Even an easy-care plant like the spider plant cannot do without care. Regular but not too abundant watering, a bright, moderately warm location and occasional repotting - your spider plant needs much more to thrive.

How often does a spider plant need to be repotted?

It is quite sufficient if you repot your spider plant once a year. You don't necessarily have to note this date in your calendar. Water your spider plant sufficiently and give it a small portion of liquid fertilizer regularly, then it will grow quite luxuriantly. When the fleshy roots are sticking out of the ground, it's time to repot.

The correct procedure for repotting

Before repotting, get a flower pot with a larger diameter than the one you have been using. A spider plant continues to grow almost continuously, as long as the temperature does not drop below around 11 °C. Of course, the roots also grow and they need plenty of space. If your spider plant is very large so that a larger pot would be impractical, then you can easily divide the plant.

Place a few pieces of pottery shards in the flower pot so that the roots of your spider plant are not constantly in the water if you water more abundantly. Put the plant in the pot and fill it with fresh potting soil. Press the soil down a little and, exceptionally, water the plant a little more than usual so that the soil is washed well to the roots.

Sharing a spider plant

It is best to part a spider plant with your bare hands. Remove the old soil from the plant and untangle the roots as much as possible. Then carefully break the plant apart so you don't unnecessarily damage the roots. Now plant the two parts in a flower pot.

The essentials in brief:

  • repot once a year
  • exchange earth
  • choose a larger pot
  • possibly share very lush plants

tips and tricks

Share a particularly beautiful lush spider plant and once it has grown you will have a decorative plant to give as a gift.

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Vegetable garden