How do I keep my spider plant from getting any bigger than it already is?

This plant is huge! I read somewhere that growth of the mother plant will slow down when it puts out spiderettes; however, this one keeps getting bigger despite prolific offshoot production. Have you seen 'Little Shop of Horrors'? I expect it to ask for blood any day now.





Should I divide it? Should I move it outside? I left it outside once after planting some babies, and the wind whipped it mercilessly, so leaving it outdoors makes me nervous.





Any help would be greatly appreciated!

How do I keep my spider plant from getting any bigger than it already is?
Yes you can divide it into many other plants. Also, leaving it in a container until it is so root bound that the rhizomes are coming out of the soil contains its growth as well. I have them outside and inside. My outside ones are both in containers, one hanging and one in a hole in the ground to make it appear as if it is planted in the garden. Both have remained predominately the same size now for over 5 years. Every now and again, I trim back the babies especially on the one in the ground so that I don't get a proliferation of spider plants taking root all over that garden. I also yank it out of the ground to check whether the roots have cracked the plastic container they are in and if so, I replace the container and divide up the plant. You will see little beige tubuar things that tell you where to divide the plant. They really divide rather easily. Both the hanging and the "in ground" do very well outside, we are in Zone 9 and even had a week of frost through which both survived. They do make very attractive hanging baskets particularly when you add other blooming plants along with them.
Reply:When you see the new shoots stringing out, cut them off. The earlier the better.
Reply:divide it.
Reply:small container