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title: "I’m working on propagating the spider plants in water. Eventually I…"
description: "I’m working on propagating the spider plants in water. Eventually I would like to plant them in soil. How long should I let the roots go like this?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Sam"
published: "2023-06-29T20:37:32.029Z"
language: "en"
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# I’m working on propagating the spider plants in water. Eventually I…

_Posted by Sam on 2023-06-29_

I’m working on propagating the spider plants in water. Eventually I would like to plant them in soil. How long should I let the roots go like this?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QHkY3fWcEC_YlhlaqnMhjowic7moPspiasE3FpNdgU0/7e7bd5d9deb346d9b3d669bccd6a29d0.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### afraun commented on 2023-06-29

looks ready to plant!!

### TX MadHatter commented on 2023-06-29

I would plant when you see new growth on leaves and roots.

### Chance commented on 2023-06-30

Those look good! You need about 2-3 inches of root before planting in soil

### Tiffany commented on 2023-06-30

Try to wait till you have secondary roots (roots growing off of the larger main roots) the one on the left looks like it may have some

### Sam commented on 2023-06-30

Thank you guys so much! I’m going to let them get just a little bigger for the next week or so and then get them in some small pots :)

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