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title: "I've never been the best at keeping spider plants, and my current one…"
description: "I've never been the best at keeping spider plants, and my current one is getting crispy leaves at the tips, any suggestions? I had a relative suggest moting it…"
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author: "Ace"
published: "2026-06-22T01:17:01.195247Z"
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# I've never been the best at keeping spider plants, and my current one…

_Posted by Ace on 2026-06-22_

I've never been the best at keeping spider plants, and my current one is getting crispy leaves at the tips, any suggestions? I had a relative suggest moting it further from the window (was right in the windowsill, is now 5-6ft from window), but I haven't noticed any change from doing so

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## 7 comments

### Amateur plant mama commented on 2026-06-22

Mine get brown tips too. I read somewhere they are sensitive and might prefer distilled water so I'm going to try that with mine.

#### Ace replied on 2026-06-22

Interesting, I've never heard of using distilled for them, I'll have to look more into that, thank you! And good luck with yours :D

#### Mel 🌸 🪴 replied on 2026-06-22

Rain water is really good too!

### plantgeek commented on 2026-06-22

if you have hard water where you live that could be it. could also be low humidity

### LC commented on 2026-06-22

I have the same problem with mine and the nursery told me to increase the frequency of fertilizing to weekly (liquid fertilizer). I haven’t tried it yesterday but that’s the advice I was given.

### Summz commented on 2026-06-22

Yes, they are more sensitive to the fluoride and chlorine in tap water. Same with calatheas. Like the others said rainwater or distilled water is great. I use southside houseplant tap water conditioner added to my regular tap water. I was skeptical at first, but after using this for a year I can say it works!

### Cheryl commented on 2026-06-22

Toomich water/ not firectsinlight.

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