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My spider plant is dying!
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I’ve had my spider plant for a few months now, but it hasn’t been in a good state for a while and I can’t figure out the issue. It started after I’d gone on holiday, it went without watering for a while but sat in water which wasn’t good for it and hasn’t been able to recover fully since. At the moment, the leaves are extremely sparse and drooping low rather than sticking up like they used to. The leaves are also rolling inwards a lot so they’re more like a tube than a flat leaf. All of the central leaves are black or brown, the outer ones seem more healthy but are drooping the most and have some brown tips. I’ve seen some small fruit fly/mosquito type bugs around the room in general and most often see them on the spider plant rather than any other plant (all my others in the room are doing perfectly fine). I tried drying out the plant to get rid of the insects (I read that they were attracted by wet conditions). I’ve just now changed the soil to check the roots weren’t rotting but they seemed to be fine - the soil was almost completely dry except for some ever so slightly damp bits stuck in the root ball that I dislodged as much as I could before planting it again. I can’t figure out the issue but I don’t want to let it die so any advice would be amazing! For reference I water with a spray bottle from the top and keep it on a windowsill that doesn’t get strong direct sunlight.




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Also check the position one of mine was looking miserable and I moved it to get more light and it's perked up considerably.