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title: "Hello! I have a cactus that’s growing a very nice healthy top but…"
description: "Hello! I have a cactus that’s growing a very nice healthy top but it’s getting bigger than the base and I’m worried it’s going to fall over. However, I’m not…"
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# Hello! I have a cactus that’s growing a very nice healthy top but…

_Evera님이 2024-05-15에 게시함_

Hello! I have a cactus that’s growing a very nice healthy top but it’s getting bigger than the base and I’m worried it’s going to fall over. However, I’m not sure how to support it without damaging the spikes on it. What should I do?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-_0GWtC78nh3G7lfMQXqAdzW7vsCVAGWAp1Jz6a4H24/QFlSkTWGTtamPICiPhquxg.webp?size=large)

## 4개의 댓글

### Danuta님이 2024-05-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

What a character ❤️🌵  
You can snap and propagate or get a trellis and set it against it for support

#### Evera님이 2024-05-15에 답변했습니다.

If I were to snap it to propagate it, how would I do that? Would the main cactus still keep growing afterwards? The trellis is a genius idea though!!

#### eatyacarbs님이 2024-05-15에 답변했습니다.

It would definitely keep growing. In the natural habitat if the heavy piece (which tells a story about light!) snapped off it would lay on the ground and root itself. So you could literally just cut it off with a sterile blade and place it at the base of your plant, or on top of the soil in a pot of its own. Just don’t over water of course!

#### Evera님이 2024-05-15에 답변했습니다.

Thank you so much! What do you mean by “tells a story about light?” Does this mean it’s not getting enough?

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