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title: "im fairly new to cacti / succulents but i got these for free…"
description: "im fairly new to cacti / succulents but i got these for free yesterday how do i plant them, do i plant them with the brown bottom?? is that root rot? do i cut…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "keira"
published: "2025-12-06T12:15:49.221919Z"
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# im fairly new to cacti / succulents but i got these for free…

_Posted by keira on 2025-12-06_

im fairly new to cacti / succulents  
but i got these for free yesterday how do i plant them, do i plant them with the brown bottom?? is that root rot? do i cut it off and let them all prop? help😔

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## 1 comment

### Phil commented on 2025-12-06

Google “how to propagate thimble cactus”. It will tell you everything. I just looked.

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