I have a variegated spider plant, with the green stripes down the middle, that I started from a offshoot of another, last year. it's being quite busy right now producing flowers and has about 8 stems hanging off of the one plant, that are all flowering. I've loved these plants since I was little, and I like how they look when their stems are covered in little spiderlettes. My plant isn’t producing spiderlettes though, it's producing seed pods with one spiderlette on the end of each stem.
My question is, is there a way to encourage my spider plant to produce more spiderlettes rather than seed pods? And, since I have opened up a couple of pods, (I have about 25 seeds out of a couple of pods right now) is there a special way to start growing spider plants from seed? I'm going to put the seeds that I have ready, into soil today. I plan to treat the seeds like any other plant, but I have over 50 seed pods still growing on the plant, waiting to be ready. If the seeds I am starting today don't start, I should have plenty to play with.
I have a couple of friends who have asked to plant trades, so that is my interest in getting more spiderlettes going as well. One plant including a Christmas Cactus start. Another includes another type of spider plant. (Varigated with a white stripe in the center.) (I'll be looking for a plane green spider plant next.)
Any information or pointers would be appreciated. Thank you.