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title: "I know I definitely need to repot her. If I cut the stalks in half…"
description: "I know I definitely need to repot her. If I cut the stalks in half and put them in the soil with rooting medium will they take and will the bottom section get…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "MummaDeb"
published: "2024-09-08T19:45:03.110919Z"
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# I know I definitely need to repot her. If I cut the stalks in half…

_Posted by MummaDeb on 2024-09-08_

I know I definitely need to repot her. If I cut the stalks in half and put them in the soil with rooting medium will they take and will the bottom section get more branches?

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## 4 comments

### Ray L commented on 2024-09-08

Sure, it may encourage that old one to branch. If you cut them, trim some leaves off the bottom end of the cut pieces and let it dry for a day, then stick it in the soil. I'd probably try to give it more light too if possible so it grows more compact.

#### MummaDeb replied on 2024-09-08

Thank you. I'll try that. It's in a southern window. My brightest. I hate how leggy it is.

### Sunny commented on 2024-09-08

You may have to add a grow light at least 10 hours to 12 hours a day. It’s really reaching to find light.

### Heather B commented on 2024-09-08

I had to chop and prop a bunch when I first started collecting. My brightest window faces almost due west and the hours of direct sunlight in the afternoons wasn’t enough. The glass filters/defracts a lot of the light.

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