soil and on the leaves without hurting the plant? Can I wipe the leaves with vinegar and use something else natural in the soil to kill the larvae?
My spider plant has small bugs flying around it. I guess they are gnats? How do I get rid of them in the...?
They are gnats specificly fungus gnats. They like dampness and fungus (hence their name...) the best way to get rid of them is to buy some yellow sticky cards and some knock -out gnats (which is a concentate of Bacillus thurigiensis...it kills the larva without being harmful to us...just don't drink it...) These can be found in a local garden center or online at: www.gardensalive.com
I have great luck with either one, but a combination of the two will give you the best results.
Reply:Forget the Insecticidal Soaps. Buy a cheap and small bottle of Pure Ivory Liquid Dish Detergent and a Spray Bottle.
Use 1/4 tsp per quart of water. Spray the gnats themselves, the plant, and the soil . This will suffocate them. You can get all this for less than $2.50.
As a Grounds Manager I ran into this problem in a Courtyard at a Dorm. Believe it or not it was ChemLawn that came-up with the non pesticide elimination. I use it to this day in my work and consultations. Besides, we all need dish washing detergent now and then. Good Luck.
Reply:You can spay the leaves with "safer" soap and put a fine grain sand on top of the soil in the pot. I've used it and it works every time. It smothers the larvae and within about 3-5 days all the bugs are gone.
Reply:I would change the potting soil and wash the container that it is in with bleach water, also give the plant itself a good bath washing the leaves and the roots well. Then set a baby food jar or small juice glass with 2 ounces of cider vinegar and two drops of liquid dishwashing soap close to the plant, this will attrack any remaining gnats and they will drown in this mixture, just wait a few days and look thr the bottom of the glass, you will be amazed!
Reply:My grandmother had flys, bugs and squriles all in her garden so she sprinkled paparika i think al around her plants and the pests were gone
Reply:They make "soap" sprays that will kill the insects, but not harm the plant.
Reply:This is white fly. Spider plants are bad for something called mealy bugs, which look like tan or brown scale on the stems. To be honest, this is an uphill battle. You can try systemic poisons (they are absorbed by the plant and kill sucking insects) and also try a horticultural oil to kill them topically. But this is a tough bug to kill, you may end up having to sacrifice the plant to keep them from spreading to your other plants.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Starting a new plant from my spider plant?
do i cut it from one of the 'babies' or new stems?
and do i need to get it to root first before i plant it in some soil?
Starting a new plant from my spider plant?
Most of the time you can just place the spiderette into a new pot with some good quality soil and it will take off.
I used to get a kick out of making the new spider plants but then I found out I had WAY too many spider plants everywhere.
just put the spiderette about halfway buried in the soil and keep the soil wet for a week. After that, normal watering will keep it going.
Reply:The babies will start to send out roots, when you see the roots beginning snip the stem by the baby and just press the baby into the top of the soil - don't bury it deep !
Reply:My spider plant took off and now has spider babies hanging down at least 5 feet from the pot. I was told that to start a baby spider plant is break off the baby and place in a glass or bowl of water to get the roots started, then put them into soil with Miracle Grow in it.
Reply:The plant puts out plantlets, take one that has roots and put in soil and it should grow
flowers and gifts
and do i need to get it to root first before i plant it in some soil?
Starting a new plant from my spider plant?
Most of the time you can just place the spiderette into a new pot with some good quality soil and it will take off.
I used to get a kick out of making the new spider plants but then I found out I had WAY too many spider plants everywhere.
just put the spiderette about halfway buried in the soil and keep the soil wet for a week. After that, normal watering will keep it going.
Reply:The babies will start to send out roots, when you see the roots beginning snip the stem by the baby and just press the baby into the top of the soil - don't bury it deep !
Reply:My spider plant took off and now has spider babies hanging down at least 5 feet from the pot. I was told that to start a baby spider plant is break off the baby and place in a glass or bowl of water to get the roots started, then put them into soil with Miracle Grow in it.
Reply:The plant puts out plantlets, take one that has roots and put in soil and it should grow
flowers and gifts
My spider plant is dying, I water it once a week, and it has plenty of sunshine. What more can I do??
I just purchased this plant like a week ago and its not doin good. I do not have a green thumb and asked for a very easy indoor plant to take care of. It has sunshine and I water it once a week. The long arms have little leaves that have dried up and the the things at the end that look like worms have turned brown...normal???
My spider plant is dying, I water it once a week, and it has plenty of sunshine. What more can I do??
DO NOT put your spider plant in direct sunlight, like right by a window or on a window sill, especially on the south side of the house. Place the plant slightly away from your windows.
I water spider plants more than once a week.
My gut instinct tells me that the biggest problem is that you've placed your spider plant right by the window, perhaps even on a plant hook on the ceiling. Get your plant away from the window immediately. Not only is it getting too much direct sunlight, the heat radiating from the windows is probably helping to dry out the soil.
The "little leaves" at the end are probably miniature spider plants. The plant itself reproduces this way, asexually. It also has white flowers.
Reply:Spider plants enjoy natural light, but not direct sunlight. You should place your plants near a window but not directly in them, this will cause browning of the leaves. The plants do well in cool rooms as long as there is enough light. You should keep your plants watered at least once a week and never soak the soil. If you find your spider plant’s leaves turning brown at the tips, this could be from the water you are using. Chemicals in water cause damage to spider plant leaves and you can remedy this by using distilled water.
Read More: http://co.essortment.com/spiderplantcar_...
Reply:Take it out of the sunshine. Spider plants need light not sun, the sun will kill it for sure. and check to see if it may need to be transplanted. You can tell if the roots are growing out of the container that you bought it in.
Reply:I ignore mine and they grow like weeds. Indirect sunlight and water when they feel dry. Other than that....nuthin.
Reply:http://www.usplants.com/PlantCare.asp
Reply:spider plants do not require a direct sunlite, they prefer more disfused lite. I pinch mine off all the time and put them in a little glass container like a jelly jar or similar and within a week you will have roots growing like crazy. I really don't think you can overwater a spider plant, like I said I grow them in just plain tap water all the time and they do just fine, One spider plant can yield hundreds if you pinch them and root them in water like i said. If you have more than just a shoot or two try pinching one or two off and giving it a try, once rooted just add dirt, miricle grow garden and plant soil is what I use and recommend and I have some of the most beautiful plants you ever seen. Good Luck
Reply:no direct sunlight and water more often ,I water mine when the soil feels dry
My spider plant is dying, I water it once a week, and it has plenty of sunshine. What more can I do??
DO NOT put your spider plant in direct sunlight, like right by a window or on a window sill, especially on the south side of the house. Place the plant slightly away from your windows.
I water spider plants more than once a week.
My gut instinct tells me that the biggest problem is that you've placed your spider plant right by the window, perhaps even on a plant hook on the ceiling. Get your plant away from the window immediately. Not only is it getting too much direct sunlight, the heat radiating from the windows is probably helping to dry out the soil.
The "little leaves" at the end are probably miniature spider plants. The plant itself reproduces this way, asexually. It also has white flowers.
Reply:Spider plants enjoy natural light, but not direct sunlight. You should place your plants near a window but not directly in them, this will cause browning of the leaves. The plants do well in cool rooms as long as there is enough light. You should keep your plants watered at least once a week and never soak the soil. If you find your spider plant’s leaves turning brown at the tips, this could be from the water you are using. Chemicals in water cause damage to spider plant leaves and you can remedy this by using distilled water.
Read More: http://co.essortment.com/spiderplantcar_...
Reply:Take it out of the sunshine. Spider plants need light not sun, the sun will kill it for sure. and check to see if it may need to be transplanted. You can tell if the roots are growing out of the container that you bought it in.
Reply:I ignore mine and they grow like weeds. Indirect sunlight and water when they feel dry. Other than that....nuthin.
Reply:http://www.usplants.com/PlantCare.asp
Reply:spider plants do not require a direct sunlite, they prefer more disfused lite. I pinch mine off all the time and put them in a little glass container like a jelly jar or similar and within a week you will have roots growing like crazy. I really don't think you can overwater a spider plant, like I said I grow them in just plain tap water all the time and they do just fine, One spider plant can yield hundreds if you pinch them and root them in water like i said. If you have more than just a shoot or two try pinching one or two off and giving it a try, once rooted just add dirt, miricle grow garden and plant soil is what I use and recommend and I have some of the most beautiful plants you ever seen. Good Luck
Reply:no direct sunlight and water more often ,I water mine when the soil feels dry
Saving a dead spider plant?
my husband bought this plant for me a few years ago.Last summer we moved and the plant was neglected and died.I still have the plant in it's pot.Can I revive this plant?And if yes how?
Saving a dead spider plant?
if their are any spider left on it that looks green remove them and pot them up in a sandy Lome soil and water them lightly and the place a stick in the muddle of the pot so that it is about 6inches higher than the plant and place a clear plastic bag over it so that it comes over the pot do not close the bottom of the bag and then do not water it again, this works i know, it may take a week or so to show any changes but the spider plant is pretty resilient,, let me know how you go with it,
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Reply:A horticulture teacher once told me that the only thing that would revive a dead plant is resurrection day. Give it up %26amp; buy another - they're cheap.
Reply:probably not, buy a new one
Reply:Yes - call up Jesus and get him to perform a miracle - it just might be hard to find him and it might take a bit of convincing - or you could just get a new one
Reply:Usually dead is dead. But if just the leaves are dead you should put it in fresh soil and water it and stop neglecting it. With any luck it will grow again.
Saving a dead spider plant?
if their are any spider left on it that looks green remove them and pot them up in a sandy Lome soil and water them lightly and the place a stick in the muddle of the pot so that it is about 6inches higher than the plant and place a clear plastic bag over it so that it comes over the pot do not close the bottom of the bag and then do not water it again, this works i know, it may take a week or so to show any changes but the spider plant is pretty resilient,, let me know how you go with it,
Reply:thank you Report It
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Reply:nice answer. Report It
Reply:A horticulture teacher once told me that the only thing that would revive a dead plant is resurrection day. Give it up %26amp; buy another - they're cheap.
Reply:probably not, buy a new one
Reply:Yes - call up Jesus and get him to perform a miracle - it just might be hard to find him and it might take a bit of convincing - or you could just get a new one
Reply:Usually dead is dead. But if just the leaves are dead you should put it in fresh soil and water it and stop neglecting it. With any luck it will grow again.
Re; spider plants- How would a person go about planting the 'babies' that sprout from the mother plant?
Do the babies/sprouts (?) root in water, or do they need to be attached to the mother plant when taking root in soil??
Re; spider plants- How would a person go about planting the 'babies' that sprout from the mother plant?
They should have little root type structures on them when you break them off of the parent plant. Just stick them into dirt and give them water.
Reply:You'll get sturdier roots if you root them in soil. Just fill a small pot with moist potting soil; detatch one of the babies from Mama Plant; make a depression in the soil, and put the end with the vestigal roots (the little bumps) down in contact with the soil. You may want to hold the baby upright with a few well-placed toothpicks until it gains its own foothold. Keep the soil moist, but not wet; keep the plant in bright light, but no direct sunlight until it's thoroughly rooted. Pretty soon, you'll have so many little plants you won't know what to do with them all :-)
Reply:I remember my mom would put the babies in jelly jars with water and they would grow roots. Then she would plant them in a new pot.
Reply:I've always just placed the roots of the babies in soil
Reply:If they only have stubs as roots, root them in water first. easier to get roots.
Reply:leave them attached to their mother plant for the next week to let them root on there own! then carefully dig around ur new future plant, pry it up and grasp it ever so gently. notice the long feeder root that goes from the baby to the mother plant?? follow it about half way between both plants then cut right there. bury the mothers root back with the disturbed soil and plant ur new plant where ur heart desires and within a few days it will start to take off on it's own! water the new lil guy for the first three days then back off to once a week..... no fertilizer! good luck
Reply:You can root spider plant babies in water or soil. Putting them in water will cause them to root the fastest (2 to 3 weeks). Alternatively, rooting them in soil will produce hardy, more adaptable roots over the long haul. If you want to root them in water, use either a narrow necked bottle (so only the baby bottoms touch the water) or use Popsicle sticks, chop sticks or skewers to create a square support over a jar with a wide mouth. Spider plants also love getting outside in the summer, and since you have so many babies to root, this might be a good option for you. Simply move you plant outdoors and peg down the babies into the surrounding soil using bobby pins, baggy ties, etc. At the end of summer, bring the mother plant back indoors and you'll have 15 new spider plants to dig up and share with friends.
Re; spider plants- How would a person go about planting the 'babies' that sprout from the mother plant?
They should have little root type structures on them when you break them off of the parent plant. Just stick them into dirt and give them water.
Reply:You'll get sturdier roots if you root them in soil. Just fill a small pot with moist potting soil; detatch one of the babies from Mama Plant; make a depression in the soil, and put the end with the vestigal roots (the little bumps) down in contact with the soil. You may want to hold the baby upright with a few well-placed toothpicks until it gains its own foothold. Keep the soil moist, but not wet; keep the plant in bright light, but no direct sunlight until it's thoroughly rooted. Pretty soon, you'll have so many little plants you won't know what to do with them all :-)
Reply:I remember my mom would put the babies in jelly jars with water and they would grow roots. Then she would plant them in a new pot.
Reply:I've always just placed the roots of the babies in soil
Reply:If they only have stubs as roots, root them in water first. easier to get roots.
Reply:leave them attached to their mother plant for the next week to let them root on there own! then carefully dig around ur new future plant, pry it up and grasp it ever so gently. notice the long feeder root that goes from the baby to the mother plant?? follow it about half way between both plants then cut right there. bury the mothers root back with the disturbed soil and plant ur new plant where ur heart desires and within a few days it will start to take off on it's own! water the new lil guy for the first three days then back off to once a week..... no fertilizer! good luck
Reply:You can root spider plant babies in water or soil. Putting them in water will cause them to root the fastest (2 to 3 weeks). Alternatively, rooting them in soil will produce hardy, more adaptable roots over the long haul. If you want to root them in water, use either a narrow necked bottle (so only the baby bottoms touch the water) or use Popsicle sticks, chop sticks or skewers to create a square support over a jar with a wide mouth. Spider plants also love getting outside in the summer, and since you have so many babies to root, this might be a good option for you. Simply move you plant outdoors and peg down the babies into the surrounding soil using bobby pins, baggy ties, etc. At the end of summer, bring the mother plant back indoors and you'll have 15 new spider plants to dig up and share with friends.
How do i take a leaf cutting of a spider plant?
I would like some more spider plants for my daughters house. How do i go about taking leaf cuttings?
Any website links would be useful.
How do i take a leaf cutting of a spider plant?
A 100% method of propagating these plants is when the plant is over one season old it will send out little 'spiders' on drooping stems. fill a 3 and a half inch pot with a good compost, and plant the spiderlet in the pot without severing from the stem. Hold in place if necessary with something like a bent paper clip. If you look at the base of the baby you can see the fleshy roots already forming. Otherwise just cut the baby off and plant the pot, but the above method is foolproof. After about three weeks cut the umbylical cord.
Reply:you got get a female plant that has babies!and plant the baby!
Reply:LOl very funny!
Reply:You don't take a leaf cuttings from a spider plant they have runners with the young plants on. Just plant the baby in a pot but keep it attached to the parent. keep moist. When its rooted you can then cut the runner from the parent plant.
Reply:all you do is cut off one of the "spiders" from the main plant ant stick it in a pot of soil,,,realy easy!
Reply:Try here.
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gbl/planting...
Reply:You don't take leaf cuttings from the spider plant. If you are lucky enough to have "babies" dangling from it, just gently pull the babies off and re-pot with plenty of water in the potting compost (they like it). Don't let it get too dry and you should have a nice plant in a few weeks. They are quite hardy so any temperature suits them BUT don't put in a very sunny spot as they will turn very pale, almost white. Don't touch the leaf parts as they turn brown and die. Hope that's helpfull.
Reply:just cut one of the hangy bits off and stick it in a pot of wet compost. my mums got dozens of them, all from a plant that i grew from a bit of stem tha i found on the pavement when i was about 5, and that one is still alive.
Rubber Slippers
Any website links would be useful.
How do i take a leaf cutting of a spider plant?
A 100% method of propagating these plants is when the plant is over one season old it will send out little 'spiders' on drooping stems. fill a 3 and a half inch pot with a good compost, and plant the spiderlet in the pot without severing from the stem. Hold in place if necessary with something like a bent paper clip. If you look at the base of the baby you can see the fleshy roots already forming. Otherwise just cut the baby off and plant the pot, but the above method is foolproof. After about three weeks cut the umbylical cord.
Reply:you got get a female plant that has babies!and plant the baby!
Reply:LOl very funny!
Reply:You don't take a leaf cuttings from a spider plant they have runners with the young plants on. Just plant the baby in a pot but keep it attached to the parent. keep moist. When its rooted you can then cut the runner from the parent plant.
Reply:all you do is cut off one of the "spiders" from the main plant ant stick it in a pot of soil,,,realy easy!
Reply:Try here.
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gbl/planting...
Reply:You don't take leaf cuttings from the spider plant. If you are lucky enough to have "babies" dangling from it, just gently pull the babies off and re-pot with plenty of water in the potting compost (they like it). Don't let it get too dry and you should have a nice plant in a few weeks. They are quite hardy so any temperature suits them BUT don't put in a very sunny spot as they will turn very pale, almost white. Don't touch the leaf parts as they turn brown and die. Hope that's helpfull.
Reply:just cut one of the hangy bits off and stick it in a pot of wet compost. my mums got dozens of them, all from a plant that i grew from a bit of stem tha i found on the pavement when i was about 5, and that one is still alive.
Rubber Slippers
Friday, May 21, 2010
What are the hardiest seeds to grow when living in the desert with AC in apartment?
I live in the UAE so for 10 months of the year our air conditioning is on and off throughout the day. Everytime I've tried to grow seeds they die soon after sprouting. I've kept them in the dark, then brought them out and tried to keep them in the most evenly based temperature place in the house but they just die!
The established houseplants I buy do ok (spider plant, lily, hyacinth, bamboo, ivy, orchid).
Any suggestions please, of seeds that are a bit sturdier? Less likely to die on me?! Or is it something maybe I'm doing wrong?
What are the hardiest seeds to grow when living in the desert with AC in apartment?
try keeping them in a container with a lid until they get about 3 in. Then take them out for an hour a day then increase it till the plants are used to it. You might have to start growing cacti or succulents. They will definitely do better.
The established houseplants I buy do ok (spider plant, lily, hyacinth, bamboo, ivy, orchid).
Any suggestions please, of seeds that are a bit sturdier? Less likely to die on me?! Or is it something maybe I'm doing wrong?
What are the hardiest seeds to grow when living in the desert with AC in apartment?
try keeping them in a container with a lid until they get about 3 in. Then take them out for an hour a day then increase it till the plants are used to it. You might have to start growing cacti or succulents. They will definitely do better.
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