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title: "my cacti and succulents have been growing so fast this spring. These…"
description: "my cacti and succulents have been growing so fast this spring. These pics are from (US) Mother’s day vs today. i have been doing research on my pickle plants…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "fuey"
published: "2025-06-07T15:44:09.265151Z"
language: "en"
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# my cacti and succulents have been growing so fast this spring. These…

_Posted by fuey on 2025-06-07_

my cacti and succulents have been growing so fast this spring. These pics are from (US) Mother’s day vs today.

i have been doing research on my pickle plants (Kleinia stapeliiformis and Delosperma echinatum) and want to know what you guys would do (if anything) in my situation.

My only thing is that I don’t want the Kleina to grow curved, I want it to stay straight. So should I cut it?

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7SKbucSsa3x7Hc0JE52ZouSTCYSUkYi4knafwIFj7BY/X7wVFFTZTKaFHAnW8n7B0g.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7SKbucSsa3x7Hc0JE52ZouSTCYSUkYi4knafwIFj7BY/qmF0XDWoS9-HfF9YLDbr4Q.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7SKbucSsa3x7Hc0JE52ZouSTCYSUkYi4knafwIFj7BY/_ILqBc0vRwW1xbtlLjF7Mg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7SKbucSsa3x7Hc0JE52ZouSTCYSUkYi4knafwIFj7BY/J-Y02tbDT42u0p8bYE5ohg.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Kappllow commented on 2025-06-08

It looks like your pickle needs more light, as the space between nodes seems a little big

### Barbara commented on 2025-06-28

I brace mine. Photo enclosed. Maybe this will help you?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tT1cDRDkOZebBuvJbYu6cDoEjphStUxVRVMeg37IM-g/PAcJ7_76S1mPbqRVGHuIKg.webp?size=large)

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