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title: "What should I do with this? The leaves just keep dropping, the way…"
description: "What should I do with this? The leaves just keep dropping, the way it’s growing is terrible and just looks flimsy. Is there anyway to propagate and start over…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/65aac0c8cb7645338115fd6e"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Torie Greene Busby"
published: "2024-01-19T18:34:48.14Z"
language: "en"
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# What should I do with this? The leaves just keep dropping, the way…

_Posted by Torie Greene Busby on 2024-01-19_

What should I do with this? The leaves just keep dropping, the way it’s growing is terrible and just looks flimsy. Is there anyway to propagate and start over basically?

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## 3 comments

### Pearl commented on 2024-01-19

This mostly looks to me like a symptom of not enough light. It’s leggy with yellow veins which can indicate low chlorophyll. Get that baby under a strong grow lamp! I wouldn’t give up yet.

### Tee Jay commented on 2024-01-19

I agree, more light! South window if you can or grow light! If you want to chop and prop that would be an option as well but I wouldn’t do that just yet

### Vera commented on 2024-01-21

Mine did the same until I moved them from the east facing window to under a grow light. Now they are getting between 400 to 1000 foot candles of light and have gotten a lot stronger. The leaves have stopped drooping.

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