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title: "Can anyone tell me what that long stick like stem is on my watermelon…"
description: "Can anyone tell me what that long stick like stem is on my watermelon plant?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64904d563dd35f07a63b4df2"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Robert"
published: "2023-06-19T12:43:02.13Z"
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# Can anyone tell me what that long stick like stem is on my watermelon…

_Posted by Robert on 2023-06-19_

Can anyone tell me what that long stick like stem is on my watermelon plant?

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## 4 comments

### Planty Things commented on 2023-06-19

It’s a flower, they sometimes recommend to cut them to redirect the plants energy to making more leaves since it’s not very pretty.

#### Robert replied on 2023-06-19

Would that also be true for my American rubber plant?

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#### Anya replied on 2023-06-19

Yep!

### Roundshouse Plants commented on 2023-06-19

It wants to have babies! 🤭

Always freaks me out when I look over and notice a samurai sword coming out of my plant. 🤣 I've also noticed that once I get rid of the sword, I'll see so many new leaves. If your plant is trying to have babies, it's a good sign that it's happy and healthy enough to divert resources to reproduction. It's the sword of success! 🤣

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