving my plant from directly from the widow I've noticed my first baby on the plant which has got me excited as been waiting a while for them .
Good info, I have a few spider plants and one of them, the one I've had the longest, like 4+ years, has never grown babies for some reason. And, I have tried almost everything from bright indirect light for a couple years to a shadier spot for a couple years while watering it regularly and still no babies. Otherwise, it is a very healthy plant, everyone that sees it comments how beautiful it is. The only thing I hadn't tried was fertilizing it, until today I made my own organic fertilizer I've used on other plants, egg shells, banana peels and coffee grinds. Anywho, lol thanks for taking the time to share your tips. God bless you!😇
Awesome video! I am a new-ish plant person, and my local hardware store had several small spider plants about two months ago. I noticed one had its own baby already, so, I got excited and got it. I have had it under a grow light, and it has just.... exploded! 😅 It is such a fun plant because of the quick growth. Anyway... thanks so much for all of the info! I am going to try a baby in water and one in soil.
Thank you for this! I have two small reverse variegated spider plants and I just put them under grow lights to see if they'll actually grow at speed 😫😬
I was gifted a solid green Spider plant by a friend that had it growing in an old paint bucket. It looked horrible. It has since recovered in under a year and it’s baby which I propagated is also making babies. I had no idea they were hard to find.
I have 4 very large plants with lots of babies. I have planted some babies around my mailbox they actually look Very nice . Have seen the all green a few times didn't realize how rare they were. Guess I took them for granted. The next time I see one I'm going to buy it for sure !!!
i had my spider plant for less than a year when it started to put out babies. i was keeping it in direct light at the time. i ended up cutting them off and propagating the babies and it put out more babies almost immediately, in a lower light setting that time. not really sure what this means about how light affects babies but i have more than i know what to do with 😭
thank you for watching! i definitely do not keep my house at 90 😂 that is the highest temperature that they can apparently withstand but i was saying i don't know anyone with homes that warm lol
I'm in Oklahoma and my spider plant is in a South facing window with sheer white curtains. Its in Terra cotta and has been in the same pot for about 2 years. I use worm castings (maybe 2x a year) and I get tons of babies. Also gives off seeds at least 2x a year. I used tap water amd do not have softener. At a minimum I put it in the shower 4 times a year.
Omg! I appreciate your organizing and the energy you put into this video! I love spider plants.... and when i got my first i watched a bunch of videos about the plant to find out what planting medium and sun/ watering schedule.... one person suggested that you keep the plant somewhat root bound and it will put out pups.....i decided to try that....i honestly have gotten to the point that i don't know what to do with the babies! Its magnificent how fast and big that they grow! Perhaps you could try this method? Many blessings..
Love reading everyone’s plant stories! And this video is fantastic! This is the biggest diva of a plant I have ever had-even more so than orchids! Whoever said it was a low-light plant did nooot get to know this plant very well. Story: I did a plant swap with my neighbor, she has two HUGE spider plants with tons of babies each, and she had several propagated, so she gave me one. Hers are beautiful and getting lots of sun and loving life. My little guy….crispy tips galore 😅 But then again, she’s one of those magical people that plants just blossom when she walks in a room. I think I was watering it too much, so I’m going to try and let it dry out more between waterings. I swapped her a date-palm and a loquat for her spider plant (I had three of each in total, so I really didn’t need them), and even her loquat is already doing ten times better than mine haha. Of course, I’m only 26 and she is about 50-something, so she’s got just a tad more experience than I do 😅 Good luck, everyone! Edit: I didn’t realize they liked humidity! I have mine right next to my air-plant that I spray regularly. I’ll try the same for my spider plant!
All of my spiders grow pups. Bright light, light fertilizer, tap water, moist soil. I don’t think I do anything special. I don’t know if it matters, but they were pup propagation. Maybe if they come from pups, they’re more pup prone 🤷🏽♀️
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I had a spider plant years ago and it took me two years to get a baby. Not sure why but two years, and when I saw I had a baby I was so excited you’d have thought I was having a baby. Lol
oh i hear you! I think my plant is starting to put out a long stem and I'm waaay too excited about it 😅
The brighter light more chance of "babies"
I found mine didn’t have any babies for years until I moved it into a sunnier spot, then they started springing out all over.
Mine just sprouted two babies after almost two years and I had the exact same reaction. I'm a plant grandmom! Lol
@@carayj yes, we got our 1st spider plant about 10yrs ago as a baby itself (daughter named it baby bottles 😋). Was left in a dark room and took 3yrs to 'make babies' then started to get a bit out of control and taken outside. Those babies set roots and started making babies after a year...problem with being outside, summer sun and frost give them a hard time...move them before those times
I have a cat and she was CRAZY about my spider plant (they’re non toxic so she’s okay lol I promise)
But she was legitimately obsessed with eating it and I looked it up and apparently they’re hallucinogenics for cats 😂
So I guess I have a lil druggie on my hands ❤️😂
LMAOOO you are not the first person to share a story like this 😭
My spider plant had a little baby and my cat chewed on it until it looked like soneone cut off the tips 😭
I've been trying out various cat safe house plants because my cats live having something green to snack on but they just uproot potted cat grass. I was wondering why I cant keep a spider plant in the house without them eating it to death 🤣 its catnip but tastier!
omg mine is obsessed w my plant too 😭 i has no idea why until now
Me 2 😱
In Puerto Rico we call them Mala Madre which means "Bad Mother" because they throw their babies out. I agree with the comments about needing to be root bound to get babies. ALSO, my cat is obsessed with these. Hence, I've learned how to macrame plant hangers. I'm sure she's not happy with me. Meow to you!
I didn’t know that "Mala madre" hahaha make sense now 😂
Haha the same in Finland!
Exactly what I was just telling a client of mine lol
i got a cactus to put on my windowsill in an attempt to keep my cat from snacking on them lol
it’s worked quite well so far XD
Going to confirm the root bound thing..for pups. You can also stretch repot to every two years.
Hey there!
I've had spider plants for a long time and I know how to produce pups. My tenant had a spider plant as long as I have and couldn't do it. I just demonstrated what to do with her and it worked.
You have to get the plant a little stressed.
Get it root bound, and water it a little less than you should. I starved my tenant's one of water until the leaves got wavy recently.
The plant in the wild would sense that it is no longer in the ideal spot and put out pups to try to shift its energy to a more ideal spot.
After I stress it a little I pot it up (it's root bound) and I water it.
Bam! You have pups.
thank you SO much!! i will give this a go 🤓
@@GoodandPlanty did it work?
Should I replant it in a smaller pot so it'll get root bound quicker or should I keep it in its current pot and wait. I've never repotted a plant the opposite direction so idk what would happen
@Lorenmcdee. Huh, that's good to know because as I mentioned in my comment before, I've had my spider plant for almost 5 yrs and no babies. I WANT BABIES!!! LOL Thanks for the tip.
@@repulsethemonkey1396 i wait until my spider plants are super rootbound honestly. like, more roots than soil in the pot but not enough for the roots to meet eachother once coming out of the bottom of the pot (have had to break pots in the past to preserve roots during repotting lol)
Omg this set up 😩 keep this background! The lighting is chef’s kiss
THANK U! i think the trick was that i was filming on a cloudy day haha
The easiest way to get a few chemicals evaporated out is to just leave a jug of tap water out on the counter the night before.
You're so right about that. I lost several gorgeous spider plants and could not figure out why until I read somewhere that tap water is a killer for them. So now I fill a 2-gallon water container with tap water and leave it uncovered on the counter for a few days. Then I screw on the cover and use that water for my spiders. I also water only when the plant is quite dry, roughly once a week. Started doing that almost 2 years ago and the two I have now continue to thrive and send out lots and lots of pups.
@@LianeSpicer I love that the internet exists now and people can openly exchange information. It's definitely helped me rehab a few species that friends were going to throw away. That makes me happy your spider plants are thriving.
I also use this technique, however I drilled a hole in the cap, this way I can leave it out on the counter or in a little nook, and not worry about water spilling.
dude having the comparing sizes of plants it's so good to see! so many people don't do that and i like seeing how different conditions create different results 👏🏼
6/14/21: let your spiderplants get pot bound & theyll make babies. thats how they know when to reproduce in "the wild." i have roughly 18 full grown spiderplants (3 with babies) from my original 2 plants after 4 years. that includes the og's of which one currently has more babies... i wish i could post pictures here, lol ❤️
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Thank you! I've had mine for about a month and it has * counts * 5 babies with I can't even count how many more on the way. Leaves are an average of 15" long. Plant itself is in a tiny 4x4" pot. A plant enthusiast family member said spider plants like being "snug" but idk...I get claustrophobic just looking at it. I've been debating on when to move it to a bigger pot but I think your comment has solidified my decision! Thanks again!!
Edit: just got to 8:25...yeah this had that when I brought it home. Back then the leaves were only maybe 6" long. Definitely repotting this guy!!
Same here 😁
I love spider plants they give me this 80's Miami Vice/gta Vice City vibe while I live up here in Canada 🤭
Lol girl same and i live in Canada too!!
I live for the 80’s Miami Vice city aesthetics 😍
Spider plants like to be root bound to shoot of babies. My spider plants shoot babies year around. They are root bound. 🌱
@@timbrelman mine is sprouting Babies now !! So cute !
@@SariahLoves 7 of mine are sprouting babies other five are new starts this year. ❤ spider plants.
Me watching after giving my plant tap water 👁👄👁
you'll be fine 💚you might get a few crispy tips, but honestly, so does everyone else!
@Alaina Matson. LoL funny! I know the feeling.
I never give my plants tap water/ only distilled or rain and one of my spidies still had black tips so I'm thinking it's not always the water. IMO
Can I use tap water that has been sitting out for 24 hrs?
@@shawnnahuskey1482 Yes, you can. I have water bottles I fill up for watering my plants and it sits for a couple to a few days at a time and I've never had an issue. God bless!😇
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My spider plant is SO RESILIENT! She was sunburned, survived that, she was potted as a baby and growing great! she had too much water and is now doing great! :D
I get tons of baby spiders produced from my plants. I find to encourage this you need to keep them a bit root bound. Think of the shoots of spiderletes like aerial runners. A pot bound plant will produce more than one with lots of room to stretch out its roots. The only downside is watering. It will become hard to penetrate the center mass of the root ball. So what I find works best is to totally submerge the pot in a tub of Luke warm water (I never use icy cold water on my tropicals as it can shock the plant. So room temp is best.) Submerge the pot just below the soil line and wait until all the air bubbles have stopped rising to the surface. Maybe a bit longer if your plant feels lighter than normal therefore needs time to have a good drink. The next step is critical. Let all the excessive water drain out. If it's in a really large pot this could take up to an hour. Once all excess water has drained you're done and you can place it back on its saucer and return it to its home. One side note is that this is best for larger spider plants and since all that water weight gets heavy you may want a friend to help out with the lifting and holding back all the fronds of baby spiders as you submerge the mother plant. Hope this helps.
Extremely clear n helpful. Thanks.
This is how I like to water mine too! I find that if they get a teeny bit too dry they are more prone to make pups as well, so it’s win win (if you’re wanting pups at least)
Thanx
My slider plant loves the water from my dogs water bowl. Instead of pouring it down the drain, I give it to the plant. The plant loves it. No crispy tips here!
When you leave water out for 30 minutes or more, it evaporates a few of the chemicals added to drinking water.. like chlorine. That's probably why 🥰
That’s so interesting!
I got a spider plant as my first houseplant 12 years ago as a gift and it's still alive and has given me dozens and dozens of babies. The original I got was solid green, but the babies sometimes come out variegated which is super cool.
Post pix if u can
Those earrings tho 👁👄👁
Time stamps🪴
General - 1:12
Water - 3:11
Light - 4:41
Soil - 7:51
Humidity - 9:28
Fertilizer - 9:56
Propagation- 10:31
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What I needed
Thank youuu ❤❤
Thank you I needed to see the propagation part, 🤭
she put them in the beginning hehe
I am beginner plant parent and my first plant is spider plant. I've had it for a month and it already has a baby. I found it today and I'm literally so happy about it bc I don't think it usually happens that fast. Anyway, my spider plant is on my bedroom window which has bright indirect western light and I water it like once a week with distilled water. I hope the information helped💖
I got an all green spider plant from my grandma who passed away some time ago and i didn't know how to take care of it, so it's not doing to well. But now i know how to take care of it, it will hopefully get better 🙂
You can do it! Spider plants are super easy once you work out what they need 😊 x
Update on your plant is doing please
@@ForeverChiTonight it's doing a lot better now, it even started growing some more leaves :)
They need to be root-bound in order to produce the pups (I never have heard them called babies or pups). I've always called them airplane plants because the "babies" were the airplanes.
I call them spiders cuz they look like little spiders on a web
I've always heard them called airplane plants too.
With my slider plant, I made a lot of mistakes. First, the pot I put it in was way too big and I kept leaving it where the cat could get to it. It was down to one tiny cat-bitten leaf. Then I decided, you know what, I have a plant that needs a bigger pot, and this one's tiny, so I'll switch them. The results were almost immediate. My tiny spider plant was put into a 4 inch pot instead of a 7 inch pot, and it was so much happier. It took off and within 3 months it was a full spider plant with a baby stem emerging. I didn't repot it until it was so big that the pot looked like it was about to fall over. It's doing great and now has a total of 4 baby stems, one of which branched and had two on it. What I've learned is simple: spider plants like to be root bound. Not extremely root bound, but they do very well in smaller pots. it makes over watering them unlikely, it makes them put out babies in search of new soil, and as long as you use a plastic pot, you should have no issues with the roots getting stuck and getting damaged.
Those Spider plants are lovely....i love Spider Plants so much....It's so unique and pretty....
Thank you...
okay, your earrings are literally so cute :)
thank you! 🥺
@@GoodandPlanty 🥺🥺you responded!
Yes!!! Where are they from??
Spider plants need to be crowded in the pot. If you wait until its pot bound you will get babies because the plant has no more room for it's roots so it sends out babies to find a better home. Once the babies appear you should only change from a 4in to a 5 in.
This is super interesting. I planted my fully green spiderlet I got from a friend's established plant and stuck it straight into soil. It's there months old now, and has around 3 stems, with more stemming off, with a dozen babies.
I can totally relate to the spider plant. They seem to thrive on neglect and just need water and good light. I recently moved and left my plant at my moms. Came back to it a bit neglected but had quite a bit of babies some how lol. I love how you said they are the queen of Propagating and can pop out babies. LOL Story of my life >_
Wow! I’m on my like 8 th spider plant! I hope this one survive. Ferns and spider plants I can’t keep alive!! Help!!! I have my new spider plant in my bedroom window on a hanging rack if it doesn’t strive I’m going to cry😥
Well my big beautiful spider plant didn’t not survive 😓🤔 The first month it looked as if it was ok, but then I started seeing brown leaves everywhere, i repotted it and cut half the plant off and it just looks horrible. 9 of them now!! I will get another one but I am not going to watch any videos on how to care for it, I’m just going to do it how I see fit. It seems like it was ok until I started doing what people on TH-cam was saying to do, not blaming anyone of course, just going off my natural instance. My fern doing amazing!!! I haven’t watch ANY videos either for the care of it!! Yayyyy
You have to let the plant get root bound to get pups
Hey! I keep tons of spider plants and this is what I have noticed with mine for having them produce pups!
I don't know how old your plants are, but I find that when they're normally around two years old*, they'll start producing flowers and pups. Yours might need to wait one more year or so, but your big one definitely looks healthy enough to make some next year!
My spider plant has crispy tips, and I give it tap water, will switch this. I also have my first baby sprouting which is exciting :)
My first spider plant propagated pups very early. (I live in Canada, so what you said about short days long nights may be true). That was about 3 years ago, and have gotten around 10 little babies since. I found the times most pups grew was in winter when I was kinda ignoring them lol.
Sharing for those who are enjoying their plant companions.
Thanks for the tips! 🙏🏼
I noticed when my spider plants get rootbound that's when they pop out babies.
Me too. I found 3 little babies in the ground near a dumpster. I brought them home and rooted them in water. Now I have a beautiful hanging cascade.
That's what I've heard too! My mom taught me to let the plant be snug in it's pot. It's happy there. 🤷🏼♀️
Yep! Root bound spider plants will push out babies!! If you keep repotting to bigger pots, they won’t give you babies
One tip for heavy leaves that are starting to bend- cut a 1.5-2” piece of plastic straw, cut it open, and put around the bend. If the leaves are extra wide, cut the corners into a curve to make them smooth.
Thank you for your video! I got two HUGE spider plants for $7 each from Walmart. They are yellowing but FILLED with babies (like 50 on each plant!) So i want to try to help them recover. They had been outside in direct sun for a few weeks in high 90 degree temps so im hoping getting them inside will help and im going to take off most of the babies so the plants can save its energy for the mother plants to recover. 🤞
Perfect timing! Mine has crispy tips and then I saw the comment about cats being obsessed with this plant because so is mine LOL
I just want to say THANK YOU for showing your moisture meter! I'm still such a newbie and trying to learn and being able to have a visual like that brings such a better gauge to when to water these plants! I wish more people that did these videos would start showing the moisture meter readings for each plant they're showing. Clears up so much confusion for me and probably other newbies as well. Thank you again! 😀
same here!
I’ve had this massive spider plant for like forever that i got from my horticulture greenhouse and it has never NOT had brown ends. thank god for this video
I bought a spider plant recently and without even watering it her leaves started rotting 😔😔 I had to repot her because the place I got her form overwatered her I hope she’ll be ok!
I had mine under very bright sunlight for a little under a year, and it has A TON of pups
So I brought a spider plant pretty close to death and I hoping I can bring this baby back to life using tips from you! Thank you so much for this video you're lovely and so helpful
thank you so much for watching!! i hope your spider plant perks up :)
They are pretty strong plants! I may have almost killed mine a couple times and it has come back every time.
The one I bought had super brown tips
My spider plant, Eric, does nothing but propagate, he’s on his 2nd (maybe 3rd?) generation now and about 3/4 years old…6 flower spikes this year and 30 spiderlings so far. I’ve ran out of people to give spiderlings too xD
They are mental. I love them.
i love this (probably unintentional) science experiment we have going on with the lighting for these spider plant bbs!!!! so cool to see the difference in growth
we love science here on good and planty 😎
oh god i wanted this emoji 🤓 im embarrassed
Also once they start sprouting babies I spray the stem all the way up to the base and I literally watch them grow in a matter of days... Ok not that soon but its feels like that
I have mine in a west facing sunroom- I don’t get pups in the summer because of too much sun but in the winter I get TONS because of the shorter days and longer nights!
My grandma had 2 spider plants stuck together in a tall Mason jar, they were completely stuck in there and the jar had to be broken to remove them, they took so much work to untangle the roots from each other but now they're in their own pots and they love it
My spider plant started popping babies like crazy after I moved it to a west facing window. I wait til the leaves ask for water, meaning....they get a bit droopy. Then after watering, ooh they get so happy and thankful. 🌱
They give you pups when they are root bound. When it’s root bound they throw out pups so they can propagate themselves.
i have a spider plat whitout the vaigation but the motherplant had a varigation its like crazy and does soemone know how the complete green is named
PS: your videos are super helpfull
PS(2):when you want it to have blooms then concentrate the energie on them so cut and progate the babies that hang out immediatly:)
I've gotten three different varieties of spider plant from the standard green one I got at the nursery 2 years ago! One I propped and gifted to my mom has become the curliest spider plant I've ever seen and another one has that awesome flipped variegation
That’s so interesting!
Distilled water!... it's a spider plant not a carnivorous plant just give it tap water i'll be fine, maybe let the water sit overnight to get rid of chlorine, my water is hella hard and they do just fine, also i would let the soil dry out quite a bit because they have tuberous roots that are filled with water, a healthy spider plant should be able to be in dry soil for quite a while.
Hey thanks for the tips!
I absolutely adore spiders 🌿there have been times I've completely forgotten to water them but they do great. They seem to do well in my medium light environment as well. My spider is a mom of 5 big beautiful re-planted adult babies. I recommend these for anyone trying to have a green thumb, but don't quite have one yet.
What if the plaint is turning yellow long but only baby's lots of babies .should I cut the yellow ones off .and so I can put in my windows or just light.love your site and I just transplant them in biger pots because the roots were wrapped around so bad I pulled them a part and now waiting to get greener
I moved a few months ago into a waaay brighter place and my spider plant has grown SO much!! Got my first baby this week🥰😄
I just bought one on clearance cause it was dying at store. It had so many broken and browned leaves. Its doing well now with me and i have 3 new babies.
I am almost 70 years old and have raised plants for most of my life. I have NEVER had a water meter or any of all that. My plants are alive and well, some 40-50 yrs old. All of this is ridiculous
My spider plant is in full sun, in a hanging pot outside and she’s throwing out babies everywhere, is super huge and I Prbly need to divide her or up pot her!
That is an interesting tip about filtered water. I have a rural well, here, but there is a fair amount of lime in it. I have a Zero Water filter. I may try that.
Ok but where did you get those fabulous earrings from???
Love this setup! I just got a small 3 inch spider plant from a friend. Excited to see it grow. Thanks so much for the tips!
If my spider plant already has a few crispy tips, should I cut them off or just ignore them?
My sister gifted with two of her babies a week ago & I fell in love so now I have 6 plants 😭
I transplanted my spider plants to a bigger pot and BAM BABIES!! I was surprised 😮
my next shopping trip, I'm going to buy a water meter, thanks for the video
I got my spider plant from a baby that had roots I just put it in damp soil and used some fertilizer and about 2 weeks later it need repotting
I put my spider plants out in my apartment balcony and from where I am from, they get 4-5 hours direct sunlight. They are growing well and sprouting a lot of babies like nobody business.
I have a tiny newly put in soil spiderplant in direct sunlight and its already starting to grow babies / flowering
Also, i have tiny babies of a solid green bonnie spider plant and i cant wait for them to grow ✨
patiently waiting for a spider plant root reaction video
i need a billy on the street collab
Can u still use tap water for them if you can't access distilled water?
My cat won't stop eating mine so it won't grow at all!! 😔
I have to keep mine hanging up because otherwise she will eat it and those poor leaves get so many holes Darn Cat
I taught mine to stay away from my plants. I also got him his own cat grass that seems to satisfy his urge to eat something green lol
Cats love them because they are a hallucinogen. Your cat(s) are drug addicts.
LOL.
Why is my spider plant turning hot pink????
Thanks. I got a spider plant from my grandma when she passed so I really want to keep it happy. It’s getting crispy. So I guess I’ll use filtered water.
You should also Mist your plant often, they love humidity! I think it isn't getting enough water or it could be in too direct sunlight. Maybe take it away from the window and keep it in a spot where it gets indirect light.
I've started keeping 2 gallon sized glass jars with tap water. I let them sit for at least 24 hours before using. My plants (especially my carnivorous plants) stay happy and I don't have to worry about plastic waste. 😊
Mine is from my Gma as well
Hi Pat! 😃 To get babies you have to let your spider plant get a little bit of root bound then the pups will come.
I've had mine outside on a covered patio all summer where it gets direct sunlight most of the morning. I've got 6 ropes full of babies...and, it's blooming!!!
Adding nutrients once every 2-3wks helps too.
Oh good. This is what I was coming to find out. I have mine in my back porch and it gets evening sun. I’m in Texas so it gets pretty hot back there. I hope it survives because my cats eat them when I try to keep them indoors.
Omg quit being so adorable.
This is my first plant, and the moss I bought didn't specify to mix with the soil, it seemed to indicate that I should keep it at the base of the soil. Though after watching a few videos, I think I've been given too little information by the product. -_-
I haven't heard of mixing moss with the soil, only ever seen it used as a medium for rooting when you're propagating
I have 5 large spider plants give them bright light, allow them to dry out and they like to be root bound.
In the Summer mine go outside and they grow like crazy🌱☘
If yours isn't producing pups it's because it's not getting enough bright light☀️☀️
Just bought my first spider plant.... this video is very helpful ... thank you 🙏
Mine grow great out the top of my fish tanks
Someone told me that in order to get pups on a spider plant the plant has to be root bound
Mine make pups and are not root bound
Mine are root bound and made too many pups. We are all still trying to figure it out. LOL
I thought that my spider plant needed a larger pot, so I repotted it. It immediately acted like it was dying. I heard,on UTUBE that they like to be root bound, so I put it back in the smaller pot. It broke out in a long string that bloomed and was covered by babies, which I gave away. Now it has 2 of those baby producing stems. One is Very long and has 2 branchs out from that, plus another one going in a different direction. It's in an East window. 🦋
I'm just gonna move mine to my front porch where it gets a less direct light now...
Hey, thanks so much for this video.. very insightful.
Love the advice do have to say though since moving my plant from directly from the widow I've noticed my first baby on the plant which has got me excited as been waiting a while for them .
Loved how you said "Thanks" When I saved and subscribed to your channel! Thank you!
Good info, I have a few spider plants and one of them, the one I've had the longest, like 4+ years, has never grown babies for some reason. And, I have tried almost everything from bright indirect light for a couple years to a shadier spot for a couple years while watering it regularly and still no babies. Otherwise, it is a very healthy plant, everyone that sees it comments how beautiful it is. The only thing I hadn't tried was fertilizing it, until today I made my own organic fertilizer I've used on other plants, egg shells, banana peels and coffee grinds. Anywho, lol thanks for taking the time to share your tips. God bless you!😇
so interesting! hopefully the fertilizer works 🤞i’m trying to let mine get a bit more rootbound
So I always thought Females gave Baby spiderettes. And males don't I have had all green ones that never put out pups. Not sure if its true?
Awesome video! I am a new-ish plant person, and my local hardware store had several small spider plants about two months ago. I noticed one had its own baby already, so, I got excited and got it. I have had it under a grow light, and it has just.... exploded! 😅 It is such a fun plant because of the quick growth. Anyway... thanks so much for all of the info! I am going to try a baby in water and one in soil.
Thank you for this! I have two small reverse variegated spider plants and I just put them under grow lights to see if they'll actually grow at speed 😫😬
I was gifted a solid green Spider plant by a friend that had it growing in an old paint bucket. It looked horrible. It has since recovered in under a year and it’s baby which I propagated is also making babies. I had no idea they were hard to find.
I have 4 very large plants with lots of babies. I have planted some babies around my mailbox they actually look
Very nice .
Have seen the all green a few times didn't realize how rare they were. Guess I took them for granted.
The next time I see one I'm going to buy it for sure !!!
Poor thing, mine is outdoors on my porch in full sun in the morning in Florida. I think it has gotten used to it because it is doing great.
i had my spider plant for less than a year when it started to put out babies. i was keeping it in direct light at the time. i ended up cutting them off and propagating the babies and it put out more babies almost immediately, in a lower light setting that time. not really sure what this means about how light affects babies but i have more than i know what to do with 😭
I just got a spider plant (Hawaiian!) and very excited to see how she does, glad to have your tips. Do you really keep your house at 90°F? 😳
thank you for watching! i definitely do not keep my house at 90 😂 that is the highest temperature that they can apparently withstand but i was saying i don't know anyone with homes that warm lol
I'm in Oklahoma and my spider plant is in a South facing window with sheer white curtains. Its in Terra cotta and has been in the same pot for about 2 years.
I use worm castings (maybe 2x a year) and I get tons of babies. Also gives off seeds at least 2x a year.
I used tap water amd do not have softener.
At a minimum I put it in the shower 4 times a year.
Sorry what do u mean in the shower
Omg! I appreciate your organizing and the energy you put into this video! I love spider plants.... and when i got my first i watched a bunch of videos about the plant to find out what planting medium and sun/ watering schedule.... one person suggested that you keep the plant somewhat root bound and it will put out pups.....i decided to try that....i honestly have gotten to the point that i don't know what to do with the babies! Its magnificent how fast and big that they grow! Perhaps you could try this method? Many blessings..
Love your earrings!!
ok thank you for telling me why I have crispy tips I should have known smh!
i made the video and i even have crispy tips 🤦🏻♀️
I’m trying this plant mom thing again with my beautiful spider plant I recently purchased. This video was very helpful.
i'm so glad! good luck with your new baby :)
Love reading everyone’s plant stories! And this video is fantastic!
This is the biggest diva of a plant I have ever had-even more so than orchids! Whoever said it was a low-light plant did nooot get to know this plant very well.
Story:
I did a plant swap with my neighbor, she has two HUGE spider plants with tons of babies each, and she had several propagated, so she gave me one. Hers are beautiful and getting lots of sun and loving life. My little guy….crispy tips galore 😅 But then again, she’s one of those magical people that plants just blossom when she walks in a room. I think I was watering it too much, so I’m going to try and let it dry out more between waterings. I swapped her a date-palm and a loquat for her spider plant (I had three of each in total, so I really didn’t need them), and even her loquat is already doing ten times better than mine haha. Of course, I’m only 26 and she is about 50-something, so she’s got just a tad more experience than I do 😅
Good luck, everyone!
Edit: I didn’t realize they liked humidity! I have mine right next to my air-plant that I spray regularly. I’ll try the same for my spider plant!
Some people definitely have a green thumb! I think mine is getting a little greener as I age, lol!
I'm a horrible plant owner, I don't know how but mushrooms somehow managed to get into my pot...
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my spider plant isn't having babies either ;( I wanna be a grandma already
i’m patiently waiting 👵🏻
I bought one with a whole bunch of babies and I’m SO EXCITED
All of my spiders grow pups. Bright light, light fertilizer, tap water, moist soil. I don’t think I do anything special. I don’t know if it matters, but they were pup propagation. Maybe if they come from pups, they’re more pup prone 🤷🏽♀️
I'm going to try and play with the light and not repot for awhile. Hopefully mine will throw out pups like yours lol