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title: "I just adopted this baby from the clearance shelf of the home…"
description: "I just adopted this baby from the clearance shelf of the home improvement store! She has a bunch of brown tips, and when I was repotting her after I brought…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/Fkc6EmpZnHIVWEPYaYltkt"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Kelly"
published: "2025-08-04T14:04:17.917199Z"
language: "en"
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# I just adopted this baby from the clearance shelf of the home…

_Posted by Kelly on 2025-08-04_

I just adopted this baby from the clearance shelf of the home improvement store! She has a bunch of brown tips, and when I was repotting her after I brought her home her roots looked SO healthy. I think she wasn’t getting enough water as the soil in her previous pot was incredibly dry and just fell apart, and wasn’t getting enough sunlight…

Will she bounce back with some TLC and a little trim?

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## 3 comments

### harper commented on 2025-08-04

i'm sure she will! spider plants are pretty hardy in my experience and if her roots look great she is very much alive! she might be droopy for a little while due to the shock of the repot so i'd give her some time to do her thing. hope this helps! :)

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-04

I think so too. Maybe trim off any leaves that are completely dead and then let her rest and perk up. I’ve heard spider plants do really well in water instead of soil if you want to try that.

#### Kelly replied on 2025-08-06

Thank you for that! It is helpful to know that they’re hardy plants since I’ve never had one before. I’ll let her chill out a bit and wait for her to thrive 😊

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