Serious question, my spider plant had pale leaves and I was stumped

Some folks said it needed more fertilizer, but others thought it was getting too much light. I tried moving it to a darker spot first, but that made it worse. After looking online, I cut back on watering and it perked up in a week. Do you think overwatering is the main issue here or could it be something else like pot size?

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bailey.max1mo ago

Seriously, people act like spider plants are fragile babies. Mine survives on neglect and leftover coffee, and it's never had pale leaves. Overwatering might be a thing, but so is just having a finicky plant that wants attention. Cutting back water probably helped, but I bet it would have bounced back anyway.

maryshah27d ago

Right? Some plants just thrive on chaos.

raym681mo ago

My spider plant looked so sad last month I almost gave it a funeral. I was watering it like crazy thinking I was being nice, but turns out I was just drowning the poor thing. Your fix makes total sense, these guys hate wet feet more than I hate soggy socks. Pot size could mess with drainage too, but you nailed the main culprit.