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title: "Are the stems of my Arabic coffee plant too close together? Some of…"
description: "Are the stems of my Arabic coffee plant too close together? Some of the little leaves seem to be a little too shaded— their big brothers are hogging all the…"
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author: "Gwendolyn"
published: "2023-08-25T02:51:26.986Z"
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# Are the stems of my Arabic coffee plant too close together? Some of…

_Posted by Gwendolyn on 2023-08-25_

Are the stems of my Arabic coffee plant too close together? Some of the little leaves seem to be a little too shaded— their big brothers are hogging all the sunlight.

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## 2 comments

### carsandcalatheas commented on 2023-08-25

I feel like you’ll be okay, I’d wait and see if anything happens you don’t like - then repot

### Lazy Gardener commented on 2023-08-26

It depends on what you like. Keeping them together will make it look full, but they will eventually complete with one another.

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