Spider Plant Care Guide and Repot - Chlorophytum Comosum - Airplane Plant - Beginner Friendly

[@lynninthewild1977]

Good to know they are safe for cats. I wish more plant reviews would include this bit of information.

[@TheHerdProduction]

Thank you for all your advice! My spider plant is thriving and I’ve been useless at keeping plants alive previously! 🌱

[@Deicy55]

Nice video! Thanks! I also feel that spending time with my plants gives me a lot of peace of mind. 😊

[@thrivingwithfive9825]

Same.

[@vt3553]

Me too!🙌

[@paulawilkinson6341]

Wow that’s gawjus looks so healthy. Am a beginner o have 2 my curly one has mood swings it don’t look as healthy as the other one

[@roseanndalley5342]

Was so relaxing and engaging watching this!! Ive got a billion babies sitting in water growing some lovely roots. You have got a subscriber!!

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you Roseann, lovely to have you as a subscriber! 😊🌿

[@jenniray6776]

Very good video! You are really good at putting your information together at a level that anyone could understand, whether they are a new plant parent or a more experienced one. Excellent job on step by step explanations and being very thorough with good visual illustrations. This is the first video of yours that I have seen but I will certainly watch your others!

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you Jenni for such a lovely comment! I appreciate you! :-)

[@tiffaniemcmillan209]

These plants are so easy going and low maintenance. Love it.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Yes they are, I love them too! :-)

[@sisteryael9802]

Really? I’ve had about 11 and they all died😓

[@sakitawakladyx1944]

Not easy for me . They are hateful and always die on me. I’m going to try one more time.

[@Buckeye_4_Life_]

I've had some die also. I thought "What kind of an idiot could kill a spider plant"..? Me that's who. I think they are maintenance free but also not.

[@dfabella85]

@@sisteryael9802 I killed 2 as well

[@sharkeyes]

Pro tip: use a hair band when repotting spider plants makes it easier 👍🏼😂

[@HouseplantHacks]

What a great idea! 😄 Thanks for sharing! 👌

[@Angie-ci1lp]

Wow! Those roots are a great sign of a healthy plant. Thanks for sharing. Peace

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thanks for watching! :-)

[@jasminehealey9405]

Wow, thank you so much for this video! Between how well informed you are, the patient manner in which you teach, show & explain, your amazing voice & accent that I wanna listen to forever, your calm, peaceful & relaxed vibe which instantly put me at ease and your exceptionally kind & charming smile & personality.. well, I'm officially hooked! I subscribed immediately & I'm so glad to have found your channel. Thank you so very much for sharing this😄

[@HouseplantHacks]

Wow you made my day Jasmine! Thank you! :-) You're also named after my favourite houseplant so we were obviously meant to be plant friends! Thanks for becoming part of the community! Andy

[@frazin7103]

You really know your stuff, learnt alot from your vedio, keep up the good work... Thanks alot. God bless you. Amen

[@HouseplantHacks]

So nice of you, thank you for your lovely comment. :-) Andy

[@cynthiacollett6233]

Really excellent video…calming, informative, and not a lot of excess unnecessary information that just causes confusion. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you Cynthia! So nice of you to say, thanks for watching! 😊🙏

[@pastorsuzannetaylor5452]

I'm binging on your videos today. Your style of teaching is calm and informative. Makesme want to hear more. Thank you.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you! So glad to hear you're enjoying them and thank you for taking the time to let em know. :-)

[@kristandagley7089]

So happy your channel just came up on my feed!!! Been going though your videos (have a lot to catch up on😉) Love your gentle demeanor and knowledge. Kicking back with coffee and your videos today❣️ Keep up the great work you are doing!

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you for your lovely comment! You made my day! :-) Glad to have you as a subscriber.

[@edjazz39]

Hello my UK friend. I have a small spider plant and is dying what can I do to revive it? I look forward you're reply.

[@KB093]

Thank you so much... I am debating getting one - the first time's intimidating and this was super helpful!

[@bexboo8]

Just searching through plant videos as i'm totally hopeless at keeping them alive and just not feeling inspired by the videos or really "getting it " then i find you!! i love your presentation and explanation ! new sub here ! x

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you Becky! So glad to have you in our community! Your comment made my day! :-)

[@ybarrett46]

Oh wow you are such a great teacher plants definitely need that type of love I have over 30 plants

[@HouseplantHacks]

So nice of you! Thanks for watching! :-) Andy

[@msher479]

Good tips and nice zen talk

[@DollyTheLlama]

I had no idea that the green variety was the original. I actually have some solid green ones growing in the ground in zone 9a. They love the high humidity where I live and don't seem to mind the heat as long as they're not in direct sun. In winter, they'll die back when it freezes, but always come back out in spring. I only discovered this after a couple of the plantlets took root on the gravel patio that it's pot was sitting on. When I moved the pot, I just cut the plantlets off and left them in the ground. I later purposely planted some of the variegated varieties in the ground and around the patio. After a few winters, a couple of which were in the single digits Fahrenheit for a day or two, I've noticed that the solid green ones are the most hardy. They're a definitely a fun and surprising plant to grow.

[@ybarrett46]

Hello thank you for sharing your information it is playing and direct thank you so much for your time what type of dirt do you use and fertilizer please I look forward to seeing more I just found your video thank you

[@HouseplantHacks]

You can get houseplant soil from a garden centre which should be fine, as will a general-purpose houseplant fertilizer, better to give a dilute dose monthly rather than too strong a dose less often. Andy

[@linnea323]

I've recently added a spider plant to my collection, thanks for the video! Could you please do an Aloe Vera one? I saw you've one in the corner, I like watching your content, you seem to explain well while being calm, very nice to see!

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you very much for your lovely comment Linnea! I will see if I can do a video for you. :-)

[@octaviacoutts4550]

Really enjoyed your video thank you. I found it so much nicer, easier and way more informative than the others I’ve watched. What would you recommend to keep a spider plant bushy? Yours looks so beautiful and full. I’ve been propagating the babies and adding them back to the main pot with the mother plant but the roots are already taking up a lot of space and I’m worried the new babies are going to start struggling to find space to grow. It doesn’t seem ready for repotting but also is not very bushy at all

[@HouseplantHacks]

Regular repotting seems to add a lot more energy, regular water and feed occasionally and they are happy,

[@luminair11]

My Spider plant is amazing as it thrives on neglect out on my balcony & I often forget to water it. Even so it perks right up again once I water it and btw has been in the same pot for over 10 years.

[@rosieHolliday5887]

I'm determined to grow one of these. I've had 2 before & legit killed them both lol. I think my problem was over watering. A spider plant was one of my first ever houseplants a couple of years ago & at the time I used to over water all of my plants & they all started to get root rot & all their leaves started to fall off. I'm a bit better now, so I'm going to buy another & crack it! Thank you for this :)

[@icemancometh8679]

Just do the finger test - stick your finger in the pot and when it's 3/4 of the way dry water it. Some people go buy a schedule - you know water once a week - don't do that! When plants dry out - they dry out. I put rocks in the bottom of my pot for drainage - just enough to cover the holes, just something I've always done. Good luck.

[@HouseplantHacks]

For sure under watering is better than over watering for most plants really, I say go for it, I have faith in you! Shoot me a pic of it on IG if got do. 👍

[@rosieHolliday5887]

Thank you both so much ☺️

[@MC-yi3zp]

I know the feeling as I managed to kill one too. I separated them & probably re-potted it too soon. I've just bought another. Hopefully I won't kill it. I've got to put it on top of my fridge because my female cat loves eating the leaves. Any advice from anyone would be much appreciated.

[@meenaxisanga]

It is a very beautiful plant. You can also hang it tightly and keep it in a pot. Can also be placed below. This is an Indore plant and looks very nice at home.

[@eduanmong3510]

Hi can you please do an update on your bromiliad plants video from 7 months ago PLEASE🙏🙏

[@HouseplantHacks]

It's already recorded, just need to edit, it will be out this week! :-)

[@Sue-mi1vm]

I love my Spider Plants and my Mother Plant needs repotting and I am a bit nervous want to do my best for her. I can follow you instruction wasn’t sure about next pot size or soil she is huge will take two of us not to damage her so thank you for your advice.

[@HouseplantHacks]

They are very stong plants so don't worry too much, it takes a lot to kill a mature Spider plant so nothing to worry bout. They are quite happy in a pot for many years so if you are going to repot just make it a little bigger maybe half inch / 1cm all round.use general purpose houseplant soil and just carefully remove old pot, dust off old soil and put new soil in the new pot. with the spider plant and water well afterwards. Simple! :-)

[@bryanyang1453]

Thanks for the video. How you made the plant spinning...? Nice hoodie btw. Stay safe.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thanks, It’s an electric turntable.

[@desertflower4627]

I've seen some other people using a lazy susan

[@Shelbsalexis]

I just picked up a curly spider plant. It’s just a tiny little baby plant. It was in its original plastic nursery “pot”. I transferred it to a 4 inch pot (that has drainage compartment) & have it hanging in my window. Do you think the 4inch pot is too small? & How long will it last in this pot before needing to be put into a bigger one? -thanks!!

[@kimlenchus7140]

My plant is growing up - you can see the ball on top but no roots coming out the bottom. Do I just add more soil to top it off or do I replant even though roots are not growing out the bottom of the pot?

[@HouseplantHacks]

Spider Plants are quite comfortable in crowded pots so if you don't see roots coming out the bottom I would leave it for now.

[@Sternschnuppen85]

Do spider plants like being pot bound and prefer smaller pots?

[@HouseplantHacks]

To a certain extent yes, they are more happy in the same pot than being put into a big pot with lots of soil.

[@Tankybaby23]

Lovely spider plant! Do you own any Hibiscus plants? I'd love to see a Hibiscus care video, mine isn't thriving at home and would love some help. ❤️

[@HouseplantHacks]

I do! Errm.. I did! Growing a tropical plant from Hawaii in the UK has its limits! instagram.com/p/CCTpFEZAf6D/

[@HouseplantHacks]

This one is currently looking more like a stick than a tropical beauty right now!! I don't think this variety has any cold tolerance at all and where I keep my plants can get a little chilly at night. I'll try again for you when the weather warms up! :-)

[@mit.guy711]

nice video. can the tuber (for other plant only) be used for propagation?

[@HouseplantHacks]

Interesting question, I don't think so, this is a water storage and feeding part of the plant and as it is propagated by division I would say no. if you take a clump and separate it this is the best way to propagate it.

[@mit.guy711]

@@HouseplantHacks . Here in my country, some sells tubers of expensive plants, coz it's much cheaper. And I am able to grow full plants out of alocasia sinuata silver dragon, dracaena, and monstera deliciosa, all from just tubers. I am just wondering, same tubers, same principle. Maybe you could experiment it please. Might be a good YT HPhack topic for you, and would benefit us all followers greatly. Thank you.

[@HouseplantHacks]

@@mit.guy711 Maybe this might be a good experiment to see if it works, I have never tried to propagate from a tuber before so maybe it does? Ok , I’ll see what I can do. 👍

[@mit.guy711]

@@HouseplantHacks . Thank you for granting my request. I wish you success and more followers.

[@Ramona1164]

How do you cut back brown leaves...i asked after I've already done so. Just found your channel and need help desperately with my Spider...same kind you have. I'm literally in tears because i just purchased her and I think maybe i had it too close to patio door and direct sunlight tried to take her out. The tab says tolerates High Light. Now listening to you it shouldn't be like right up on the door. Im so heart broken. Please answer and Thank You so very much for being here 😢🤗🦋

[@HouseplantHacks]

Give it some time and I'm sure it will be fine, they are tough plants. any brown ends or leaves can jus be cut with scisors.

[@frannah8258]

What if you have it in a pot where you can’t see the roots, when to repot

[@HouseplantHacks]

Just time, if you have it in the same pot for a few years it will probably be getting a little crowded, if you scrape away some of the soil and the roots are cose to the surface thats another indication. Luckily Spider plants are pretty robust so they will survive in most conditions as long as you water them from time to time.

[@hayleyrichardson3343]

Do they love the sun x

[@HouseplantHacks]

They do love the sun Hayley, they prefer the brighter conditions but are quite tolerant of a range of different conditions.

[@April-py3jc]

I have sooo msny spider babies on the mother plant which this time id like to let them remain as i cant keep up with the repotting and giving away of these new plants. Would mother snd babies still thrive if left on

[@kaoussarkiddesneb3129]

I think so. There's a spider plant in the zoo we go to, with far too many babies and looks healthy whenever we visit

[@HouseplantHacks]

Yes you can leave them for sure, in the wild they wouldn't have a helping hand so it's fine to leave them. It sounds very happy and healthy!

[@char26104]

hi, enjoy your video's may I ask is cactus mix what they need I don't have a lot of luck with spider plants. Thanks

[@HouseplantHacks]

Just every day potting mix will be fine, they are quite tough so the most common way to kill a spider plant is too much water so be sure to let it dry out a little before the next water. Good luck. :-)

[@lesleymurray7625]

Great video!! I see you have a Hoya plant in the back. Do you have a video for Hoya?

[@HouseplantHacks]

Not yet! I need to make one! ;-)

[@WanderingNature]

Very Healthily looking!

[@glowmostgarden3852]

Nice information

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thanks!

[@redbaronredbaron1898]

Mine always get yellow tips dont know what the problem with it ¿

[@HouseplantHacks]

It might be underwatering or over watering, if it gets too dry for too long the tips will go brown, potentially if it stays too wet for too long a similar thing can heppen, so take a look at your plant and try the opposite from what you are doing for while and see if it helps.

[@tracyhughes3088]

Why didn.t you use the old pot to make the size in the new pot?

[@HouseplantHacks]

I'm not as smart as you.

[@everythingandanything3045]

Great video I have subscribed being from the UK too. Thanks in advance. One Question; I think i used the wrong potting soil it was very compact. Most of the roots were dry. So I cut the ones which were damaged! Shall I take out and attempt to propagate the roots in water before repotting or repot in new soil?

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thanks for subscribing! I would just pop it in a pot with some fresh soil and give it a good water. Give it a few weeks to recover and see how it goes, they are quite tough plants.

[@devanste50]

Hello nice video, so what will happen if you repot it and you cut off some of the tubulars will it be alright.? 👍🏾👍🏾🙏🏽

[@HouseplantHacks]

Probably yes, its a tough little plant. ;-)

[@thomasgotsch102]

Hey! I can never figure out when to water it. I note that the leaves curl and ripple (I assume because I don’t water enough) but I don’t want to overwater them. I use a typical two-prong moisture meter. The brand is Sonkir, although they are the same as the others. How often would you recommend me to re-water the plant, at what number? I don’t want to underwater but I do want to give it enough water. It certainly has lots of light.

[@thomasgotsch102]

I’ll also mention it’s in a standard, plastic, 6 inch pot.

[@HouseplantHacks]

The good news Thomas is that these Spider planst are really not too fussy about their care and you will probably do more harm over watering than under watering with this plant, so stick your finger on the soil and when the top 2cm or inch gets dry then you can water again. Very roughly once a week you wont go far wrong.

[@carltulloch3585]

@houseplantshacks I got one of the spider plant from my local nursery. With that decor pot you have there can't you just put water in it and allow the plant take it up from the roots. Watering I will be using tap water but I catch it and allow it sit for few days .

[@HouseplantHacks]

Yes, you can put some water in the bottom and allow it to take it up but you don't want to let it sit in that water all the time because the roots will rot so you will need to check that it's drunk it all! :-)

[@carltulloch3585]

@@HouseplantHacks will do

[@RokNovak]

Thanks! Very useful video.

[@HouseplantHacks]

You're welcome! :-)

[@johnthompson3614]

hi how do you stop the little black fly's we got 2 plants from a main food shopping branch and in two weeks we have little fly's everywhere PLEASE HELP

[@HouseplantHacks]

They might have already been on the plant when you bought it or even in the soil, its a good idea to keep new plants away from your othr plants for a week or two just in case it is infected. You can buy a multi-purpose houseoplant bug spray that will kill pests o your plants, spray this onto your plant every few days until they are all gone.

[@thomasgotsch102]

Hey. Those are called fungus gnats, and they live in the soil. Getting rid of them in two ways is the best, multifaceted approach. First, get a small container (like a salad dressing Tupperware cube) of apple cider vinegar and add a drop or so of dish soap. Be sure you can still smell the cider vinegar, and not the soap overpowering it. Leave that in the open container close to the plant. This will draw in and drown the adults. Don’t worry, you won’t smell it unless you put your nose next to it. It’s quite mild. Next, for the larvae in the soil, take some isopropyl alcohol (store brand is fine) and pour it into the soil. It will sanitize the soil and rip the larvae/eggs apart, and breaks down into oxygen which the plant will love. Do these two methods, give it time, and your plant will be free of fungus gnats.

[@thomasgotsch102]

the alcohol is not harmful to the plants, by the way. *

[@carmenramos9873]

I like spider plants and I have two varieties. My problem is that they don’t grow babies. What am I doing wrong?

[@HouseplantHacks]

They can take a while to send out babies, firstly they need to be matuure, so a few years old, but for me afer I repotted and cut back the roots it really stimulated the plant and it then sent out babies.

[@vt3553]

Love this video!👌

[@kristinabliss]

Nice video. Just one suggestion... have the new pot with soil standing ready. Watching you calmly talking about the soil with roots exposed felt like someone explaining how to clean a fish tank with the fish laying out on the table. Haha... and water a transplant in immediately. Your plant was okay, it wasn't out too long and I'm sure you watered it soon. But just as a habit, it's important to avoid roots' drying out. Since this is a beginner video, and keeping roots moist at all times is very important, I think it would be good to include that.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Good point, thanks for your comment, Spider plants have thick roots that store water, they won't suffer like some that have thin delicate roots but as you say it's good practice to get them into the soil ASAP. One day I will be more organised! :-)

[@juliedemery743]

Beautiful

[@HouseplantHacks]

thank you!

[@lindathomas1267]

Using a bottom of a box catches soil best not such a mess

[@HouseplantHacks]

Great tip! I always make a mess but that's what my potting shed is for so I don't mind.

[@melanieevans1574]

I am thinking of getting a spider plant. They are absolutely brilliant when you see them with all their little babies hanging down. I just have to work out if I think I would be able to keep it going in the Winter. My question is this though. I heard someone say that you can have a male or female plant so if you have not got the female you are not going to get the babies. Is this true and if so is there any way at all on knowing when you are purchasing one?

[@HouseplantHacks]

You should! They are really easy to keep so I don't think you will have a problem with them over the winter, very tolerant of different conditions. I've honestly not heard that about getting either a male or female plant, it doesn't quite make sense to me because as far as I know most plants have both male and female "parts" so I wouldn't expect you to get either one or the other generally.

[@melanieevans1574]

@@HouseplantHacks ahh right. Thanks. I saw a nice one in my little plant shop for 5 euros. I will have to check him a bit closer because that does seem cheap even for here. He was a good size. I think if he is OK then I will get him tomorrow as I know just the place for him and just keep an eye on him in the winter and bring him into another room if he starts getting sad as where he is going will have no heating at all in winter and be very cold

[@thomasgotsch102]

Hey! Spider plants aren’t like traditional crops (like tomatoes or corn) that require pollination. Spider plants create offspring asexually, and they are exact clones of the parent plant. In order to create a new variety of spider plant, you would have to do more than that.

[@melanieevans1574]

@@thomasgotsch102 - thank you very much Thomas. That's very interesting 👍

[@caramelcassiereactions2773]

I love this plant but it always die I don't know why

[@HouseplantHacks]

It's quite a tolerant plant as long as you water it occasionally and feed it sometimes it should do quite well.

[@anniefraser2599]

Mine is now 2 years old and still no pups. Its not as full as yours but just repotted has many roots and thick roots. Enjoy yourvids

[@HouseplantHacks]

I think it can take a while for the plant to become mature and start to produce pups. I'm sure it will in time. 🙂

[@AkhtarKhan-es8fj]

V.nice change the pot. But l personally feel when pot is changed, water must be given at the end accordingly if needed. You didn't explained about it.

[@jennytaylor3324]

I think every office in the late 1970s/early '80s had one of these. Those are my 5 yr old primary school child recollections, anyway! Thank you.

[@faridaida8064]

Wow verry nice

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thank you so much!

[@chrisa.8175]

Can not get mine to live????

[@LoneWolf-um1kk]

A friend of the family gave me one I have only had it a week but mine is going yellowish brown am I doing something wrong

[@HouseplantHacks]

Yes, too much water? Too little light, not enough water? Change one thing that you think is most likely and see if it perks up after a couple of weeks, if not try the next most likley thing and so on.

[@icemancometh8679]

I gave one of these to a girl years ago and she killed it. Turns out if you don't care about plants you don't care about plants! These are hard to kill because of the bulbs down in the soil that look like onions help to retain water. I saw another comment on another Channel where they said it takes a lot of nerve to admit you killed a pothos. So funny. I told them I could see that on a t-shirt.

[@HouseplantHacks]

I didn’t know that Mr C, you taught me something there, I noticed the “onion” like roots when I repotted this one but that’s the first time I’ve ever noticed them and now I know what they are for! Thanks! 👍

[@icemancometh8679]

@@HouseplantHacks :-)

[@janethothersall8345]

I planted mine I terracotta pots in cactus compost...they’re romping away!

[@HouseplantHacks]

That sounds perfect! I bet they look amazing. :-)

[@fatbuda4022]

Hi

[@HouseplantHacks]

Hi

[@Ch33Ch22]

👍

[@anghud1]

He should have used a larger pot.

[@ShoaibKhan18]

Pro tip: Make use of butter knife instead of serated knife.

[@HouseplantHacks]

Great idea!

[@icemancometh8679]

pssst! pssst! Who's there? Over here! Oh! Mister spider plant what ya doing? I think Andy's asleep by now. Ask him if I can have a hanging basket. Well... That all depends on whether he's got a place to hang you - you have to drill a hole in the ceiling! Maybe someday. Tell him to get one of those bird cage holders made of iron! Now that's interesting! You know you're lucky to be in the house at all you are a SPIDER plant after all! You're not helping! Oh sorry!

[@HouseplantHacks]

Can you please inform Mr mouse that Andy was passing by a hanging basket the other day and couldn't resist picking it up! Video to follow shortly. :-)

[@icemancometh8679]

@@HouseplantHacks That reference was for the spider plant to get a hanging basket but any mention of Mr. Mouse is greatly appreciated! I always envision the little mouse on that movie with his little car. ( Stuart Little) :-)

[@helenellsworth9556]

Have 3 or 4 spider plants if you have cats, one for them the rest for you 🤣

[@HouseplantHacks]

I think it might be the other way around sometimes the cats might have three and leave you with one! 😂🤣😅

[@helenellsworth9556]

@@HouseplantHacks 🤣🤣🤣 yea I think so

[@karensabellico615]

Too long winded

[@HouseplantHacks]

Thanks for taking the time to spread some love Karen!

[@Ch33Ch22]

👍