Meet Imogen! 🪴
I found this beauty at my local nursery about a week ago and I'm in love. The first photo is from the day we brought her home (banana for scale) and the rest are from today and her propagating babies. She is my first spider plant, so I'd love any tips, tricks, and advice y'all might have.
I used dechlorinated tap water for her first drink and plan to start collecting rain water soon to keep her green and happy. I did cut the brown tips of her leaves with sterilized scissors and have used them for collecting her babies as well. I have already started giving away cuttings (12 so far) and have three propagating in dechlorinated tap water, but she has plenty of spider babies left.
I've seen that they start producing babies when they are root bound and happy, but I'm not sure if I should repot her? She is massive and looks happy with the size pot she came in, so I planned on waiting until her roots start escaping out of the bottom. I'm just not sure if that is the best call.
Additionally, she does have a couple of naked stems now that I have given away some of her children, should I cut them off or will she continue producing pups off of them?
She currently lives on top of a book shelf about 10 feet away from a window facing the west, but I was hoping to install a heavy duty hook in that window so she can live above our kitchen sink. I know they can get scorched leaves in direct sunlight, so I would install a sheer curtain or window film to block the direct light in the evening and insulation + a grow light during the winter to keep her warm. There is a tree right outside of the window, so most direct light is blocked anyway, but I want to make sure I'm not making a huge mistake with this move. I'd honestly be devastated if I killed such a beautifully established plant.
Thanks in advance!