Thank you guys SO MUCH. Thank you for all the info on how to tell when I should water them. I do have a bucket outside for rain water but its only been sprinkling now and then so I can’t really even water 1 plant with it and I have 3 Spiders, 1 Aloe, and 1 Janet Craig Cane I believe. Then there’s the pot of Yellow Pear Tomatoes and Ghost Pepper outside. The Tomatoes keep telling me “I’m thirsty” as the rain just isn’t there. They get the leafs that start to curl and open up after they get more water so I’m sure it’s a problem with to little water. The pepper doesn’t care about how dry it is and seems really happy. My Aloe also doesn’t seem to care much guessing I’m watering it right without knowing LMAO. The Craig hasn’t been right from day one so just have to see with that one. Anyway back on topic sorry. So far I’ve been doing the best I can and giving them water I’ve had sitting out for a few days as I read that cuts down on some of the stuff in the water they don’t like. Is that true or would it be better to give them water right out of the tap when I don’t get rain? I also have an A/C making a lot of water noise ATM that I’ve been meaning to drain so I’ll save that for the next watering then. : ) Would you guys mind posting a link to a forum or site on how you make your dirt for indoor and outdoor plants? Or post it here what ever works best. I don’t want to repot them so soon but it would be good to know so if I get anymore I can start right with them or any babies I get. My mom used to just use Miracle Grow Potting Mix and hers always looked very healthy and happy. I didn’t see anything wrong with the roots when I repotted it and no one here said that it looks like it had root rot in the picture but with the roots so tightly compacted… How likely is it that it dose have root rot in the middle where we can’t see? If it dose have root rot well it get better now that it’s repotted or is it going to kill it? Is it better to just leave it and wait or should I pull it our and try to pull some of the roots apart? I read they can be cut in two to make more plants so I’m guessing I could do that. I’m sure that would kill some of it and unless I have to I’d like it to stay as one big plant. I did however after buying it find out that it’s really 3 plants. I of my others that is next to it in one of my pictures has 2 in one put and it’s also starting to put off babies now, again I didn’t know till after I got it. It seems I like the looks of multiples in 1 pot. The 3rd spider my BF picked and it’s a single plant in a pot and is doing fine but still yet to put of any stalks. Thank you about the root fact I didn’t know that. I did have to try to pull a pretty thick one out from between that white thing. It was the 1st time I saw one that looked like that it’s like it was a little potato starting or something LOL. Off topic but have to share. I’m sad about my little Spider but I’m so happy with my Ghost and Pear ATM. Just when to check on them and the Pear Tomato now had to really little tomatoes started. : ) The Ghost has had 2 for a week or so now. Both plants look very happy today. I added a few picture of them to in there own albums. I added a Link for anyone that wants to look. http://s157.photobucket.com/user/veg0880/library/Plants Again think you guys.

All suggestions listed are good. I have been in the plant care business for decades. An employee showed me a quick fix for the spidermite infestation shown in the photos. Windex. It works, it doesn't have an offensive odor and it is ready available in a spray bottle. Professionally it cannot be used as a pesticide but it can be used as a cleaner and happens to have a side effect of killing the spider mites. As to the soil issue, I have never seen any data regarding mite eggs in planting medium. I suppose it might be a possible outlier. More often new plants out of production greenhouses have fungus gnats which will be evident when they are adults and airborne. The photos do not show typical fungus gnat symptoms.

Lol- yeah they are repotted. Think I won the sans battle. Have one large pot now and one smaller one and even trying to root some leaf tops. Got rid of most of the bedraggled ones and will cut off the remaining few with holes when the new growth gets taller. Pretty sure some kind of bug caused the holes when I put the plant out last summer. I think slugs. Going to see if I can find some DE to put around plants this year or those low stands to raise them on if can find them cheap enough. Will try to post a pic tomorrow since I have to take a pic of my rescued maranta anyhow to ask a question about that. .

Based on the photo where the plant is sitting on the edge of the bathtub, it looks to me like it needs more water. In my experience, spider plants are water hogs compared to many other house plants. When potting soil gets extremely dry it can become hydrophobic where the water runs straight through without absorption. When you water, water until water comes out of the holes in the bottom of the pot. If it appears that the water is running straight through and not wetting the root ball then put something under it to catch the water when you water it. Let the plant sit in the water that runs out of the bottom of the pot for 15 to 20 minutes so it can absorb the water. Dump out the rest of the water after it has sat in the water for 15 or 20 minutes. Don't water again until the plant feels lightweight when you lift it. Another way to tell if a spider plant needs to be watered is if the color of the leaves starts looking faded. Deanna