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Michael

Does anyone else ever feel nervous/awkward when pruning plants. Like, I don’t wanna mess her up. Like she’s grown so much 🥺

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  1. Bri

    I hate pruning my hanging plants ! Lol makes me feel like I’m starting from scratch sometimes 😆

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    • Michael

      Right! Like I know they’ll come back stronger and larger but like.. that’s my baby. I’ve watched her grow since 2022, which isn’t that far. But in plant years (by my math) that’s basically 4 years ago

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    • Bri

      lol 2 years is still a long time in my head 😅 but regardless 2 years or 6 months i hate taking off length

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  2. Adrian

    The trick it’s to prune at the “nodes”, specifically between two nodes. And peperomia propagate really well from stem cuttings if you put them in moss. And once they form roots you can form a new plant from it or stick them around the base of the original plant to make the plant bushier in less time than naturally letting it grow out. Btw just wanted to let you know your peperomia is a peperomia Obtusifolia or peperomia clusifolia, not a peperomia hope. Just thought I should let you know in case it’s giving you different watering and fertilizing recommendations from the current ID, and that it’s not a trailing plant, so if it starts getting top heavy and falling over the sides, that’s either cause it needs to be pruned or stretching for more light. Mine enjoy a good north windowsill or east/west window. Hope this helps! (Here’s one of mine, for example. Mine’s a peperomia clusifolia “red margin”, but there’s a lot of different varieties of this type.)

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  3. eatyacarbs

    yes it’s always a hurdle for me — but they LOOOOVE it

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  4. eatyacarbs

    I just pruned the heck out of my own peperomia hope and it shot out all this new growth

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  5. Abi

    Yes!!

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  6. Abi

    Any tips for pruning my pathos? She’s getting so long but I’m so scared to do it!

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    • eatyacarbs

      just DO IT!! 😂 that’s it — i used to be very careful or strategic but these days sometimes they just get a blunt bob in a fit of plant progress lol cut below a node is the proper advice 😅

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    • Abi

      Can I stick the cuttings straight into the soil of the plant? Or do I have to propagate them in water first? I want to have her as full as possible ☺️

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    • Maddie

      You have to water propagate it first to get roots!

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    • GreenLeaf

      You can stick them in now, but it is much easier to control their conditions when you prop in water, and if your new to propagating I highly recommend it. Once they’ve got some roots you can put them in with the original plant.

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