"Janice" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

My experience is the same. Dead easy. It's been a while but I think I
probably boosted the odds a bit by giving them a bit of rooting hormone.
Otherwise I just screwed them into a 4" pot and kept them moist for a while.

Jim

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

Janice

Cereus-validus wrote:
*What do you mean babies?

The adventitious plantlets are produced on the flower stems. It the
plant
isn't getting enough light to bloom, then you won't get plantlets. Do
you
fertilize it? How often do you water?


"Jitty" wrote in message
s.com...
I have been growing my spider plant for the past year and it has
done
great... My only problem is is that it will not seem to produce
babies.
does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that might help?
--
Jitty

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"Janice" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

My experience is the same. Dead easy. It's been a while but I think I
probably boosted the odds a bit by giving them a bit of rooting hormone.
Otherwise I just screwed them into a 4" pot and kept them moist for a while.

Jim

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

Janice

Cereus-validus wrote:
*What do you mean babies?

The adventitious plantlets are produced on the flower stems. It the
plant
isn't getting enough light to bloom, then you won't get plantlets. Do
you
fertilize it? How often do you water?


"Jitty" wrote in message
s.com...
I have been growing my spider plant for the past year and it has
done
great... My only problem is is that it will not seem to produce
babies.
does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that might help?
--
Jitty

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*

"Janice" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

My experience is the same. Dead easy. It's been a while but I think I
probably boosted the odds a bit by giving them a bit of rooting hormone.
Otherwise I just screwed them into a 4" pot and kept them moist for a while.

Jim

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

Janice

Cereus-validus wrote:
*What do you mean babies?

The adventitious plantlets are produced on the flower stems. It the
plant
isn't getting enough light to bloom, then you won't get plantlets. Do
you
fertilize it? How often do you water?


"Jitty" wrote in message
s.com...
I have been growing my spider plant for the past year and it has
done
great... My only problem is is that it will not seem to produce
babies.
does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that might help?
--
Jitty

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*

"Janice" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

My experience is the same. Dead easy. It's been a while but I think I
probably boosted the odds a bit by giving them a bit of rooting hormone.
Otherwise I just screwed them into a 4" pot and kept them moist for a while.

Jim

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

Janice

Cereus-validus wrote:
*What do you mean babies?

The adventitious plantlets are produced on the flower stems. It the
plant
isn't getting enough light to bloom, then you won't get plantlets. Do
you
fertilize it? How often do you water?


"Jitty" wrote in message
s.com...
I have been growing my spider plant for the past year and it has
done
great... My only problem is is that it will not seem to produce
babies.
does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that might help?
--
Jitty

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*

"Janice" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

My experience is the same. Dead easy. It's been a while but I think I
probably boosted the odds a bit by giving them a bit of rooting hormone.
Otherwise I just screwed them into a 4" pot and kept them moist for a while.

Jim

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

Janice

Cereus-validus wrote:
*What do you mean babies?

The adventitious plantlets are produced on the flower stems. It the
plant
isn't getting enough light to bloom, then you won't get plantlets. Do
you
fertilize it? How often do you water?


"Jitty" wrote in message
s.com...
I have been growing my spider plant for the past year and it has
done
great... My only problem is is that it will not seem to produce
babies.
does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that might help?
--
Jitty

------------------------------------------------------------------------
posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk
*

"Janice" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

My experience is the same. Dead easy. It's been a while but I think I
probably boosted the odds a bit by giving them a bit of rooting hormone.
Otherwise I just screwed them into a 4" pot and kept them moist for a while.

Jim

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

Janice

Cereus-validus wrote:
*What do you mean babies?

The adventitious plantlets are produced on the flower stems. It the
plant
isn't getting enough light to bloom, then you won't get plantlets. Do
you
fertilize it? How often do you water?


"Jitty" wrote in message
s.com...
I have been growing my spider plant for the past year and it has
done
great... My only problem is is that it will not seem to produce
babies.
does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that might help?
--
Jitty

------------------------------------------------------------------------
posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk
*

"Janice" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

My experience is the same. Dead easy. It's been a while but I think I
probably boosted the odds a bit by giving them a bit of rooting hormone.
Otherwise I just screwed them into a 4" pot and kept them moist for a while.

Jim

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

Janice

Cereus-validus wrote:
*What do you mean babies?

The adventitious plantlets are produced on the flower stems. It the
plant
isn't getting enough light to bloom, then you won't get plantlets. Do
you
fertilize it? How often do you water?


"Jitty" wrote in message
s.com...
I have been growing my spider plant for the past year and it has
done
great... My only problem is is that it will not seem to produce
babies.
does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that might help?
--
Jitty

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*

"Janice" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:55:47 GMT, Jitty
wrote:

The plant is getting lots of light and yes i guess the word "babies" is
not the correct term to use rather call them plantlets. anyways i
fertilize every 2 weeks using miracle grow. As for watering i have been
watering it every 3 to 5 days making sure that the soil is dry. All i
want is for this plant to start growing them.. ive been waiting
patiently with no luck to-date.


Is the plant pot bound yet? They generally start putting out the
runners when they feel a bit cramped I tended to just turn them back
to root in the pot to make it bushier at first. Then I let them send
out runners and dangle plantlets around until they get in the way at
which time I'd whack them off and dump them in a glass of water or
stuff them in a pot and heavily water them at first, then they'd root.
Hard to stop them from rooting. They can take a lot of abuse.

My experience is the same. Dead easy. It's been a while but I think I
probably boosted the odds a bit by giving them a bit of rooting hormone.
Otherwise I just screwed them into a 4" pot and kept them moist for a while.

Jim