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It seems to grow fine, then it gets leggy and the bottom leaves fall off. I cut the tops and plant them and then the cycle repeats.

It obviously propagates easy, but stopping it looking ugly seems much harder.

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[โ€“] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Leggy tends to mean they're reaching for more light. Is there a place they can be that has more intense sunlight? You might also be looking at repotting them in something a bit larger soon.

This window gets direct sunlight for 2/3's of the day. I hope it's not that, I can't give it much more ๐Ÿ˜‚