Spider plant babies hanging from the mother plant beside a small pot ready for propagation

Spider Plant Propagation: Root Plantlets in Water or Soil

Spider plant propagation sounds easy until you are holding one baby in your hand and getting four different answers. Cut it now. Wait for roots. Put it in water. Never use water. By that point, the plantlet is still tiny, your confidence is gone, and the whole thing starts to feel more risky than people promised. The real question is not whether water or soil is better. It is whether this spider plant baby is ready for that method yet. ...

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