They are spider plant babies!!! Put them in water and they will grow roots. 🥳 Good Luck!!
Onedayyouwillthankme on
Try not to drown the crowns when you put them in water – the crowns can rot.
katw4601 on
I usually just put a quarter inch of water to start and put the little butt of the plant into the water. it will grow roots! then you can adjust and add more water.
katydid724 on
I have a half whiskey barrel planter that I use to catch rain that I use to water the houseplants. When I take spider plant pups off, I toss them in there and in a week or 2 they have roots. I swear they make that water more potent than regular water too. Spider plants are tough and once they get going, very resilient. Start in water, then when you move them to a pot, don’t go too big, they like to be almost potbound
Onedayyouwillthankme on
Probably best to keep them out of the sun until they’re in pots. Bright indirect light for now will keep the water cleaner, help prevent slime from growing that promotes rot.
theboopster5565 on
Put the baby spider stems in a small vase of water. They will root. Keep them in water til you’re ready to plant them.
Civil_Particular_460 on
I usually just put them in water and then top off the water as it goes down so that the healthy yeast in them helps their growth and then I replant them once their roots are a couple inches long. They also last in water forever, even if you cut them all the way back and just leave the roots. The leaves will continue to grow
SkywalkerLight on
You could just put it in soil right away! As long as the soil is breathable and moist, it’s less stress than doing it in water 🙂
Baktanto on
Spider plants are great because they’re very forgiving. For example, back in June or May this year, I popped a baby off my bigger plant, floated it in an old jam jar filled with water, left it on a sunny shelf and then forgot it was there for almost a month. Came back to maybe 5mm of water and a TON of root growth that followed the dropping water line. Cleaned the jar, refilled with water and it was as though a month of trauma never happened.
With planting the spiderettes directly into soil, I’ve seen the same resilience, barring truly terrible potting soil.
Enjoy your plant parenthood!
HorribleHoyden on
Honestly with spiders, soil or water they don’t care!
I used to only water prop them, using similar methods others mentioned, but when I got lazy/curious, stuck some in some dirt and kept the soil damp. They took and made roots faster than I’d noticed with water, so I’ve only been doing the soil method since.
Just make sure to check with your local council as they are an invasive weed in my country, so if they are be responsible and only keep them indoors and solarize any cuttings before composting!
Firefly171717 on
I just put them in soil 🤣
carolinapearl on
stick them in water in a sunny spot and within a few weeks it should start rooting!
werew0lfsushi on
humidity dome method beats pure soil/water propping ngl
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Your best bet is rooting them in water
They are spider plant babies!!! Put them in water and they will grow roots. 🥳 Good Luck!!
Try not to drown the crowns when you put them in water – the crowns can rot.
I usually just put a quarter inch of water to start and put the little butt of the plant into the water. it will grow roots! then you can adjust and add more water.
I have a half whiskey barrel planter that I use to catch rain that I use to water the houseplants. When I take spider plant pups off, I toss them in there and in a week or 2 they have roots. I swear they make that water more potent than regular water too. Spider plants are tough and once they get going, very resilient. Start in water, then when you move them to a pot, don’t go too big, they like to be almost potbound
Probably best to keep them out of the sun until they’re in pots. Bright indirect light for now will keep the water cleaner, help prevent slime from growing that promotes rot.
Put the baby spider stems in a small vase of water. They will root. Keep them in water til you’re ready to plant them.
I usually just put them in water and then top off the water as it goes down so that the healthy yeast in them helps their growth and then I replant them once their roots are a couple inches long. They also last in water forever, even if you cut them all the way back and just leave the roots. The leaves will continue to grow
You could just put it in soil right away! As long as the soil is breathable and moist, it’s less stress than doing it in water 🙂
Spider plants are great because they’re very forgiving. For example, back in June or May this year, I popped a baby off my bigger plant, floated it in an old jam jar filled with water, left it on a sunny shelf and then forgot it was there for almost a month. Came back to maybe 5mm of water and a TON of root growth that followed the dropping water line. Cleaned the jar, refilled with water and it was as though a month of trauma never happened.
With planting the spiderettes directly into soil, I’ve seen the same resilience, barring truly terrible potting soil.
Enjoy your plant parenthood!
Honestly with spiders, soil or water they don’t care!
I used to only water prop them, using similar methods others mentioned, but when I got lazy/curious, stuck some in some dirt and kept the soil damp. They took and made roots faster than I’d noticed with water, so I’ve only been doing the soil method since.
Just make sure to check with your local council as they are an invasive weed in my country, so if they are be responsible and only keep them indoors and solarize any cuttings before composting!
I just put them in soil 🤣
stick them in water in a sunny spot and within a few weeks it should start rooting!
humidity dome method beats pure soil/water propping ngl