He's not overly huge but I think he's mature enough to have the little sprouts now. I heard that it should be in a small pot so there are lots of roots and this is true but I think he maybe needs re-potting because he's so root bound. Is there a problem here?
I talk to him and offer lots of encouragement and he's looking good and healthy (no brown tips or anything) Any Ideas? I want him to explode and take over my terrace with the offspring.
2007-07-22 13:53:40 · 7 answers · asked by ladylovin 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
He's inside at the moment but in Spain so it's not too cold to put him outside, trust me!
2007-07-22 14:30:03 · update #1
You need your plant in about a 20cm wide pot, then when it becomes pot bound it should flower and produce babies.
You mention a terrace. It may be it isn't warm enough for it outside to start flowering. You could try taking it inside, a darker spot may encourage it as well. It needs very little light and no food.
2007-07-22 14:19:48 · answer #1 · answered by bouncer bobtail 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was given a spiderplant this year and did not have any idea how to water or how often. I took it home and planted it in a larger pot than it had. I water it daily, since it has a way for the water to pour out at the bottom of the pot. The pot is ceramic.
Within a week the first baby sprout was coming out and it now
has more than 10 sprouts. It is the most beautiful plant in my garden.
2007-07-22 15:39:40 · answer #2 · answered by oleander 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah wait till the sprouts start to flower and then take the flower off put it in a glass of water untill the roots start showing then plant it in a small pot plus it helps if the plant is female
2007-07-23 00:26:31 · answer #3 · answered by j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes re-plant it in a next size up pot Let the soil get dry first so that it will take to the new pot easier, buy good soil and trim off some of the roots and use a root stimulator to encourage new growth, and it will really take off just like you want.
2007-07-22 14:03:06 · answer #4 · answered by mr.obvious 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Chlorophytum comosum may take a couple years before it begins to produce.
If your Spider plant refuses to bloom hold off any further feeding until it does flower and YES, use water that has been allowed to sit...24 - 48 hours to drive off fluorine in the water. Spider Plant is one that does react to such water from a tap.
Or, use bottled water....or water from snow-melt that is allowed to gain room temperature.
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"Babies" are part of the reproduction cycle of plants. If 'mama' is stressed, her 'goal' is to reproduce ("I might die, so in order for my lineage to carry on, I need to make more of me"). Short days (winter), poor water quality, infrequent watering,
*******(root bound,)***** etc. encourage baby production.
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My Spider plants are almost scary they have so many babies. THEY ARE ROOT BOUND!
I would open the link and try some of their ideas. I would also put it in a little smaller pot. Ferns grow best when slightly root bound as well.
2007-07-22 14:31:00 · answer #5 · answered by LucySD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put it in bigger pot with some root stimulator. and break it apart, and put in tow pots i say.
2007-07-22 14:39:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you sure he is old enough?!? sometimes they dont sprout younglings for years!
2007-07-22 14:02:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋