~Spider Plant TOOOOOO BIG!

Jan 05, 2004 9 Replies
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An email from my daughter:



I have a spider plant in my office that I have had since college. Needless to say, she (her name is Charlotte) is huge! I repotted her in a 14 inch "super pot" about 4 years ago, hoping to never repot her again.


Well, Charlotte's leaves are turning yellow, and the roots are coming out the bottom. I need to repot her again? Is there any way to stop a plant from growing? I don't want her to grow any bigger, but don't want her to die if I don't repot her.


If I repot her, the pot will be too big for my office. If I bring her home, Sienna (her cat) will chew her up!



What should she do?


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Take her out of the pot and cut her roots back about one third. then repot in same container with new soil. I have done this with many of my large plants.

Bonnie

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The spider plant is named "Charlotte"?

Who is your daughter then, "Baby Jane"?

I know. She got the name from the lame children's story about a spider. How clever....NOT!

Repot the darn thing already. Why did you wait so long?

BTW, the plant is really a hermaphrodite with flowers with both male and female organs.

Maybe she should call it RuPaul instead?!!!

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You run around referring to yourself as a cactus, and you got the b@11$ to criticize someone for naming a plant???

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You tell 'em, Uncle Tom!!!

My e-name is not just any cactus, its a manly tall and thick columnar one.

What's your problem, Peewee, are you jealous because all you have is a shrunken tiny peanut cactus?

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Are you referring to my Lady's Home Companion?

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or Rupaul Jankalskii ?

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That should be Rupaul Jaszewski, the Las Vegas showboy at New Dork, New Dork!!!!!

Beware of the Swedish meatballs at their buffet. You can't be sure where they've been.

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