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Posted 4M ago by @Luvlilu

Is this normal? #succulentlove #monkeytailcactus #cactusc...

A few weeks ago the tip of a monkey tail broke off and now 5 are growing from it. Is this weird? Should I cut them off and plant them?
10ft to light, indirect
8โ€ pot without drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
No, they are reshooting. I keep mine on just to see how they will grow next. You can remove and repot. Your call.my offshoots are getting as big as the Mother plant. I just let her do her thing.
I know mine is a different species but they all do that!
Okay, thank you! I have another one that's just growing one from a broken tip, so when I saw 5 coming out of this one I wasn't sure what to do ๐Ÿ˜…
@Luvlilu Itโ€™s so cool! Keep us updated please! I would love to see it in a month!๐Ÿชด
@Luvlilu OMG ๐Ÿ˜ฒ ALL of your plants look like they are from "Plants Digest" ! ( like Archetectural Digest) Wow.
Can't imagine 127 plant ..cant imagine the 26 I do have..How did this happen
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Okay, so I responded to each of you and Greg is not showing the responses on my end so I'm gonna try again and I apologize if duplicate responses show up ๐Ÿ˜…
@Ponytailmom I will try my best to remember to post an update on this one for you! Forgive me in advance if I don't though because my brain is menopausal ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ
@DaringColtsfoot thanks ๐Ÿ˜ your 26 look great too! Real talk.... 126 is at least 30 plants too many for me right now but the more I give away, the more I buy or propagate ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ. It's the dopamine thing ๐Ÿ˜„. I'm working on it though. Trying to give what I already have its best life instead of spending ๐Ÿ’ฐ on more. It's just so hard NOT to get happy in the nurseries and plant stores during house plant season ๐Ÿคค๐Ÿ˜„
@slayonium Huh! That is very interesting ๐Ÿค”. Thank you! I ALWAYS love to learn new things about my green babies ๐Ÿ’š. And this one does grow pretty fast, I bought it in December and each stem has already grown 3 inches!
@Luvlilu ๐Ÿ’ฏ same here! Honestly 50 or so plants feels just right for me, but it never stays that low for long. Definitely a dopamine thing. For me itโ€™s a good lesson in enjoying the process at least as much as the product. Iโ€™m getting better at letting plants come and go (the go part could still use some work ๐Ÿ˜‚)
@Luvlilu Iโ€™ve been eyeballing a monkey tail on marketplace but am not sure where Iโ€™d put it. Where is yours happy?
@Luvlilu Girl! I am finally finished with that! YAY ME! I went through 7 years of hell for Mother Nature! She can be a bitty sometimes! Good luck and I will try to remind ya! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿชด
Again my apologies for any duplicate posts ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ this app needs to get its life together!
@debbiedo I don't have a lot of natural light due to overhangs all around the house so I utilize a lot of grow lights. Right now this monkey tail is about 10 feet from a window but directly under a grow light. He seems to love it though ๐Ÿ˜„.
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@Ponytailmom I am proud of you! ๐Ÿ˜ Only plant people (and possibly ex-smokers ๐Ÿ˜) understand how hard it is to come back to a healthy place with this. I am learning what plants fit my atmosphere, my lifestyle, and my budget and I've been gravitating towards that way of thinking, living, and buying for a few months now. I'm also focusing on traveling and other hobbies too which helps to "scratch that itch" ๐Ÿ˜‰.
@Luvlilu It looks VERY happy! Oh gosh, I might have to look at that Marketplace plant again ๐Ÿ˜‚
@Luvlilu ooh your oasis IS beautiful ๐Ÿคฉ I also needs must use a lot of artificial light, but it works!
@DreamMachine looks like you have a beautiful full oasis yourself! ๐Ÿ˜
Thank You Ladies for all the info. Serious Plant Dad since 2024 October. Gregg Members & the App have helped me keep my charges alive & Thriving!โค๏ธ
Everybody who comes to my House is amazed, and leave with a lot of Extra Knowledge!
Whether they like it or Not! ๐Ÿชด
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@Luvlilu 100 too many for me. I keep getting more whether I like it or not now. When people come over now , they consider me the go to expert ! Give me rehabs...and never come back!?
@DaringColtsfoot you have to learn to say NOOOOO to the rehabs ๐Ÿ˜‚ Give them advice and let them work it out themselves. I had to stop doing that because people just dump sick and dying plants on you that they really don't want back and then you're stuck spending time, energy, resources and emotions on a plant that you never wanted in the first place. I buy or trade for plants that I WANT. ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿฟโ€โ™€๏ธ No more scrubs! ๐Ÿ˜„
Thank you for that Advice! Each plant i CHOOSE is for a reason...so i dont like dump offs
That iam getting..