Got some stretched out succulents?  

Pothos are very sturdy plants, almost impossible to kill.

snake plants are a good starter...they do fine in low light conditions but appreciate sun (some will bloom flowers) just remember to water them biweekly!

@@cindylamb2129 My cousin managed to kill one, I was like "How?!" 😂 I am mother nature in my family... I revived lots of plants my family has almost killed throughout the years...

Despite being the product of generations of farmers, I did not inherit a green thumb 😛 I even killed a cactus as a kid by not watering it enough. But I've managed to keep a couple spider plants alive. They like indirect sunlight (ie. by a bright window with a white curtain over it) and you water them once a week or so (or when the soil is dry on top). Make sure the pot you use has a drainage hole and a saucer so it doesn't get waterlogged, which is a must for pretty much every houseplant. If someone you know has houseplants, they might be able to give you some cuttings so you can try your luck at a few different types of plants.

I have a little bonsai thats very easy to take care of, you wanna place it to the south and make sure it gets a good amount of sunlight, if indoors, just know you will need to repot it based on how tall it gets. Bonsais can grow to be incredibly tall and live longer than some humans do. You water them whenever their soil is just barley dried out. You should do some research about them. Mine is indoor so im sorry! Im not sure how to take care of an outdoor bonsai! My bonsais name is Groot, and considering I don’t exactly have a green thumb, I’m very happy its alive after a few months and growing exponentially! Some people like to cut their leaves to shape their bonsai a certain way, but im letting mine grow out. :]

For real. I now exclusively keep cacti and peace lilies. No more stretchy succs!

yeah windows filter out a lot more light than you'd expect, and some succulents seem to throw a fit unless they're sitting directly underneath the blazing sun, lol. There are a few tricks I've found for keeping the more stubborn succs from stretching even without grow lights, though: 1- Don't overwater or over-fertilize. Succulents are used to living in heavy drought and poor soil. Abundant resources will cause them to grow faster than they would normally. This is okay if they have enough light to match, but if they don't, they'll just etiolate instead. 2- Similarly, make sure you're using appropriate soil mix so as to not accidently overwater or over-fertilize your plant. The soil succulents come in when you purchase them is usually too organic for indoor growing. Nurseries use a lot of peat soil, because they're trying to maximize growth as fast as possible so they can sell. If you're trying to avoid etiolating you want the plant to grow slowly, so I recommend transplanting new succulents into a well-draining mix that's at least half inorganics (perlite/pumice/etc). 3- And finally, buy small plants! It kinda makes sense when you think about it: that gorgeous 6" Echeveria has a lot more leaves, and therefore is going to need a LOT more light to sustain itself, compared to a tiny 2" prop. In my experience, small plants will acclimate better and stay small to match the amount of sunlight they get. This isn't always the case - some species just naturally grow faster than others - but you should at least have a better shot starting with a smaller plant.

I have one outside stretching 😂

@@Cammibird1 you’re right about some species growing faster than others. I am propagating succulent leafs I found on the ground from my grocery stores. No idea what types they are. One of them is green in color and is taking off but now I have another one that has a pinkish purple hue (might be echeveria dusty rose) that I barely noticed it getting roots a few weeks ago. I put it next to the green succulent. It’s catching up quickly to the size of the other baby succ! 😮

​@@Cammibird1thank you this is so good to know

Have one of those plants too

I have one of those too. All others are like this is great, but this tiny one wants to be tallest in the world.

Your plant might be searching for shade instead

You might need to add a grow light as a window still only provides indirect sunlight, some plants need direct sunlight.

Get it a grow light and it will be happy

Succulents grow pretty much everywhere where I'm from. They stretched ones fit the theme of everything else around me.. Dr Suess. If you ever visit maui, make sure to visit Huelo, Hana & upcountry area. Pretty sure Dr Suess drew inspiration from these places.

To chop thicker stems I just use thin thread and make a circle, then pull and it snaps off.

How to grow the mini leaves?

@@aaa-tm2kp basically just stick the broken end into some soil and water it, then treat it with a little more care thant he bigger one and it should sprout in 2-3 weeks! Sometimes the leaves may also grow mini plants on their own, then you just do the same thing, but make sure the plant end is above the soil

I was thinking the same hahahaha. So shocked when she said behead it! Hahahahq

Its the only thing you can do... Onda, si la cortas y la plantas de nuevo, primero que no te aseguras que agarre, y segundo VAS A REPETIR LO MISMO, DALE SOL LOCO, DALE SOLLLLL

😆 love your comment!! Now this is what will play in my head when I'm doing this

No wonder we “fix” everything that’s nature with our bodies too 🙄

I think it's just aesthetics. The plant looked otherwise pretty healthy to me.

Part of it aesthetics but when your plant does this its because its not getting enough sunlight and isn't as healthy as it can be. Its using all its energy to grow tall to search for sunlight instead of doing the photosynthesis it needs to feed itself. The stem gets all gangly, thin and weak and besides that not looking nice, it will eventually fall over and break. If the low light problem isn't fixed the plant will eventually get pale and sickly looking since it isn't getting enough sun to make new chlorophill. Once a plant stretches out like that there isn't any way to fix it except beheading THEN making sure the replanted head gets additional light (find a sunnier spot or add a grow light) so it resumes a normal healthy growth pattern.

@@claritey Thanks for explaining :) my succulents get enough sunlight, I didn't even know they could grow like this. Very interesting!

My brother had a cactus that did this, but I think it was because the window panes had a UV filter (it was on a window that got the most sunlight).

Thank you so so much!!!! Plants are so fun!

@@PlantswithKrystal I started following you after my plant collecting, now I have come to 200 plants. I just love your love for plants, especially beefy cactus 😉 I love your passion! I look forward to your videos daily. I've rewatched a whole bunch of them for ideas. Thank you again doll!

Yes

Yes, thats why she let the cut calluse over then stick it in the dirt.

No it does not, it’ll callous over and stop growing completely . But the cutting from the original plant will continue to grow after its calloused over and inside of soil.

@@rye7126 in some cases it grows from the sides

@@wirehunter86 I know that. I was asking about the original plant she took the plant off of. She so dramatically chopped the original plant that I was wondering if it would regrow?

Next time try to slowly acclimate it to sun, first a hour, then a few hours. Putting a shadecloth on it could help too. I make them from old shirts. Just make sure it let's through some light and just gently lay it over the plant. If it's a fragile plant, use chopsticks or something like that to give it a personal umbrella :)

This is my problem as well. I just console myself by making lots of plant babies.

In a window, your plant is getting indirect light. It needs more full sun. If it is in a east or west facing window, it will only get sun for half of the day.

If you enjoy growing plants from leaves, you might wanna look into Kalanchoe, for example K. tubiflora. They grow small baby plants at the sides of each leaves and when the leaves eventually dry and fall off, the baby plants will touch the soil and produce new plants. They basically reproduce like crazy.

Sounds like they need more light. Maybe consider buying so indoor “sun” lights. I have some and they’ve helped immensely. If you’re interested, I can share the link to the type I bought.

It works. I pirate plants from stores this way all the time.