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title: "Is this supposed to look this stringy with skinny stem and tiny…"
description: "Is this supposed to look this stringy with skinny stem and tiny leaves? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64cada7f6cd6ab1f4cffae22"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Mary"
published: "2023-08-02T22:36:47.472Z"
language: "en"
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# Is this supposed to look this stringy with skinny stem and tiny…

_Posted by Mary on 2023-08-02_

Is this supposed to look this stringy with skinny stem and tiny leaves? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance!

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## 5 comments

### C Marie commented on 2023-08-02

Looks great!

### Plant Father commented on 2023-08-02

tiny leaves can mean a plant is rootbound so i’d check the roots, otherwise it looks very healthy

### Hannah commented on 2023-08-03

Looks like it’s just growing very quickly! Give the leaves some time, they’ll likely get bigger

### The Planty Office commented on 2023-08-03

Sometimes small leaves mean not enough light - make sure it gets lots of bright indirect light!

### Lisette commented on 2023-08-03

More light! But looks good to me 😊

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