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title: "any advice on what to do about the baldness on the stems towards the…"
description: "any advice on what to do about the baldness on the stems towards the soil? do i just chop and repot?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/64a5c774680483476297566a"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "alyssa"
published: "2023-07-05T19:41:40.756Z"
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# any advice on what to do about the baldness on the stems towards the…

_Posted by alyssa on 2023-07-05_

any advice on what to do about the baldness on the stems towards the soil? do i just chop and repot?

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## 4 comments

### Anya commented on 2023-07-05

That’s what I would do! In my experience they root very easily. I have a few succulents that I simply don’t have enough light for, so they become leggy and lose their bottom leaves. Every six months or so I chop and repot :)

#### alyssa replied on 2023-07-06

did the chop and repotted and it looks so much better already, thank you!:)

### Mama’s plants 🪴 commented on 2023-07-05

Yep! That’s what I do.

#### alyssa replied on 2023-07-06

did it! thank you :)

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