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title: "why does my jade plant grow like this? 😭 It’s been under a grow…"
description: "why does my jade plant grow like this? 😭 It’s been under a grow light so i don’t see why it would be reaching for sun"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/6475e60c80b5f49a51aed535"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "lo"
published: "2023-05-30T12:03:24.052Z"
language: "en"
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# why does my jade plant grow like this? 😭 It’s been under a grow…

_Posted by lo on 2023-05-30_

why does my jade plant grow like this? 😭 It’s been under a grow light so i don’t see why it would be reaching for sun

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## 5 comments

### Daisy commented on 2023-05-30

Well, it starts going not how you like it you just trim it and make how you want then you can stick it in the dirt the pieces you trimmed

### Anya commented on 2023-05-30

How close is the grow light? It can also be getting too much light

#### lo replied on 2023-05-30

probably like a foot away, i had it further but then it became really droopy so i moved it closer

### SodaBubble commented on 2023-05-30

The Jade is just built different 🗣️💪💥💥💥

### anneliese commented on 2023-06-05

it looks like the new growth is growing normally but it’s not going to fix the old growth being stretched. i say just chop and prop (propagate) and drop (plant in a pot) lol

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