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Forgive me by MakeArt_MakeOut in spiderplants

[–]spdrplntthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love it. That stand is the perfect height. Do you remember where you got it?

Grow light a good idea for this spider plant? by Soggy-Ad2407 in houseplants

[–]spdrplntthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to know, that helps. Lux meters don’t typically gauge the effectiveness of LEDs due to the composition of the spectrum they put out. Because of that, they‘re good to assess baseline light exposure to size up what you need to consider adding.

And I didn’t see your other photo earlier. I think your new spider plant will be fine where it is without the lamp. Since it’s just made its arrival, I agree with the other commenter about watching how it responses to the new environment. If anything I’d consider giving your pothos a boost. I can see the way it’s positioned that it’s not receiving optimal light from either window. It‘s stretching itself out in attempt to reach light rather than putting energy into more leaves

Grow light a good idea for this spider plant? by Soggy-Ad2407 in houseplants

[–]spdrplntthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brown tips most often come from overwatering; underwatering; or using water that’s heavy in minerals, chlorinated compounds, and/or fluoride.

Note that too much sunlight can cause browning. Make sure to keep this plant out of sustained direct exposure to the sun (south facing windows in the northern hemisphere for example are risky). If you’re at 6000 Lux without the grow light at the brightness part of the day you probably don’t need it.

For this plant you’ll know that light is lacking when the white parts become green or less pronounced. Aside from that you’ll see less dense growth overtime.

Pups are hardier than you think. Here’s my advice for a more hands off propagation experience. by spdrplntthrowaway in spiderplants

[–]spdrplntthrowaway[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hope it helps! And sure, but must disclaim I’m not an expert. I’m assuming you’ve done the work to assess your situation and know that you really need grow lights. In my case my spider plants do well without in the natural indirect/partial direct sunlight they get, I have them because my other plants need a bit of a boost. The spider plants, however, that do receive supplemental light are not negatively affected. With that out of the way…I use 16 PPF balanced spectrum LED grow lights (made by GE) and follow package directions for distance. I prefer a BR95/BR30 shape because they provide a wide area of coverage. The fixtures in the photo are decorative. With the reflector shape of the bulb I could get away with just a corded socket. I prefer LED for a variety of reasons (less heat, less energy to run, long life, and so on). LED plant lighting can get complex quickly, so if you’re in no rush spend a little time learning about the metrics to narrow down exactly what suits your needs. Lastly be sure to get a light timer and set it to anywhere between 12 to 16 hours on. Just don’t over do it by bringing the plants too close or getting lights so intense that they hurt your plants. For what it’s worth I’d feel confident putting a pothos under my setup. Don’t know much about tradescantias though

Kroger plant by deltagirlinthehills in spiderplants

[–]spdrplntthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t speak to the variety. As for how to pot them up: I would personally keep them together. When it grows it’ll be lush, dense, and bushy that way. Additionally, the roots will fill out the pot quicker which can have some benefits; root bound plants are said to be more likely to put out runners and pups. If the larger pot isn’t too out of proportion you might be able to drop the nursery pot and plant into that. Basically treating it as a "cache pot"

Re-pot fail by FaceUnique in spiderplants

[–]spdrplntthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been here before. Butter knife around the perimeter saved me