How to Start and Plant a Spider Plant

Especially if you don’t particularly have a green thumb, you can grow hardy spider plants, as they can tolerate a bit of neglect. They provide attractive decoration and are easy to propagate. Spider plants grow well in hanging baskets. Does this Spark an idea?

Things You'll Need

  • Flower pot
  • Houseplant fertilizer
  • Soil mix
  • Scissors
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place spider pants in a general-purpose soil mix that drains quickly. Add slow-release fertilizer designed for houseplants. Avoid overwatering by allowing the pot to dry out between watering.

    • 2

      Hang spider plants in indirect light in an area that ranges between 65 and 75 degrees during the day and 50 to 55 at night, recommends the Clemson Cooperative Extension.

    • 3

      Place the plantlets that appear as offshoots at the end of flower stalks in water to develop roots. Transplant them once roots appear into new pots, again with a well-draining soil mix with fertilizer.

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