Learn these 3 tricks for spider plant care, and new shoots will grow so fast they won't stop

Keeping a few pots of plants on the balcony at home has become almost a household necessity these days. But although there are many people growing plants, most of them are still beginners. When it comes to the plant best suited to beginners, it is absolutely the spider plant. Spider plants stay green all year round, and with regular watering their stems and leaves just keep growing.

But recently some gardening friends told Huahua that although autumn is when flowers and plants grow most vigorously, their own spider plants just never put out new shoots. I believe many gardening friends have run into this problem too. So today Huahua is going to teach you 3 tricks, simple and convenient. Once you learn them and put them to use, I believe your spider plant will grow like crazy, as if it had been given hormones.

1. Repot regularly

Changing the pot is a crucial thing for plant growth. Because for a fast-growing plant like the spider plant, its roots are naturally not small either, and at this point the growing space it needs is very large. If you do not change the pot in time, it cannot absorb enough nutrients, and naturally new shoots and the like will be very hard to produce.

For repotting a spider plant, you can choose spring or autumn, because the temperatures in these two seasons are milder, which can also promote the spider plant's later growth. When repotting a spider plant, pay attention to checking whether any roots are rotten. If there are, clean them off in time and do not keep planting them in the pot. After repotting, the spider plant has more growing space, and its growth rate will speed up quite a bit.

2. Move it on a regular schedule

Anyone who grows spider plants knows it is not a light-loving plant, so it is suited to growing under indirect light. And if we keep it for a long time in a place on the balcony with soft light without turning the pot, then the spider plant will end up with one half growing very vigorously while the other half's branches and leaves are very short and small. At this point we need to move the spider plant's position on a regular schedule and turn the pot, which ensures even growth of the spider plant's branches and leaves, and also looks more attractive, doesn't it.

3. Fertilize regularly

Fertilizer is essential for the growth of any plant. The spider plant is not a fertilizer-loving plant, but you still need to supplement it with a certain amount of nutrients during the growing season, so as to ensure its growth rate. It is autumn now, and applying a little compound fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, or fermented diluted fertilizer water, can not only promote the sprouting of new shoots on the spider plant, but also help the spider plant make it through winter smoothly. It is a move that kills two birds with one stone.

If you want the spider plant at home to grow vigorously, we still need to put in the effort with daily care, paying attention to watering time and watering amount, and when necessary you can also use diluted fertilizer water to spray and wipe the leaves. All of these can promote the growth of the spider plant. Gardening friends who love spider plants can try these methods. If you have even better spider plant care measures, you are also welcome to leave a comment and share them with Huahua!