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title: "This poor baby just got over thrips about 1.5 weeks ago and continued…"
description: "This poor baby just got over thrips about 1.5 weeks ago and continued blooming. Now its leaves feel like there’s nothing to them (very thin!). Is that normal…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/1qBGyzvqRNeV1u0-MBgYVw"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "NotSoBlackThumb"
published: "2024-11-19T12:01:39.350159Z"
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# This poor baby just got over thrips about 1.5 weeks ago and continued…

_Posted by NotSoBlackThumb on 2024-11-19_

This poor baby just got over thrips about 1.5 weeks ago and continued blooming. Now its leaves feel like there’s nothing to them (very thin!). Is that normal when it’s blooming, or leftover damage from the thrips, or something else? I’ve never had a Thanksgiving cactus bloom before…or thrips…so I’m worrying haha Yes, I know that one leaf with the big bloom has damage from the trips but I couldn’t bring myself to take it off because the flower is so pretty!

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## 1 comment

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-11-19

no not normal, sounds like it’s very thirsty. if the soil is wet and the leaves are still thin, you’ve got a root problem. these are poor communicators when something is wrong

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