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title: "Help! My curly spider, Shirley has brown tips…is it from over or…"
description: "Help! My curly spider, Shirley has brown tips…is it from over or under watering…or something else. I water her according to the Planta app."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Dldmg2UCSdqR4Dq0DgXI2Q"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Tara 🪴👶🏻"
published: "2024-07-18T22:01:53.330347Z"
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# Help! My curly spider, Shirley has brown tips…is it from over or…

_Posted by Tara 🪴👶🏻 on 2024-07-18_

Help! My curly spider, Shirley has brown tips…is it from over or under watering…or something else. I water her according to the Planta app.

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## 3 comments

### Sunny commented on 2024-07-18

You have to ignore the app if the soil is wet. Spider plants like the soil to dry out before watering them. They have thick finger like roots that hold a lot of water.

I recommend checking the roots for rot and letting the soil dry out.

#### Tara 🪴👶🏻 replied on 2024-07-19

Thank you! I will give it a shot. 🌿

### Jennifer commented on 2024-07-19

I don’t follow the watering recommendations for this reason! I like the knitting needle method!  
Get a metal needle and stick it in the dirt, if it comes out clean it’s dry, just like a cake!

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