Cut a 2 inch stem for new growth on a well established plant. Snip off the bottom leaves rather than pull them off.

Dip the bottom tip into a hormone rooting powder.

Pop the cutting carefully in a pot of dampened peat moss and perlite. Spray the cuttings with a mist of water.

Your new cutting may even take root if you leave it in a glass of water on a sunny windowsill.

The cuttings will take about 2­ to 3 weeks to root. You can check if the plant has taken root by gently tugging at the plant, but be careful not to dislodge the plant if it isn’t ready yet!

Easy peasy. Snip the babies off at the end of the long stalk and either root them in water or soil/compost.

Water is the quickest way to get roots, and you simply submerge the bottom of the spider plant cutting for a few weeks. Make sure that the top of the baby is out of the water – use a narrow-necked bottle or create a bit of scaffolding on top of a jar for it to sit on. Alternatively, pop the cutting in some potting compost with good drainage.

Photo by Sleepyneko.

Spider plant babies rooting in water.