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title: "My lady looks like she needs a lot of help. How do I make her back…"
description: "My lady looks like she needs a lot of help. How do I make her back full again? It seems like the new growth is only at the end. I like it when it was nice and…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Lady Lou"
published: "2025-03-11T13:27:51.902271Z"
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# My lady looks like she needs a lot of help. How do I make her back…

_Posted by Lady Lou on 2025-03-11_

My lady looks like she needs a lot of help. How do I make her back full again? It seems like the new growth is only at the end. I like it when it was nice and full, please help.

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## 2 comments

### KJM commented on 2025-03-11

You will need to cut it back fairly hard. I think I would cut somewhere between the edge of the pot and a couple inches longer. You can propagate any and all of the cuttings either in water or by laying them on top of the soil. Make sure you remove any leaves that will go in the water if you choose that method. A half strength fertilizer would be good to encourage the new growth but no need to fertilize on a regular basis. This pruning is intended to force Central and lateral growth.

#### Lady Lou replied on 2025-03-12

O my goodness thank you. I will look for a video so I can see exactly how to do that.

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