Spider Plant: Others Have Small Plantlets Draping Everywhere, But Yours Isn't Sending Out Runners Because of One Missed Step - Fix It and Yours Will Overtake Theirs

Spider plant is a green plant loved by many flower enthusiasts. It not only has great ornamental value, but also has functions such as absorbing formaldehyde and benzene, can purify the air, and is called the "air guardian."

Another reason many flower enthusiasts like spider plants is that they love it when it sends out runners, with one small plantlet after another hanging on them looking very beautiful. But some flower enthusiasts say that other people's spider plants all carry a bunch of small plantlets, while their own have been grown for a long time without any runners appearing. Today, Hua'er will introduce to everyone that the root cause is missing this 1 step, and after making it up, the small plantlets will keep sprouting nonstop.

In the normal care of spider plants, if you want the spider plant to send out runners quickly, it has a lot to do with nutrients, and the biggest key lies in potassium fertilizer. Only with sufficient potassium ions can the spider plant send out runners well. Many flower enthusiasts often mistakenly think that more nitrogen fertilizer should be applied, but nitrogen fertilizer mainly promotes plant growth.

During the growing season, when fertilizing the spider plant, you can increase the proportion of potassium fertilizer. Plant ash contains a large amount of potassium fertilizer. You can directly sprinkle a thin layer of plant ash onto the potting soil, then water thoroughly, letting the plant ash slowly penetrate into the soil and be absorbed by the roots. The amount should not be too much, otherwise it will cause root burn. Sprinkling about once a month can make the spider plant continuously send out runners, and the small plantlets will keep sprouting nonstop.

Other Care for Spider Plants:

1. Watering

Spider plant likes a moist environment, so keep the potting soil at a certain level of moisture. When you see signs of the potting soil turning white, water thoroughly. In summer when it is relatively dry, often spray some water on the leaves and around them to increase humidity and lower humidity, but do not let water accumulate. In a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, it is very easy to cause leaf rot and root rot.

2. Light

Spider plant likes a semi-shaded environment and avoids strong light. In summer, shade out 50%-70% of the light during the day, otherwise it is very easy to cause dry tips and withering of the leaves. You can move it to a cool, bright place for care. Ensuring a certain amount of scattered light every day can let it grow very well.

3. Pruning

If you want the spider plant to grow very fast and send out more runners, then you should prune it from time to time, cutting off old leaves, thick leaves, damaged leaves, and so on, reducing excessive consumption of nutrients and leaving 3cm of leaves above the pot surface, which is beneficial for the sprouting of new buds.

The care of spider plants is introduced here. If flower enthusiasts have other additions, you can share them with everyone in the comment section below. If you want to learn more about flower-growing knowledge, you can follow Huajianke!