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title: "Peter came to me with some brown tips…do I want to snip to the green…"
description: "Peter came to me with some brown tips…do I want to snip to the green part, or will that hurt him?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/3piGpziujCHTCMCeo6Lg3A"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Mikel’s Plant Posse"
published: "2026-06-08T15:06:40.894175Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/FdNz-babQdq5NeN_y60kaw.webp?size=large"
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# Peter came to me with some brown tips…do I want to snip to the green…

_Posted by Mikel’s Plant Posse on 2026-06-08_

Peter came to me with some brown tips…do I want to snip to the green part, or will that hurt him?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/FdNz-babQdq5NeN_y60kaw.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-06-08

Asked Alexa, and she said it’s fine to cut the brown bits off at an angle…so here’s Peter after the trim!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/TFgvgrN-QZi5p3O-qLCeCw.webp?size=large)

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-06-08

That’s great! I would have said the same thing as I do this with my spider plants all the time!

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