Why Your Spider Plant Is Turning Brown? [ANSWERED]
When a spider plants begins to turn brown, it can only mean one thing. It’s time to grab your detectives hat and magnifying glass, because we have a case to solve – the mystery of Why is my spider plant turning brown!
From our experience, browning spider plants can be caused by:
- inappropriate growing conditions like lighting or air moisture,
- internal issues with water or mineral levels out of the normal ranges, or
- pesky pests and damaging diseases.
In order to determine the source of your brown issues, we need to work our way through the troubleshooting guide by looking at your plants symptoms.
Let’s get moving, because a case is afoot my dear Watson!
Practical Trouble Shooting Guide for a Browning Spider Plant
In this troubleshooting guide, we will be taking a slightly different direction to what other online resources tend to take.
Instead of listing a number of causes for you to trawl and match against your spider plants’ symptoms, we’ll be flipping it on its head. We’ll begin with the symptoms of your spider plant, and then listing the possible causes beneath each symptom.
It’s a small, but important detail that will make a world of difference to the way you approach your gardening problems.
Let’s Begin!
Why does my Spider Plant have Brown Edges?
If your spider plant is starting to develop brown edges along its leaves, it may be suffering from exposure to chemicals. Spider plants are part of the lily family, which is known for their sensitivity to specific chemicals and minerals, like chlorine and fluoride. The chemicals build up in the soil and slowly poison your plant, which shows up as brown coloration on your leaves, similar to burn marks.
You’re probably asking yourself – how is your spider plant being exposed to chemicals? It’s not like you brush it using toothpaste!?
The likely culprit is the source that you use to water your plants. If we were to hazard a guess, you are probably using tap water, which can be full of minerals that don’t agree with your spider plant.