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.
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To encourage to small babies to root i dont cut them off the shoots, i rest the babies on top of a pot of compost encouraging a root to develop.
Takes around 4 days to root to the soil then i snip the shoot close to the juvenile as possible.
Never had a failure using that method.
I only used this method due to using the other water method and most babies died, in the past i had spiders which never shooted creating babies but these 2 i have had around a year have gone beserk – anyway it works for me !
Hi thanks for the advice on your page. I’ve just done a cutting for my dad – i let the runner route in compost for about a week and have done the same as Lordfaraday and its worked great. They are such healthy plants and easy to grow – i’m not the best gardener and yet i can grow these just fine 🙂
Thanks!
I’m doing an experiment for Science where I’m rooting a spider plant, a philodendron, and a sweet daphane, and after Day One, they rooted in water. Not a lot, but some. :))
Nice bit of information,thanks all.
Thanks for the advice I’ve got a baby spider plant now growing myself!!!
Its getting bigger already