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title: "What might be causing the slits in the leaves? Is there something I…"
description: "What might be causing the slits in the leaves? Is there something I may not be doing right?"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "blameitonmyroots"
published: "2024-02-10T15:52:08.438799Z"
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# What might be causing the slits in the leaves? Is there something I…

_Posted by blameitonmyroots on 2024-02-10_

What might be causing the slits in the leaves? Is there something I may not be doing right?

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## 2 comments

### blameitonmyroots commented on 2024-02-10

Thank you!!

### Morgan commented on 2024-02-10

Yep, probably physical damage. Like if the leaf was folded and snapped in that spot, the breakage calluses over where it snapped, even if the leaf was relaxed again.

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