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title: "I propagated this succulent a few weeks ago after I learned why it…"
description: "I propagated this succulent a few weeks ago after I learned why it was stretching and etoilated. Any advice to help it along? About a month and a half ago I…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Kitty"
published: "2025-09-30T17:25:14.022383Z"
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# I propagated this succulent a few weeks ago after I learned why it…

_Posted by Kitty on 2025-09-30_

I propagated this succulent a few weeks ago after I learned why it was stretching and etoilated. Any advice to help it along?

About a month and a half ago I thought the leaves were dying, so I put them in a different bigger pot outside. I wanted to see if anything happened then half forgot about them.

So today I found that a couple have started growing and I moved them to a more specific pot. Any advice here is welcome, I also have plant food but have not used it on these.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qJBR_MwXuYKX0q51aoWhdlWYqR0_ybBctk6i6FDnoic/rKD60ULwSpqTrqRsiDycmA.webp?size=large)

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![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qJBR_MwXuYKX0q51aoWhdlWYqR0_ybBctk6i6FDnoic/mSk_jJznQ1mcWpYp9ocTpA.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-09-30

You hove the wrong end of the leaves in the soil. The cut edge at the base of the leaves need to lay on the soil or it can to be slightly buried about 1/4” into the soil. The leaves drop in nature and lay on top of the ground. They sprout aerial roots that tap in the soil. They sprout new plants that feed off the mother leaf. So, the new plant can emerge even when the leaf falls onto a window sill.

My photo shows some leaves that started flat on the soil and went upright when the roots went into the ground. Arrows point to the new growth. 🪴🍀

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/xDn41oP_Tg-1JTNgJ2-x2w.webp?size=large)

#### Kitty replied on 2025-09-30

Oh jeez, I feel like a big dope 😂 I'm so glad I posted here to ask lol thank you!

#### Sunny replied on 2025-10-01

Not an issue. Plant care is mostly try and try again. I can’t raise succulents either. But, I have several pots outside that raise themselves. I killed them with kindness before. Now, I’m kind enough to leave them nature. 😁

### Amy commented on 2025-09-30

Don’t feel bad! Succulents are supposed to be “easy” plants to grow but they aren’t for me!  
They like a whole lot less attention than what I give them.  
That said, I propagated my Christmas cactus in shallow soil and it’s thriving. They started as just two little segments and now…

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lyHX10d3xbzqkrjL-z6GXk6T_cqSC-Vb4D4nH4KteB4/nkZ3uMWmT1WBMzS1YfGfxw.webp?size=large)

#### Kitty replied on 2025-09-30

Wow they're looking great!

### Kitty commented on 2025-10-03

Update: all of these are growing!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qJBR_MwXuYKX0q51aoWhdlWYqR0_ybBctk6i6FDnoic/oM3HSba7TeK1FttfgEL-2g.webp?size=large)

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