Adopting a baby spider. (The Green Thumb Gazette).

Want a house filled with spiders?

No, not the web-spinning, bug-eating kind--the green, leafy kind. Adopt one and make it grow.

You Will Need:

*An adult spider plant with baby shoots

*A small water glass

*A pot and potting soil

Directions:

1. Snip a new baby shoot, which you'll find at the end of a tube from the parent's roots. Leave an inch of stem attached.

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2. Place the baby's roots in a clear glass of water. In a couple of weeks they'll be about three inches long.

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3. Choose a nice pot, fill it with soil, and decorate it with baby designs (lambs, baby ducks, baby spiders, etc.). Name the baby?

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4. Place the baby shoot in your pot and surround with soil. Water outside or over the sink.

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5. Find a sunny spot for the baby and water once a week. Nursery rhymes and songs are nice, too.

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An exploding plant?