Help-- my spider plant is looking pretty sad.

Are you growing it as an indoor plant or as an outdoor plant? I haven't had any luck growing spider plants indoors but outdoor they grow too much. I live in california and I water them every day and they thrive. I fertilize them once a month or every other month and they do great.

Id place it in a hanging planter and water it, atleast once a day. I have a brown thumb. I KILL everything. haha, but the hanging planter might work better.

I have heard that city water can do this because of the additives. If you have well water, it may be the minerals in your water. Try to water with store bought water for a little while to see if it helps. You can also boil the water to sterilize it then leave it sit over night to cool and use that. Most of the times brown tips are from over or under watering. If you are letting it dry out between, be sure it does not dry out to much. I have a big problem with this as they need more water than most of my other plants and tend to miss out a little.

spider plants grow best in indirect light they can't really take sun light and if left in direct sun light it can scorch the leave.Sounds like this mite have happened. When watering,the soil should be left to dry out briefly between watering this gives the plant a rest.Maybe give it a bit of feed especially when it's activly growing to help it along. Hope this helps good luck

If the plant is potted, is it draining well? Perhaps it could be root rot? Or perhaps the plant needs some additional nutrients beyond simple water?? I am not a plant person by far but those are the few initial thoughts I had.

Hi, You live in Ohio so the Chlorophytum is indoors. The brown is from too much water or not enough. Try to figure out which it is. The soil can go completely dry & the plant dry up and turn brown only to be revived by soaking the pot in a bucket of water. Don't worry you will not kill it if it gets a little dry. Try not to over do it on the fertilizer. Over fertilization will kill it faster than over or under watering. Get the moisture content of the soil corrected. Then fertilize with a diluted solution. My spider plants are approximately 6-8 feet away from a 400 watt High Pressure Sodium. They are a dark green and thriving on a short watering once a week.