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My spider plant did seem a little down in the dump lately and I think i've figured out why lol. Talk about using up the space

by blinkin_

5 Comments

  2. Muellerred

    In terms of root boundedness that’s not much: they can take more, believe me 😉
    But I think I can see that the roots were growing upwards lately. If that was the case, it might be an indication that you may have been giving too little water, that just didn’t go all the way down. So the roots grow towards the water. I do top- watering too, but I found that my spiderplants actually appreciate a really thorough soak now and then.

  3. Stalkerus

    That’s nothing. You still had soil. 😁 Spider plant pots can be filled with nothing but roots before they start their “I am not feeling well…” routine.

  4. Fuzzywink

    Yep, spider plants almost always look horrifically rootbound in their pots and they love it. They’ll practically replace all the soil with roots before they start complaining. The wide parts of the roots are tubers that store water and are part of the reason these guys are so extremely hardy. I’m not proud of how long I’ve neglected some of my spider plants (forgot where they were in the chaos of moving and didn’t water for 3+ months) and they bounced back healthier than ever after watering.

  5. CrisstIIIna

    The giant monoroot I posted about a year ago says hi to your plant…

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