I would let it grow out more and then use some thread or some floss, wrap it around the base of the baby and then pull tight till the string slices though. Then you’ll likely want to remove the last one or two leaves(not super necessary though) and then just place the baby on succulent soil. Don’t spray it with water just yet cause it’ll pull everything it needs to grow root from the last most leaves, so if you see them starting to dye off, that’s fine. Once it’s got some roots, you can cover them with the soil if they have buried themselves and spray the soil a little bit. I haven’t gotten past this point yet with my little babies but my next step is going to be when I see new leaf growth on the babies and I’m planning to move them into their own little pots and start treating them the same as my others.
Came back to say you can also use this same method on adult succulents if they are getting too tall or you just want to propagate a lot of the leaves on bottom and want to keep it looking compact.
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I would let it grow out more and then use some thread or some floss, wrap it around the base of the baby and then pull tight till the string slices though. Then you’ll likely want to remove the last one or two leaves(not super necessary though) and then just place the baby on succulent soil. Don’t spray it with water just yet cause it’ll pull everything it needs to grow root from the last most leaves, so if you see them starting to dye off, that’s fine. Once it’s got some roots, you can cover them with the soil if they have buried themselves and spray the soil a little bit. I haven’t gotten past this point yet with my little babies but my next step is going to be when I see new leaf growth on the babies and I’m planning to move them into their own little pots and start treating them the same as my others.
Came back to say you can also use this same method on adult succulents if they are getting too tall or you just want to propagate a lot of the leaves on bottom and want to keep it looking compact.