No leaves at top of string of spades query
Does anyone know why i have lots of leaves at the bottom of my string of spades but the top is so sparse? How can i make it more bushy at the top without propogating from the bottom? #StringOfSpades #StringOfHearts
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Is there a reason you don’t want to propagate from the bottom? I think that’s a good instinct and would likely work. For the future, when it starts to look a bit stringy you can pinch off the ends to prevent further length and allow the top of the plant to become more full before letting it grow more length.
Take one of the long strands and lay it in a spiral on top of the soil. Use bent paper clips to anchor the nodes at or just below the surface. The nodes should soon send off shoots and that will make the top more bushy without taking much from the length. You *might* be able to speed up the process by keeping a plastic bag over the top to maintain humidity.
I’ve heard that if your plant cannot see the sky that you won’t get that growth at the top, try bringing your plant down a little bit so that the top of the plant can see the sky if that makes sense