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When cutting off branches to use as cuttings, I try to cut near
the base, sometimes easier to remove the Fred from the pot, cut off the lower branches, then repot.
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Cutting up a Fred used
to be a thing I hated to do. I used to wait until one started to die before I tried to save some pieces,
a lot of times this didn't work, as the plant was too unhealthy. Now, I cut pieces off healthy plants,
let heal a week before starting them, it's fun!
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I wait until they fill the pot, before I transplant |
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