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title: "Help! She’s growing so tall and has become top heavy. What can I do?…"
description: "Help! She’s growing so tall and has become top heavy. What can I do? There is a sprout coming up out of dirt too."
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published: "2024-05-11T17:32:07.996767Z"
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# Help! She’s growing so tall and has become top heavy. What can I do?…

_Pubblicato da Vicky il 2024-05-11_

Help! She’s growing so tall and has become top heavy. What can I do? There is a sprout coming up out of dirt too.

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## 5 commenti

### Chrissy ha commentato il 2024-05-11

I broke the top of mine and propagated it. Now I have 2 plants!

### KelOlivi ha commentato il 2024-05-11

I’d chop and prop for sure, you can add it back and make it fuller when it’s ready or do as others said and have two. Chopping should encourage branching

### Anna ha commentato il 2024-05-11

When I chopped mine it sent out two new branches plus I added the prop back to the pot so it really filled out!

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#### Vicky ha risposto il 2024-05-12

Im soooo new to this! So the oldest part of plant is the top, cut just below that and put in water??? Appreciate the guidance

#### Anna ha risposto il 2024-05-15

So in this picture you could cut at any of the places I put a red line. Then I’d also pull off the lowest leaf just so it had a longer stem. Let the cut dry out a bit (this helps prevent rot) then I would recommend rooting in water if it’s your first time. You could stick it right into soil but I’ve had better luck putting it in a vase of water and topping off the water as it evaporates. I fully change the water if it looks cloudy or dirty. Once the roots are an inch or more long then I plant it back with the mother or start a new plant.  
It’s so fun to watch the roots grow on the cutting and to see the new growth on the mother!

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