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when is it time to propagate offshoot spider plant babies? this little guy has been growing for about 2 months now, and has produced many beautiful flowers that have since died

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  1. Zan~ Anxious Planter

    Whenever you feel like it, you can accidentally knock ‘em off and stuff. They arnt to hard to prop, my mom has done it before with 2 spiderlings as we call them.

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  2. whelf

    Usually I wait until I start to see little calloused roots at the bottom so I know it’ll be able to soak up water and nutrients on its own but sometimes they are hidden in there and hard to find. I would wait until it’s probably an inch or so larger before cutting it off

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  3. Reesomolyth

    You could keep it connected to the mother plant while propagating in water until you get some roots then cut it off, I’ve found that there’s a higher success rate that way.

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  4. Joe Christine

    I’ve propagated soooo many babies from my spider plants. Wait until there’s little roots growing at the base!

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  5. Micahsj

    I propogate mine way before they get that big, lol. I’m not patient enough. At that size, I’d just plop it in the soil. Here’s a picture of a couple of babies I have propping in water.

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