I agree on the root pruning. I did the same thing with my Monstera when I brought her home and I was scared since I never done that before, but she’s thriving and I didn’t lose any leaves! 🎉
@LeafyConversations yes it works . I have been pruning roots and all kinds of plants over the years and never had any issues as long as the plant is well hydrated. It makes more sense than to keep putting everything into bigger and bigger pots. Just not enough room. Lol 😆 I have a lot of plants and can't have 30 huge pots with huge plants. 😅
I think I finally figured out that I’m actually an old person trapped in the body of a young person. You probably know your stuff by now, but I’ve had my spider plant for about a year and a half, I started gardening after my wife and I split up. After you prune your root system, inside the soil you’re going to add in, mix in 1/4 blood and bone meal pellets. I’ve found that the green comes in a brighter green and the leaves themselves hold a degree of rigidity even at length, giving you more of a perky look. Granted, I imagine you’re in a humid area, I live in cold af Canada, so I don’t have to contend with that degree of humidity. I subscribed, I need to learn more and you’re the lady I wanna learn from. 10/10.
@LeafyConversations ya if they are rootbound and need bigger pots it just makes more sense to water them throughly a couple days before the root prune and they won't miss a beat. They are very finicky and hate to be messed with
Thank you for this relaxing video. I was ready with my knitting project and my dog on my lap. I forgot all about the coffee, but it was nice to watch while knitting. 😊 I have a huge two years old spider plant that is starting to have babies. She's had a rough life. First a year in a terrarium where woodlouses nibbled on her roots, then a month in a muddy bucket. She looked more dead than alive, but she got fresh soil and a big pot, perfect light and BOOM she grew like an explosion. I'm thinking about putting her into semi hydro for her next repot. Do you have any experience with that?
Thats a Great comeback story. they sure are hardy. No I have never grown a spider in semi hydro. might be worth a shot. I know the babies root great in water. Maybe try some babies first ?? let me know how it turns out,,,,
Exactly what I needed to watch. I have successfully grown a beautiful spider plant that needs repotting but I didn’t want a bigger pot. (I always killed these plants from overwatering…..will, I killed every plant in time) But I’ve had this spider for 18 months with several babies…..some of which I’ve repotted together. But! I need to repot momma. I’m nervous. It’s September but I’m in Oklahoma so cold weather is down the road. The roots are coming out the bottom of the pot. Should I repot now or wait till spring? Thanks
@@tropicalplantmomma . Thanks. I’m nervous about cutting the roots since I don’t have room for a larger plant. But I’ll give it a try since I have three small pots with healthy babies.! I love this plant!
@@twinfin8571 she will be fine. I've done root prun many many times. Watering her well a day or 2 before hand is the trick. She may look a little droopy for about a week but will snap out of it. I understand about bigger pots. It's hard to make room. And especially when it's a hanging plant. One of my favorite classic plants of all time. Good luck and don't be nervous 😊
@@tropicalplantmomma . In the past I didn’t have to worry about bigger pots cuz I was overwatering or putting in too large a pot and I usually had to repot to a smaller one until it died. Lol. I’m so happy to learn all these tricks to maintaining a plant longer then 5 months. I have basic ‘easy’ plants now…..spider, snake, potho. I have a birds nest that I haven’t killed yet and 2 arrowheads and ZZ’s. Also some aloe. I haven’t kept any of those alive in the past but so far so good. I destroyed a beautiful maranta down to 11/2 leaves last year but I ended up keeping it alive and it has 8 leaves now in a 4 inch pot. I’m learning! I had to learn to leave them alone and quit messing with them all the time. They’re much more fun when they don’t rot. 😜
@@twinfin8571 😂😂 yes much nicer when we can keep them ALIVE 😜 glad you are doing so much better with your plants. Nice to stick with the easier ones first and get the hang of plant care
@@tropicalplantmomma Well, I just repotted my huge Spider Mama plant, to find out that the roots had grown around a plastic disc (I'm assuming part of the nursery pot). So, I'm glad that I saw your video beforehand, I also had to prune the roots as well. So, I won't be overly concerned if she becomes a bit stressed for a week or two.. Thank you for all your help and advice.
Had to repot my curly spider, but didn't prune her roots, which probably would have been ideal but she's doing ok regardless I gave her extra water before she needed it without thinking and a few leaves went yellow but she's bouncing back, growing new leaves, I haven't watered her for a few weeks now it's winter here so I don't want to risk giving her more water and leaves turn yellow again, with new leaves growing that's a positive... I love seeing update videos after repotting... I still need to find out how to report mine though I swear she's dramatic, especially when her leaves went yellow had to cut a few off then more when more started turning yellow, dramatic or what? 🤣😂
Lol.. yes they can be very temperamental that's for sure! Mine went a little droopy for a few days but nothing to bad and she's looking good now . I have her out on my back porch in a east window and she's likes it there. Even growing more babies.
@@tropicalplantmomma at least some leaves are growing on one spider but the other seems to be done 🤷🏼♀️ I just hope that one recovers, I have 3-4 curly spiders in one pot got from an online store, Thought it was 2 spiders, then realised there was 3 now looks to be 4 I'm hoping they'll pick up and all be ok, otherwise I'm reporting them to the police 🤣😂
You can but you have to keep the soil wet all the time until the roots grow. I find it works well if you do a layer of spagg moss on top of he soil and keep that wet then the roots will grow right down into the soil. But they root super fast in water
You just love that plant!!!! I have many spider plants in my collection and I love the propagation process. Thank you .
Yes !!!! Love spider plants they are just so cool
I love watching your videos, i watch them over and over
lol.. thank you thats so sweet. Im glad you enjoy them
I agree on the root pruning. I did the same thing with my Monstera when I brought her home and I was scared since I never done that before, but she’s thriving and I didn’t lose any leaves! 🎉
@LeafyConversations yes it works . I have been pruning roots and all kinds of plants over the years and never had any issues as long as the plant is well hydrated. It makes more sense than to keep putting everything into bigger and bigger pots. Just not enough room. Lol 😆 I have a lot of plants and can't have 30 huge pots with huge plants. 😅
@@tropicalplantmomma exactly!!
LOL Good heavens it is not like you need more spider plants. Mother is a Big Beauty.
Hahah ya I know. Hopefully my mom will take all the babies that fell off
Great video thank you 👍🏼 I'm repotting my spider plant tomorrow
Good luck.. she'll be fine
Thank you for sharing , added my knowledge on repotting my gigantic spider plants. ❤️
Your very welcome ✌️💕🌿
I think I finally figured out that I’m actually an old person trapped in the body of a young person.
You probably know your stuff by now, but I’ve had my spider plant for about a year and a half, I started gardening after my wife and I split up.
After you prune your root system, inside the soil you’re going to add in, mix in 1/4 blood and bone meal pellets.
I’ve found that the green comes in a brighter green and the leaves themselves hold a degree of rigidity even at length, giving you more of a perky look.
Granted, I imagine you’re in a humid area, I live in cold af Canada, so I don’t have to contend with that degree of humidity.
I subscribed, I need to learn more and you’re the lady I wanna learn from. 10/10.
Great advice . Thank you
Love your muisic! Thanks for a very informative video!
Thank you. And tour very welcome ✌️💕🌿
Waching your video again
I like how you explain what your doing and how to do it
Thank you , I try to explain stuff like this because I know it can be stressful for us do , thanks foe watching and commenting. :)
Love your videos
Thank you ✌️💕
After watching you do this i did to 3 of my spider plants they are doing really good thank you love your videos thank you
Oh good I'm so happy. They may droop a little but they will pop back in no time. ✌️💕🌿
Thank you, Suzette ! Great video ! I will try your tips and tricks ! ☀☀☀☀☀☀
Have fun!
great video, i appreciate your time making it!!
Thank you very much. I appreciate that ✌️💕
Thank you. Getting ready to repot mine and I’m dreading it, but your video helped. Next weekend!
Thank you. Nothing to it as long as she's watered well before the repot she won't get so stressed out. Goodluck ✌️💕🌿
Great video. Thank you for your practical approach. To many other plant videos are ‘carefully do this’ or ‘gently do that’.
Plants are much tougher than they look. I've been growing plants over 40 years.. 😆
@@tropicalplantmomma Agreed. They can take a lot of abuse from us. People have a tendency to love their plants to death.
@@ClaireSiconolfi yes they do. And to many rules 😆
We have loads of spider plants at the office I really need to do something!
@LeafyConversations ya if they are rootbound and need bigger pots it just makes more sense to water them throughly a couple days before the root prune and they won't miss a beat. They are very finicky and hate to be messed with
You are so rad! I have a big girl too🍃
Thank you for this relaxing video. I was ready with my knitting project and my dog on my lap. I forgot all about the coffee, but it was nice to watch while knitting. 😊
I have a huge two years old spider plant that is starting to have babies. She's had a rough life. First a year in a terrarium where woodlouses nibbled on her roots, then a month in a muddy bucket. She looked more dead than alive, but she got fresh soil and a big pot, perfect light and BOOM she grew like an explosion. I'm thinking about putting her into semi hydro for her next repot. Do you have any experience with that?
Thats a Great comeback story. they sure are hardy. No I have never grown a spider in semi hydro. might be worth a shot. I know the babies root great in water. Maybe try some babies first ?? let me know how it turns out,,,,
Exactly what I needed to watch. I have successfully grown a beautiful spider plant that needs repotting but I didn’t want a bigger pot. (I always killed these plants from overwatering…..will, I killed every plant in time) But I’ve had this spider for 18 months with several babies…..some of which I’ve repotted together. But! I need to repot momma. I’m nervous. It’s September but I’m in Oklahoma so cold weather is down the road. The roots are coming out the bottom of the pot. Should I repot now or wait till spring? Thanks
@@twinfin8571 I'd RePot now. Just make sure you water her well before you do and she will come through beautifully.
@@tropicalplantmomma . Thanks. I’m nervous about cutting the roots since I don’t have room for a larger plant. But I’ll give it a try since I have three small pots with healthy babies.! I love this plant!
@@twinfin8571 she will be fine. I've done root prun many many times. Watering her well a day or 2 before hand is the trick. She may look a little droopy for about a week but will snap out of it. I understand about bigger pots. It's hard to make room. And especially when it's a hanging plant. One of my favorite classic plants of all time. Good luck and don't be nervous 😊
@@tropicalplantmomma . In the past I didn’t have to worry about bigger pots cuz I was overwatering or putting in too large a pot and I usually had to repot to a smaller one until it died. Lol. I’m so happy to learn all these tricks to maintaining a plant longer then 5 months. I have basic ‘easy’ plants now…..spider, snake, potho. I have a birds nest that I haven’t killed yet and 2 arrowheads and ZZ’s. Also some aloe. I haven’t kept any of those alive in the past but so far so good. I destroyed a beautiful maranta down to 11/2 leaves last year but I ended up keeping it alive and it has 8 leaves now in a 4 inch pot. I’m learning! I had to learn to leave them alone and quit messing with them all the time. They’re much more fun when they don’t rot. 😜
@@twinfin8571 😂😂 yes much nicer when we can keep them ALIVE 😜 glad you are doing so much better with your plants. Nice to stick with the easier ones first and get the hang of plant care
🎋Oh WOW 😳 A real down n dirty day today. Great video gf! 😉🎋 Up potting and repotting here too today. 67 degrees and full 🌝🌞
Oh great I'm sure your having fun.. I've been busy the last few days. Love repotting it's so calming.
@@tropicalplantmomma N O T !!! I dislike repotting "green plants" Soooo much so I quit, LoL 😂
Thanks for the video! Please can u tell me how long did ur spider plant take to reach this size?Shes really beautiful
Oh wow maybe 5 years..lol give or take a year. They grow pretty fast and I just kept adding babies to her.
My spider plants arms are getting top heavy how do you fix it
Can you try putting small stakes down there to gold them up better or maybe put some rocks around the base to hold them up better
Will she still throw babies if you have to remove some of the roots
Oh ya. Mine have lots of new babies that have come out since I root pruned her.
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Do I have to use perlite I never have, there growing like crazy
As long as it's working for you, I wouldn't change a thing. :)
It seems like my curly spider babies take longer for the babies to root is that normal
I've only rooted mine a couple times and I do it in water and they seem to root the same for me
I always put my babies right into soil
Do you have an update video? I always like to see how they are holding up after such a dramatic repot.
No I don't. But she is doing great. Had a couple of weeks of some droop but bounced back and she is on my back porch now growing and more babies.
@@tropicalplantmomma Well, I just repotted my huge Spider Mama plant, to find out that the roots had grown around a plastic disc (I'm assuming part of the nursery pot). So, I'm glad that I saw your video beforehand, I also had to prune the roots as well. So, I won't be overly concerned if she becomes a bit stressed for a week or two.. Thank you for all your help and advice.
@@bhumphries1360 oh ya I've had that happen also..lol. ya she will be fine in a while.
When you root prune does it affect her having babies
No it doesn't. They just keep on growing
Had to repot my curly spider, but didn't prune her roots, which probably would have been ideal but she's doing ok regardless I gave her extra water before she needed it without thinking and a few leaves went yellow but she's bouncing back, growing new leaves, I haven't watered her for a few weeks now it's winter here so I don't want to risk giving her more water and leaves turn yellow again, with new leaves growing that's a positive...
I love seeing update videos after repotting...
I still need to find out how to report mine though I swear she's dramatic, especially when her leaves went yellow had to cut a few off then more when more started turning yellow, dramatic or what? 🤣😂
Lol.. yes they can be very temperamental that's for sure! Mine went a little droopy for a few days but nothing to bad and she's looking good now . I have her out on my back porch in a east window and she's likes it there. Even growing more babies.
@@tropicalplantmomma at least some leaves are growing on one spider but the other seems to be done 🤷🏼♀️
I just hope that one recovers, I have 3-4 curly spiders in one pot got from an online store, Thought it was 2 spiders, then realised there was 3 now looks to be 4 I'm hoping they'll pick up and all be ok, otherwise I'm reporting them to the police 🤣😂
Can I put babies right in soil
You can but you have to keep the soil wet all the time until the roots grow. I find it works well if you do a layer of spagg moss on top of he soil and keep that wet then the roots will grow right down into the soil. But they root super fast in water
Love your videos