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title: "Should I separate and re-pot? It looks crowded. There’s definitely…"
description: "Should I separate and re-pot? It looks crowded. There’s definitely been some growth over the winter 🫶🏼"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Show me the Greens!"
published: "2024-02-27T13:43:05.293391Z"
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# Should I separate and re-pot? It looks crowded. There’s definitely…

_Posted by Show me the Greens! on 2024-02-27_

Should I separate and re-pot? It looks crowded. There’s definitely been some growth over the winter 🫶🏼

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## 11 comments

### kattia commented on 2024-02-27

I’m not an expert yet, but I’d bet if you wanted too it could last in that pot a little longer. From my experience, succulents have much smaller root systems than flowering or even some foliage plants, so they aren’t as picky.

### Mia commented on 2024-02-27

Yes you should repot

#### Pliny the Elder replied on 2024-02-27

No need to repot. Succulents look beautiful when they are grouped together. And they don’t need much room at all to grow and flourish and flower.

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#### Pliny the Elder replied on 2024-02-27

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#### Pliny the Elder replied on 2024-02-27

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#### Pliny the Elder replied on 2024-02-27

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### Pliny the Elder commented on 2024-02-27

By the way, your plant is in need of more light. It’s why they are growing scraggly.

#### Show me the Greens! replied on 2024-02-27

Ohhh!!! Thank you so much

#### ZWolfhiem replied on 2024-02-28

Normal jade plants can actually do that mine does it a lot and looks like a little tree and it’s thriving!

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#### Pliny the Elder replied on 2024-02-28

Your Jade is also in need of more light. The leaves are too far apart which is one sign of light deficiency.

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#### ZWolfhiem replied on 2024-02-29

He’s 4 years old I think he’s fine that’s how mine has been growing for a while they’re all in a SW facing window

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