Is your plant starting to look leggy?

They’re great on their own or together in acontainer garden.

However, people don’t tell you that you may start to see your succulent’s shape change.

Miniature succulent plants

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If you’ve noticed your succulent growing tall, here’s a little bit about why.

First, take a stab at introduce more light into its daily routine.

This will prevent your succulent from stretching further.

You’ll want to take a sharp pair of shears and cut right above a set of leaves.

The exact location will depend on what punch in of succulent you own.

This will remove a lot of the unwanted, leggy growth without harming the existing plant.

It also allows you to grow a new, healthy plant from the clippings, which is a bonus!

This usually takes 2 to 3 days.