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title: "How do you like to propagate your spider babies? This is what I have…"
description: "How do you like to propagate your spider babies? This is what I have currently!"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Lo"
published: "2025-08-31T14:39:45.078623Z"
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# How do you like to propagate your spider babies? This is what I have…

_Posted by Lo on 2025-08-31_

How do you like to propagate your spider babies? This is what I have currently!

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## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-08-31

Water propagation works. I also put them into a little 2” or 3”pot of soil with lots of perlite for good drainage. I add powdered rooting hormone to the roots when in soil to give it a boost. I also add diluted fertilizer with SuperThrive Plant Vitamins to both the soil and water propagations every 2 weeks. The photo is of a baby spider plant propagated in that recycled 2 inch pot. She was getting 5 hours of direct morning sunlight at that time. 🪴🍀

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### Random Strands commented on 2025-08-31

How long do they take to root usually? Just getting ready to do 8 babies but I haven’t propped a spider plant yet.

### Linn commented on 2025-08-31

I have one that I stuck into a container of vermiculite and water. I love vermiculite because it’s generally finer than perlite, and because it’s a solid substrate, the transfer to soil is less of a shock for the roots. I also just feel like things prop quicker in in than in just standard water props.

### Charlotte commented on 2025-09-01

Hoping to do this soon and grab a pup from my mom's plant. Im planning to just do water

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