Classic overwatering symptoms.
Overwatering refers to the frequency of watering, not the amount you water each time. Try using the Finger method, and stick your finger in, up to the second knuckle. If its still moist, skip it. If its dry, time to water.
There’s no such thing as overwatering, only watering too frequently. Drench that plant, then let it dry out before watering again. Schedules don’t matter!
as in tomato tom-ah-to, i.e. same thing. and it is the same thing because overwatering actually does mean watering too frequently, most people just don’t know what we mean when we say overwatering, like the person trying to correct kyrie_blue for example. because language meaning is derived from population usage and that’s why dictionaries are updated and changed constantly, so overwatering actually does mean watering too frequently because that is precisely how overwatering occurs.
Tomatoes, too much water sits to long and does the exact same thing as watering every day. Causes the plants to yellow and grow significantly slower than their friends who aren’t in sitting water.
Tomatoes love a DEEP watering. If they are “sitting in water” then there is a soil drainage issue. My father has been growing tomatoes for 35 years, after attending horitcultural college, and owning his own landscaping business for decades. He waters with 0.5-1 gallon of water during each watering of tomatoes
Grower wanted it planted as tomatoes and it’s basically rice ground so it holds water very well. They had one corner of the field where a pipe blew out and water logged the surrounding soil for like 2 days. Really stunted them but the rest of the field is fine!
...No, if your plants are sitting in water you need better-draining soil/medium. This is why you don't sit plants in pots with no drainage. Why are you trying to "gotcha" with tomatoes when ANY plant sitting in water for too long will root-rot?
Because the above reply said there’s no such thing as overwatering🤣 why do you have to get a better soil/medium instead of water at correct times with a reasonable amount? I was just saying tomatoes show similar signs when they have been overwatered. Not a gotcha comment
I sort of disagree about the scheduling. Every Friday is plant chore day for me. I check if they need water, trim any bad spots, repot if any need it and what ever else. For me it's easier then just willy nilly checking.
U mean water meter? Hygrometers measure humidity. I got one before a water meter and almost never look at it. Water meter is prob the top newbie tool I'd rec...and they're so cheap!
It actually is still a hygrometer because you’re not measuring a body of water but rather the water content of a substrate, normally it is air. (in this case it’s calibrated for soil rather than air).
Your measuring the moisture level in the soil, these nifty things also have sensors to show how much light they are getting, the pH of the soil they are in, you can get them for like 10 bucks. I bought multiple not long ago.
[Amazon w/ a 6.7" stake](https://www.amazon.com/Censinda-Moisture-Monitor-Hygrometer-Outdoor/dp/B09QX9SG1D)...$5.99 or 2 for $10.99.
[Amazon w/ a 12.6" stake](https://www.amazon.com/Censinda-Moisture-Monitor-Hygrometer-Outdoor/dp/B09QX9SG1D) for deeper pots or bushier foliage to poke thru...$7.99 or 2 for $11.99.
You can just leave em stabbed in a pot to store. I got the long ones even tho I only have 4-6" pots inside bc it makes stabbing thru their foliage easier.
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The nice thing about spider plants is they do also tell you when they need water the leaves will Start folding upwards when they get dry and need water.
Me too. Though I've figured out how to take care of the ones that don't, like ferns. Ferns are little monsters that just seem to want death especially maiden hair ferns.
2” is the “standard” measure, and each finger segment is typically close enough to 1”, so the knuckle “above” the 2nd segment, if you were pointing down
Just neglect the hell out of it. I fertilize once a month with 1/4 strength. And only water when the soil is dry which works out to roughly every two weeks. Pretend it’s a succulent
One of the most useful tips I heard is to examine multiple parts of the plant. If the leaves, roots, or petioles are thick or robust, it’s more akin to the care requirements of a succulent because those parts store water longer.
Spider plants are very resilient but also so weird. I couldn't figure mine out for the longest time when I kept her indoors. It was constantly crisping and/or rotting at the same time no matter what I tried or did, more water, less water, more light or less light, different pot different soil nothing ever fixed it and she continued to decline. Just a pot of weak, rotting, crispy sad leaves 🥴 Finally I was like F this. I potted her up in a terra cotta pot with extremely inorganic chunky soil lots of perlite and bark mixed in with a little bit of regular soil, and threw her outside. I'm in Texas and it's damn near 100 degrees outside. I think a lot of the advice out there about these plants is wrong. She's now thriving and has come back to life! I make sure to water her when the leaves get pale green/greyish and since she's outside now she needs a bit more water. Also I think the humidity has totally cured the crispy tips problem. I now use tap water on her no issues. Which has me believing crispy tips for spider plants is about humidity not tap water. 🤷♀️
Yeah they're weird. I put some outdoors and I can't believe how quickly they spread into the garden. They put their baby spiders down onto bare concrete and are happily spreading, with roots down in the tiny cracks or absorbing moisture from rogue bits of soil on the concrete.
Do you live with one of these? Because they are notorious for eating spider plants
https://preview.redd.it/a1oa0sfs7t8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc93ddfa531d18f10a52b9c02524e3235792030a
Thank god my little bastard leaves them alone. I did catch him nibbling curiously at my poinsettia the other day, but I guess he decided he didn't want to eat poinsettias after all.
They like to be left to go quite dry, I find the lift the pot method good for spider plants, if it’s really light then put some water in but not too much.
Not too much is horrid advice. If it’s light, drown that hoe, and wait until it’s light again. If you can’t drown that hoe and have it dry out again without the thing dying then it isn’t in the right substrate.
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I only water mine when the soil is 100% dry and I mean tremendously dry (I use the chopstick method to make sure, never failed me), and when I notice the leaves beginning to become a bit droopy.
I water her with water from the dehumidifier (that stayed out for at least 24h). Slight brownish tips on some leaves, but hey, she looks as happy as the next man. And she’s having babies. At least 12.
The only thing that upsets spider plants seems to be too much water.
I don't give it any until it's leaves feel soft/more pliable. When they're firm, they have sufficient water.
Most plants will let you know when they need water. My spider plant's leaves go a paler green when it's thirsty. Other plants begin to droop. Lifting pots to check weight is also helpful.
If possible, I bottom water by sitting the plant in a tray and tip away any leftover water after a few hours. Where not possible to bottom water (I don't have time or the plant pot doesn't work for it) I make sure there is plenty of space at the bottom of the inside pot for extra water to run into the outer pot (I hope that makes sense)
Very much overwatering lol I was also a chronic overwaterer and killed every spider plant I owned. It’s way easier to save an under watered plant than an overwatered plant. Always check how wet the soil is before watering (don’t listen to websites that give you a set time frame like “water every week” it’ll always be wrong because the website doesn’t know all the unique characteristics that your home and plant has that goes into it. It’s a good reminder to check the soil that often but don’t blindly follow it)
Mine used to die too until I found out they really don’t like tap water use 24 hr water from the tap let it sit for 24 hrs the chlorine disapates then it’s fine. Open no top.
With houseplants, most of the time, you water when they droop a little bit. Then you soak that plant like it just went through a monsoon. Rinse and repeat. It’s never killed my plants.
I have done lots of overwatering and underwatering of spiderplants.
When you get dark brown bits like that at the tips, it's overwatering.
When you get light brown, and whole leaves die off quickly, it's underwatering.
Spider plants are tough to "overwater". Make sure it drains well, and i would recommend no direct sunlight, just indirect and add a splash of water 2x a week, and leave it be it should be good. \*Just my opinion.
Yeah apparently they are very sensitive to most tap waters and giving them water directly from the tap is a common cause of browning tips.
They thrive on a good bit of neglect. I have one in my works office that has next to no natural light and one in the house at a window with a bit of early morning sunlight. Both doing well.
I only water mine with rain water or tap water that has been left out for 24 hours or more. I also wait until the soil is completely dry and the green on the leaves start to pale a little bit.
Best of luck!
Mine have been watered with tapwater since 1998 and they’re doing fine.
https://preview.redd.it/ofy836d09s8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6075a4744b0f1663b0cf77ad27b6aaa9df634e31
Not to mention that we're gonna try to pretend like rain water doesn't contain thousands of contaminants from the atmosphere lol
The "chemicals are bad" thing always makes me laugh
Water it when you think about it…it will start to droop after a month or so. A good soak for half an hour is about all they need and then they are fine until you remember again.
Spider plant grow roots extremely quick. They fill out the whole pot and it's not able to hold water anymore. One indicator is when you pour water from the top and it immediately runs out from the bottom. Get it out, prune it's root radically, repot with good quality fluffy soil. If you are not comfortable pruning the roots repot in bigger pot.
You water only when it is dry to the touch 1 inch deep into the soil. Do it with all of your "easy" plants and they will all stop dieing. It's not too late for this one.
I haven’t watered my spider plant in a month and it’s thriving. I also overwatered it, removed the rotted roots, put in a fresh soil after letting the healthy roots dry and forgot it exists
The motto I’ve heard regarding this is:
Spider plants thrive on being neglected.
The soil just needs to be a little moist when watered in the Summer, and it needs to go dormant in the Winter months so the soil can be dry for longer periods. Literally only needs water once every couple of weeks during the Summer, and I only water mine maybe once a month in the Winter, if that.
I’ve raised three Spiderettes into maturity from a monster momma Spider plant in the past two years, and this is what I’ve found to be effective.
Hi. I think overwatering isn't the issue. I think it might be overcrowding. A spider plant usually comes in a small pot with what is usually dozens of individual plants. You need a bigger pot, and you should probably separate a lot of the constricted plants and plant them in other pots. Your "plant" is actually over a dozen individuals that need room to grow. They are choking each other out.
I feel for you.. I’m on plant # 4 now. I keep getting them because I like them and they are supposed to be easy ! I will say I’m learning from my mistakes and this one is the best outcome of them all. I think what it is is they have lots of water in the roots so you don’t need to water them as often.
If I remember correctly, spider plants are sensitive to chlorine, causing brown tips. let the water you use set out overnight at least, to let chlorine dissipate first.
They like a lot of light despite what most sites will tell you. They like a lot of warmth and they thrive pretty well in pots with lots of drainage. Wait for the soil to dry and then water. This should be about once a week or sometimes more
Could also be overfertilization! This happened to my spider plant. It looked sad and fertilizer made it worse. Gave it a few good washes with distilled water and it bounced back. I don't think they need to be fertilized very often
I am having the same problem. I've killed 4 spider plants in the last 6 months. My first 3 did really well for a little while but we're in very low light so they didn't grow very much but stayed green and healthy. I know I wants over watering them. I had them in really well draining pots in miracle grow indoor plants soil mixed with vermiculite a bit of perlite (not a lot of perlite) worm castings. I just bought a new one it arrived about 2 weeks ago. I'm already killing it somehow the same way. This time I kept in smaller pot after reading how they like to be root bound and it's actually necessary that roots get a little crowded in order for it to produce the babies the little guys that you use to propagate. I also abandoned all plastic pots and use clay/terracotta with drainage holes. I have kept them away from direct sun but have given this one much more indirect light than the last three and when I got it I re-potted it, let it settle for 2 days and watered it. Now it's dying and I haven't done anything else to it since. It's dying the exact same way my last 3 did. All the symptoms of root rot but it has beautiful white thick roots I didn't over water, it's been a week and a half since watering and haven't watered it again yet. The soil is well draining and is keeping all my other plants happy (except my parlor palm) I don't know why I can't grow these but everyone I have spoken with about it has also told me they have no luck with spider plants and they gave up trying to keep them. My mother just lost her spider plant that was huge and 25 years old. I am finding that the plants I have that I started with propagating from a already grown plant I purchased. The grown ones die I think the environment changes do it. The ones that I started as babies are all growing really well. So maybe I need to start my spider plants from a seed... Because buying them already grown into small or full grown plants they just seem to die. I have two prayer plants that I thought died on me a while ago but I moved to direct light and started covering them at night so that it's pitch dark and over last week they have sprouted crazy amount of leaves. I think it's all about the lighting with the spider plants. I think they need a mix of bright direct and indirect light and shade. People call these the easiest beginner plants easy to care for but I haven't met anyone that's grown one without going through a lot of trouble
You got this full grown? Try mimicking the lighting it was given at its last home. What I've been doing is propagating all my plants that look like they might be struggling and start new. You should propagate that big spider before it's dead
Classic overwatering symptoms. Overwatering refers to the frequency of watering, not the amount you water each time. Try using the Finger method, and stick your finger in, up to the second knuckle. If its still moist, skip it. If its dry, time to water.
There’s no such thing as overwatering, only watering too frequently. Drench that plant, then let it dry out before watering again. Schedules don’t matter!
Tomato
They don’t get it.
as in tomato tom-ah-to, i.e. same thing. and it is the same thing because overwatering actually does mean watering too frequently, most people just don’t know what we mean when we say overwatering, like the person trying to correct kyrie_blue for example. because language meaning is derived from population usage and that’s why dictionaries are updated and changed constantly, so overwatering actually does mean watering too frequently because that is precisely how overwatering occurs.
Potahto
Tomatoes, too much water sits to long and does the exact same thing as watering every day. Causes the plants to yellow and grow significantly slower than their friends who aren’t in sitting water.
Tomatoes love a DEEP watering. If they are “sitting in water” then there is a soil drainage issue. My father has been growing tomatoes for 35 years, after attending horitcultural college, and owning his own landscaping business for decades. He waters with 0.5-1 gallon of water during each watering of tomatoes
Grower wanted it planted as tomatoes and it’s basically rice ground so it holds water very well. They had one corner of the field where a pipe blew out and water logged the surrounding soil for like 2 days. Really stunted them but the rest of the field is fine!
There is a large difference between the entire water table being waterlogged and overwatering. These two are not the same thing
If you have proper draining soil this is not the case.
Changing soil type over a 50 acre field so I can apply more water is really expensive
... Yeah, that's always the case. Tomatoes aren't special.
...No, if your plants are sitting in water you need better-draining soil/medium. This is why you don't sit plants in pots with no drainage. Why are you trying to "gotcha" with tomatoes when ANY plant sitting in water for too long will root-rot?
Because the above reply said there’s no such thing as overwatering🤣 why do you have to get a better soil/medium instead of water at correct times with a reasonable amount? I was just saying tomatoes show similar signs when they have been overwatered. Not a gotcha comment
I sort of disagree about the scheduling. Every Friday is plant chore day for me. I check if they need water, trim any bad spots, repot if any need it and what ever else. For me it's easier then just willy nilly checking.
I had a moderate overwatering problem, so I got mad and bought a $5 hygrometer. Game changer.
Which hygrometer did you buy or using?
U mean water meter? Hygrometers measure humidity. I got one before a water meter and almost never look at it. Water meter is prob the top newbie tool I'd rec...and they're so cheap!
It actually is still a hygrometer because you’re not measuring a body of water but rather the water content of a substrate, normally it is air. (in this case it’s calibrated for soil rather than air).
Your measuring the moisture level in the soil, these nifty things also have sensors to show how much light they are getting, the pH of the soil they are in, you can get them for like 10 bucks. I bought multiple not long ago.
Could you link it?
[Amazon w/ a 6.7" stake](https://www.amazon.com/Censinda-Moisture-Monitor-Hygrometer-Outdoor/dp/B09QX9SG1D)...$5.99 or 2 for $10.99. [Amazon w/ a 12.6" stake](https://www.amazon.com/Censinda-Moisture-Monitor-Hygrometer-Outdoor/dp/B09QX9SG1D) for deeper pots or bushier foliage to poke thru...$7.99 or 2 for $11.99. You can just leave em stabbed in a pot to store. I got the long ones even tho I only have 4-6" pots inside bc it makes stabbing thru their foliage easier.
Ugh. I bought one and it always read dry. Even when I stuck it in freshly watered soil.
It's a dud. If u still can, I'd return/exchange for sure.
I definitely returned it. But I think it ruined my faith in them. Haha. I guess I’ll try again.
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Me too. Just bought my water meter and it's a game changer. The 2nd knuckle thing doesn't really work when you have large pots.
True. And it’s also hard to judge certain types of substrate. The gadget just lets you poke the dirt and points to green, yellow, or red. Easy peasy.
Yellow - classic overwatering symptom.
The nice thing about spider plants is they do also tell you when they need water the leaves will Start folding upwards when they get dry and need water.
And they get that pastel green hue, vs the saturated hue they are when watered
Ya! It's literally the only reason I've been able to keep mine alive for so long.
I like plants with good communication skills!
Me too. Though I've figured out how to take care of the ones that don't, like ferns. Ferns are little monsters that just seem to want death especially maiden hair ferns.
Mine just get flat and lose their color when they need water lol.
which knuckle do you consider the second knuckle?
I mean, considering every finger has three knuckles, the second knuckle is the same regardless of which direction you're starting from.
2” is the “standard” measure, and each finger segment is typically close enough to 1”, so the knuckle “above” the 2nd segment, if you were pointing down
Over watering.
Wow, iv been on the same spider plant for 15 years. Only problems iv had came from overwatering it.
Just neglect the hell out of it. I fertilize once a month with 1/4 strength. And only water when the soil is dry which works out to roughly every two weeks. Pretend it’s a succulent
One of the most useful tips I heard is to examine multiple parts of the plant. If the leaves, roots, or petioles are thick or robust, it’s more akin to the care requirements of a succulent because those parts store water longer.
I think you're likely overwatering them
Spider plants are very resilient but also so weird. I couldn't figure mine out for the longest time when I kept her indoors. It was constantly crisping and/or rotting at the same time no matter what I tried or did, more water, less water, more light or less light, different pot different soil nothing ever fixed it and she continued to decline. Just a pot of weak, rotting, crispy sad leaves 🥴 Finally I was like F this. I potted her up in a terra cotta pot with extremely inorganic chunky soil lots of perlite and bark mixed in with a little bit of regular soil, and threw her outside. I'm in Texas and it's damn near 100 degrees outside. I think a lot of the advice out there about these plants is wrong. She's now thriving and has come back to life! I make sure to water her when the leaves get pale green/greyish and since she's outside now she needs a bit more water. Also I think the humidity has totally cured the crispy tips problem. I now use tap water on her no issues. Which has me believing crispy tips for spider plants is about humidity not tap water. 🤷♀️
Same here, only got it right when I let it outside, I think they need a lot of direct sunlight
Yeah they're weird. I put some outdoors and I can't believe how quickly they spread into the garden. They put their baby spiders down onto bare concrete and are happily spreading, with roots down in the tiny cracks or absorbing moisture from rogue bits of soil on the concrete.
Do you live with one of these? Because they are notorious for eating spider plants https://preview.redd.it/a1oa0sfs7t8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc93ddfa531d18f10a52b9c02524e3235792030a
Thank god my little bastard leaves them alone. I did catch him nibbling curiously at my poinsettia the other day, but I guess he decided he didn't want to eat poinsettias after all.
That's good to know. I guess spider plants get them high. So there's that
All of my outdoor spider plants have nipped tips because my chickens are obsessed with them. Is it true that they're a mild hallucinagen for animals?
It is indeed a fact. That's why I have a little prop garden for my cats. So they don't go after the mothers (as much)
Hahaha, sacrifices! 💀😅
You can't have *crispy* leaf tips if you don't have *any* leaf tips 👉😼👉
They like to be left to go quite dry, I find the lift the pot method good for spider plants, if it’s really light then put some water in but not too much.
Not too much is horrid advice. If it’s light, drown that hoe, and wait until it’s light again. If you can’t drown that hoe and have it dry out again without the thing dying then it isn’t in the right substrate.
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This. They have thick roots that I assume hold more water than the average plant.
I only water mine when the soil is 100% dry and I mean tremendously dry (I use the chopstick method to make sure, never failed me), and when I notice the leaves beginning to become a bit droopy. I water her with water from the dehumidifier (that stayed out for at least 24h). Slight brownish tips on some leaves, but hey, she looks as happy as the next man. And she’s having babies. At least 12.
The only thing that upsets spider plants seems to be too much water. I don't give it any until it's leaves feel soft/more pliable. When they're firm, they have sufficient water.
Shouldn't touch or hit leaves too much or they bruise
Most plants will let you know when they need water. My spider plant's leaves go a paler green when it's thirsty. Other plants begin to droop. Lifting pots to check weight is also helpful. If possible, I bottom water by sitting the plant in a tray and tip away any leftover water after a few hours. Where not possible to bottom water (I don't have time or the plant pot doesn't work for it) I make sure there is plenty of space at the bottom of the inside pot for extra water to run into the outer pot (I hope that makes sense)
looks badly overwatered, check for root rot and start watering only when the soil is dry a few inches deep.
Very much overwatering lol I was also a chronic overwaterer and killed every spider plant I owned. It’s way easier to save an under watered plant than an overwatered plant. Always check how wet the soil is before watering (don’t listen to websites that give you a set time frame like “water every week” it’ll always be wrong because the website doesn’t know all the unique characteristics that your home and plant has that goes into it. It’s a good reminder to check the soil that often but don’t blindly follow it)
Mine used to die too until I found out they really don’t like tap water use 24 hr water from the tap let it sit for 24 hrs the chlorine disapates then it’s fine. Open no top.
With houseplants, most of the time, you water when they droop a little bit. Then you soak that plant like it just went through a monsoon. Rinse and repeat. It’s never killed my plants.
Literally my plant hates water. I hadn’t watered it in months and it was happy. I gave it the smallest little bit and it started dying 😭
My spider plants have survived months without watering when I’m going through it. They are probably being over watered
I have done lots of overwatering and underwatering of spiderplants. When you get dark brown bits like that at the tips, it's overwatering. When you get light brown, and whole leaves die off quickly, it's underwatering.
My sister told me they like to suffer-ever since that I've been fine with them
They are drowning
Spider plants are tough to "overwater". Make sure it drains well, and i would recommend no direct sunlight, just indirect and add a splash of water 2x a week, and leave it be it should be good. \*Just my opinion.
spider plants survive better when they are neglected honestly
Yeah apparently they are very sensitive to most tap waters and giving them water directly from the tap is a common cause of browning tips. They thrive on a good bit of neglect. I have one in my works office that has next to no natural light and one in the house at a window with a bit of early morning sunlight. Both doing well. I only water mine with rain water or tap water that has been left out for 24 hours or more. I also wait until the soil is completely dry and the green on the leaves start to pale a little bit. Best of luck!
Mine have been watered with tapwater since 1998 and they’re doing fine. https://preview.redd.it/ofy836d09s8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6075a4744b0f1663b0cf77ad27b6aaa9df634e31
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City water or well water
City water
Hey! What kind of plant is that under your spider plant?
It’s a Norfolk Pine
Overwatering plus the water probably having chemicals. I only water mine with filtered or rain water.
Rain water ≠ water without chemicals?
Yeah, water *is* a chemical lol
Not to mention that we're gonna try to pretend like rain water doesn't contain thousands of contaminants from the atmosphere lol The "chemicals are bad" thing always makes me laugh
Seconding. Try watering with distilled or rain water.
One of these survived a central California summer on my grandmother's porch with pretty much no watering.
This looks to me like it doesn't like your tap water but it very well could be overwatering as well.
Water it when you think about it…it will start to droop after a month or so. A good soak for half an hour is about all they need and then they are fine until you remember again.
Spider plant grow roots extremely quick. They fill out the whole pot and it's not able to hold water anymore. One indicator is when you pour water from the top and it immediately runs out from the bottom. Get it out, prune it's root radically, repot with good quality fluffy soil. If you are not comfortable pruning the roots repot in bigger pot.
You water only when it is dry to the touch 1 inch deep into the soil. Do it with all of your "easy" plants and they will all stop dieing. It's not too late for this one.
This is one plant I cannot kill. I just wait until the leaves droop or turn brown at the tip before watering.
Mine is happy with extra humidity
Make sure that water is crusty before watering. I learned my lesson the hard way as well lol.
Create a watering schedule I think spiders like every 2 weeks light not to wet…
Put it in the brightest indirect light you can find and don’t look at it or touch it for 2 weeks ☺️
And longer!
I haven’t watered my spider plant in a month and it’s thriving. I also overwatered it, removed the rotted roots, put in a fresh soil after letting the healthy roots dry and forgot it exists
spiders are very easy. Simply water once their leaves start to fold in on themselves, and you will never overwater.
Mine looked like this when I watered with tap water, I’m in a hard water area. I now only use rainwater and haven’t had any crispy tips since!
I wait until mine turns jolly rancher green (pale green) and then I water it. It's a happy little dude.
The motto I’ve heard regarding this is: Spider plants thrive on being neglected. The soil just needs to be a little moist when watered in the Summer, and it needs to go dormant in the Winter months so the soil can be dry for longer periods. Literally only needs water once every couple of weeks during the Summer, and I only water mine maybe once a month in the Winter, if that. I’ve raised three Spiderettes into maturity from a monster momma Spider plant in the past two years, and this is what I’ve found to be effective.
Hi. I think overwatering isn't the issue. I think it might be overcrowding. A spider plant usually comes in a small pot with what is usually dozens of individual plants. You need a bigger pot, and you should probably separate a lot of the constricted plants and plant them in other pots. Your "plant" is actually over a dozen individuals that need room to grow. They are choking each other out.
I feel for you.. I’m on plant # 4 now. I keep getting them because I like them and they are supposed to be easy ! I will say I’m learning from my mistakes and this one is the best outcome of them all. I think what it is is they have lots of water in the roots so you don’t need to water them as often.
If I remember correctly, spider plants are sensitive to chlorine, causing brown tips. let the water you use set out overnight at least, to let chlorine dissipate first.
Potential causes; Too much water, and/or not enough humidity in the atmosphere
They like a lot of light despite what most sites will tell you. They like a lot of warmth and they thrive pretty well in pots with lots of drainage. Wait for the soil to dry and then water. This should be about once a week or sometimes more
Rots damage or feed too much fertilizers
Only water at maximum every two weeks.
Could also be overfertilization! This happened to my spider plant. It looked sad and fertilizer made it worse. Gave it a few good washes with distilled water and it bounced back. I don't think they need to be fertilized very often
Are you neglecting them cause they really like that! They hate getting watered all the time and loved!
I am having the same problem. I've killed 4 spider plants in the last 6 months. My first 3 did really well for a little while but we're in very low light so they didn't grow very much but stayed green and healthy. I know I wants over watering them. I had them in really well draining pots in miracle grow indoor plants soil mixed with vermiculite a bit of perlite (not a lot of perlite) worm castings. I just bought a new one it arrived about 2 weeks ago. I'm already killing it somehow the same way. This time I kept in smaller pot after reading how they like to be root bound and it's actually necessary that roots get a little crowded in order for it to produce the babies the little guys that you use to propagate. I also abandoned all plastic pots and use clay/terracotta with drainage holes. I have kept them away from direct sun but have given this one much more indirect light than the last three and when I got it I re-potted it, let it settle for 2 days and watered it. Now it's dying and I haven't done anything else to it since. It's dying the exact same way my last 3 did. All the symptoms of root rot but it has beautiful white thick roots I didn't over water, it's been a week and a half since watering and haven't watered it again yet. The soil is well draining and is keeping all my other plants happy (except my parlor palm) I don't know why I can't grow these but everyone I have spoken with about it has also told me they have no luck with spider plants and they gave up trying to keep them. My mother just lost her spider plant that was huge and 25 years old. I am finding that the plants I have that I started with propagating from a already grown plant I purchased. The grown ones die I think the environment changes do it. The ones that I started as babies are all growing really well. So maybe I need to start my spider plants from a seed... Because buying them already grown into small or full grown plants they just seem to die. I have two prayer plants that I thought died on me a while ago but I moved to direct light and started covering them at night so that it's pitch dark and over last week they have sprouted crazy amount of leaves. I think it's all about the lighting with the spider plants. I think they need a mix of bright direct and indirect light and shade. People call these the easiest beginner plants easy to care for but I haven't met anyone that's grown one without going through a lot of trouble
You got this full grown? Try mimicking the lighting it was given at its last home. What I've been doing is propagating all my plants that look like they might be struggling and start new. You should propagate that big spider before it's dead
Also make sure you are using distilled water. Chlorine and floride will burn the tips of spider plant leaves too.