Discover why your spider plant has brown tips and how to fix it

The tips of your spider plant are browning due to one or more of the following reasons: – Watering problems – Humidity problems – Disease – Fertilizer problems – Sunlight problems

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Let's discuss the watering issues!

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Dig more into other reasons why the tips are brown with solutions on the blog!

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