How to Divide a Spider Plant: A Detailed Guide to Timing and Techniques

As is well known, the spider plant is the king of air purification and is easy to keep alive, so many households like to grow spider plants. However, after a spider plant has been grown for a certain length of time, its stems become lush and its roots may even become tangled together. To solve this problem, many people wonder how they can divide a spider plant. So below, the editor will introduce the suitable timing and techniques for dividing spider plants.

When to divide a spider plant:

Spider plants are generally best repotted and divided in early spring, between March and April.

How to divide a spider plant (3 methods to choose from):

1. Wash the soil off with water, place it in a cool, shaded spot until the fleshy roots soften, then find a slightly wider gap between the leaf clusters and cut it open with sharp scissors.

2. Loosen the potting soil, lift the spider plant out, and shake the soil off the roots. Look carefully: if it is actually several plants crowded together, they will separate with a gentle pull. If it is one large plant, cut it apart with a knife.

3. Turn the pot upside down and tap it gently to tip out all the soil and plants, then gently break up the clumps of soil and divide them into several clusters, one pot per cluster. Decide how much goes in each cluster based on your own preference; if you want the pot to look fuller, you can put in a few more plants.

Spider plants are certainly easy to keep alive, but if you just leave them completely unattended, they may still wither. So this requires us growers to put in a bit more care. Also, with today's pressure of life and the fast pace of big-city living, we can also treat the leisure of growing spider plants as a way to relieve the pressure in our hearts. Isn't that a good thing too?