I've got two spider plants in one pot. One of them has started decaying at the base. It hasn't been overwatered. Any idea what this could be?

This happened to another spider plant I had a few months ago too and the plant died...

I would root the babies before you loose them. From what I can see, your spider may be planted to deep and it looks extremely dry, spiders like moist soil. Other members will have more advice for you.

Thanks Christine

I have lots of Spider plants, and they're all thriving under the same conditions. This one has been too, until the last couple of days

When this happened the last time, there were babies, which I planted in the same soil. The same thing happened to them immediately, so I'm wondering if they're under attack?

To me it looks like it's rotting at the base. Which indicates a watering issue.
How do you determine when to water?
Does water come out of the bottom?
How long has it been in that pot?
How often do you fertilize?

Yes, it looks like it's rotting, but the soil is quite dry. I water approximately every 2 weeks. It's been in that pot for about a year, from a baby.

I removed some of the outer "rotting" leaves and took a close up photo at the base. Take a look, and see what you think?


The neighbouring bases, a few cm away look like this:

An experienced gardener told me it looked like a fungal infection. I've removed the dying section and repotted the healthy section. The babies are all in their own separate pots to see how they do. Last time this happened I put the babies back into the same pot/soil the diseased mother had come from, and they developed the same condition immediately, and died

My spiders suffered similar looking problems until I quit even trying. I don't know, but can believe it's fungal or a disease and not cultural, as I could never find the right conditions, but always re-use soil and pots..

Are the tips of the leaves affected. I agree it may be disease if the leaf tips are normal. For me, the tips are affected both by too much or too little water.