05 October 2009
As I’ve been giving spider plants away to promote this blog, I thought I should do an article on re-potting them. These plants were just babies (as big as the ones I’m giving away) at the beginning of the summer, and after spending all season on our porch they have grown considerably. As you can see they’re having babies of their own now.
As you can see, these guys have developed considerable root balls. It is important to open the rootball before putting the plant in it’s new container.
Once the rootball is open, prepare the new container by putting a little bit of potting soil into the bottom, then place the plant inside and fill it with soil. The plant will need a certain amount of stability, but it is important not to pack the soil in too tightly.
After you are done, water the plant into its new home and voila!
Since I had two very similar spider plants to re-pot, I decided to put one into a ceramic container and one into a plastic container. This way, in a few months, we’ll be able to tell which kind of container is better suited to growing spider plants.
Just so you guys know, I still have about 50 spider plant babies left to get rid of! They are all potted up and ready to go. For a limited time I am giving them away for FREE if you REGISTER for HousePlantBlog.com. By REGISTERING, you’ll recieve our new posts via email. This let’s me know that people are actually reading my blog, which encourages me to keep writing!
Plus, you’ll get one of these guys absolutely free.
Thanks for reading!