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title: "Does anyone ever pick/prune the lower leaves of their paddle plant if…"
description: "Does anyone ever pick/prune the lower leaves of their paddle plant if they’re touching the soil?"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Daril"
published: "2025-05-11T16:49:36.020223Z"
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# Does anyone ever pick/prune the lower leaves of their paddle plant if…

_Posted by Daril on 2025-05-11_

Does anyone ever pick/prune the lower leaves of their paddle plant if they’re touching the soil?

## 5 comments

### User123 commented on 2025-05-11

You don’t have to, but I guess you can

### Whyplantyoubenormal commented on 2025-05-11

I didn’t, they just fell off on their own

#### Daril replied on 2025-05-11

I didn’t know they would fall off. Maybe I’ll just wait.

### PrettyLittleThings commented on 2025-05-12

I do, lol. If it's making my plant looking awkward 😂

#### Daril replied on 2025-05-12

Mine is definitely starting to look weird!

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