Spider Plant Pups Are Dieing. Please Help!

[DogAndCat36]

I have a 3 year old spider plant and every time I cut a pup off and plant it in so soil, it dies. Please give me some advise. Also the new pups have not been growing roots.

And how do I properly cut them off? They leave stumbs.

 

[DogAndCat36]

It also has been pretty humid for months.

 

[Trish1974]

I start mine in water, and don't plant them until they have a good amount of roots.

 

[FortCluck]

I cut all the way down towards the plant then cut the long stem or stub off the pup.

I put the pup in water so it’s floating and leave it for a few weeks and it grows roots. I use root/seedling fertilizer in the water.

 

[DogAndCat36]

I start mine in water, and don't plant them until they have a good amount of roots.

Do I pick them off and float them in water or sink them in a small amount of water or wrap them in wet cloth?

 

[DogAndCat36]

I cut all the way down towards the plant then cut the long stem or stub off the pup.

I put the pup in water so it’s floating and leave it for a few weeks and it grows roots. I use root/seedling fertilizer in the water.

Would this do?

 

[FortCluck]

Would this do?
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No... that’s for mature plants. You don’t need the root/seedling fertilizer. Just put them in water. The stuff I have is from a greenhouse and organic. It’s not needed though.

 

[DogAndCat36]

No... that’s for mature plants. You don’t need the root/seedling fertilizer. Just put them in water. The stuff I have is from a greenhouse and organic. It’s not needed though.

Ok. Thank you so much!!!

 

[DogAndCat36]

I start mine in water, and don't plant them until they have a good amount of roots.

Thanks!

 

[fowlosophy]

I have a 3 year old spider plant and every time I cut a pup off and plant it in so soil, it dies. Please give me some advise. Also the new pups have not been growing roots.
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And how do I properly cut them off? They leave stumbs.
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You could also set them in another pot of dirt nearby while still attached to the mother plant. This mimics what would happen in nature. Once they set strong roots in the new pot you can cut them off from the mother. Good luck!!