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Anitra Seattle, WA Jul 23, 2008

I bought a couple of new plants at a charity auction. One is a pair of tiny spider plants in a four-inch pot. They are very, very close together.

As I understand it, by next year I could have a lobby full of spider plants. :D The little guys already look twice as big as when I brought them home. I expect that I should repot them. Should I separate them at the same time, and by how much?

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DaleTheGardener Tampa, FL(Zone 10a) Jul 25, 2008

Anitra,

Unless you want more plants you don't have to seperate them. When I lived in the SF Bay Area I used spider plants as a ground cover. I used to cut off the shoots (babies) so that the leaves would get bigger (and I didn't want that plant all over the beds). The mother plant gets a lot bigger if you curtail its spreading.

Of course most folks like the look of the babies hanging down.

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emw121199 Bronx, NY Jul 30, 2008

I've found that when I pot a spider baby, given some time , there are two plants in the pot that originally had just one. One of my babies now has four separate plants in the pot. Maybe you could put each of the little guys in its own small pot? Just a suggestion. It might get tricky if the root systems are entangled, you would need to tease them apart very carefully. I have about 6 spiders and they seem to be fairly hardy plants, at least mine are.

Eileen

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Kaytucci Pella, IA Oct 13, 2008

Let your spider plant grow until it has grandbabies from ceiling to floor----amazing !!

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MarciaS Greenacres, WA Nov 09, 2008

I HAD A SPIDER PLANT AND A MOUSE ATE IT GRRRRRRRRRRR

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kathy65468 Eunice, MO(Zone 5b) Nov 09, 2008

I have had trouble with my cat eating it and in summer outside I have had squirrels eat my spiderplant. Nothing seems to care to eat anything else just the spiderplants. They are supposed to be toxic but I guess they are not that toxic.

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Nov 10, 2008

Spider plants are non-toxic to cats, don't know about squirrels. Here's a list of cat friendly plants http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/881153/ and toxic plants http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/897323/

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kathy65468 Eunice, MO(Zone 5b) Nov 10, 2008

Thanks zhinu

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Nov 10, 2008

You're welcome!

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