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title: "Fail today… trying to cut wooden skewers to test moisture and…"
description: "Fail today… trying to cut wooden skewers to test moisture and accidentally cutting off the main shoots of this new spider plant 🤦🏼"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/8qMO4EsRRmhToMdI6TWuWp"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Shayla"
published: "2026-08-04T00:04:26.792975Z"
language: "en"
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# Fail today… trying to cut wooden skewers to test moisture and…

_Posted by Shayla on 2026-08-04_

Fail today… trying to cut wooden skewers to test moisture and accidentally cutting off the main shoots of this new spider plant 🤦🏼

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/NTYTX4F5ncCHVG0mYk0326b74XPMAtIc_w6xWEBGhbc/EVG2wp9VSs6V7zGvUhkd0w.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### PlantMom829 commented on 2026-08-04

Fear not, we've all been there. If it makes you feel better I over watered my aloe vera for the 1000th time, and somehow she's still kicking 😂😭

#### Shayla replied on 2026-08-04

From working at a nursery… honestly the best plants have been the ones we’ve ignored.

### MyLittleBotanist commented on 2026-08-04

🙏

### LadyDoch commented on 2026-08-04

They should be fine. Just gonna take a little time to grow back lol

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