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title: "Can I take off the lower leaves to put this further down in the soil…"
description: "Can I take off the lower leaves to put this further down in the soil and straighten out it's growth?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/zmF9gNBKaEarC6mpKy2FHp"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "My Leafy Life"
published: "2025-09-02T18:01:58.959167Z"
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# Can I take off the lower leaves to put this further down in the soil…

_Posted by My Leafy Life on 2025-09-02_

Can I take off the lower leaves to put this further down in the soil and straighten out it's growth?

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## 5 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2025-09-02

yes. you can also propagate those leaves into new plants by putting them in soil and misting regularly

#### My Leafy Life replied on 2025-09-02

I hadn't considered propagating. It's my daughter-in-law's plant so I'll let her know she can do that. I may take one for myself though. 😁

### B’s Plants commented on 2025-09-13

It’s reaching for the light .. is the grow light strong enough ?

#### My Leafy Life replied on 2025-09-13

I think it's strong enough but these aren't my favorite grow lights or the best ones I have. I moved it under one of the best ones after I took off some of the lower leaves to help it along and to get it to grow straight. It looks much better and hopefully will grow straight. I realized just now that I didn't take new pictures after this recent pruning. I'll have to do that.

#### My Leafy Life replied on 2025-09-13

I added new pictures of him. I added the page to my original post so you can see the recent photos. He has a bit to go to level out the leaves but he'll get there as I rotate him. When my daughter-in-law takes him back to work, he may etiolate.

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