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title: "My bag fell and hit my succulent! Ripped part of her off :( I’m new…"
description: "My bag fell and hit my succulent! Ripped part of her off :( I’m new with succulents but should I remove the remaining part that’s now exposed? Is there a…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Plant Mama Mae"
published: "2024-10-03T13:50:04.455327Z"
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# My bag fell and hit my succulent! Ripped part of her off :( I’m new…

_Posted by Plant Mama Mae on 2024-10-03_

My bag fell and hit my succulent! Ripped part of her off :( I’m new with succulents but should I remove the remaining part that’s now exposed? Is there a specific way to do so? And could I use either of these parts to grow another succulent?

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## 6 comments

### Kades commented on 2024-10-03

Darn bag! You can let it die a bit first and it will come off pretty easily with some wiggling. or you can chop it with clean shears as close to the soil as possible.

#### Plant Mama Mae replied on 2024-10-03

Thank you! I’ll let it wilt away a bit then remove it :(

### Heather commented on 2024-10-03

I’ve knocked off leaves on these before and then stuck them in damp soil and they’ll root and make a new plant.

#### Plant Mama Mae replied on 2024-10-03

Thank you :)

### TEDMEISTER commented on 2024-10-04

For a succulent like that you could probably just pluck the leaf. It's not any good for propagating though

#### Plant Mama Mae replied on 2024-10-04

Ooh okay. Thank you :)

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