Well, here we go!
I noticed that my spider plant was looking a bit sadly, and stopped producing off shoots, so I took it out of the pot and had a look. It was indeed root bound, so I tried to untangle the roots a bit and maybe a trim here and there. However, it turned out to be such a dense amount of roots (could not untangle), I just cut it into three parts. I will let everything heal up for a few days, and then plant each one into about the same size pot they all originally came out of (8" wide X 7" deep). I did not take a picture of it all together, but there seemed to be more roots than soil (dense amount of roots). I've provided a pic of the 3 parts, and the pot they came out of. I'm pretty sure I have this under control, but if anyone wants to chime in with some advice or a friendly reminder, please do. Spring is finally ALMOST here! It's still in the 20's here over night. This is the first time I've ever split up a spider plant like this before. Here's the pic:
I had a hobby greenhouse and enjoyed growing / gifting away stuff. spiders are super easy and prolific. there's dozens of variants to them.
I would simply snip off the "babies" - plunk in some damp soil. the "mother plants" would - after 3-4 years - get totally root bound in a 10" hanging pot. I just snipped the babies and tossed the mother plant.
I would simply snip off the "babies" - plunk in some damp soil. the "mother plants" would - after 3-4 years - get totally root bound in a 10" hanging pot. I just snipped the babies and tossed the mother plant.
