diff --git a/Content.Server/Botany/Systems/PlantHolderSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Botany/Systems/PlantHolderSystem.cs
index 34d6a75bf2..271acb606a 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Botany/Systems/PlantHolderSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Botany/Systems/PlantHolderSystem.cs
@@ -680,7 +680,10 @@ public sealed class PlantHolderSystem : EntitySystem
             if (TryComp<HandsComponent>(user, out var hands))
             {
                 if (!_botany.CanHarvest(component.Seed, hands.ActiveHandEntity))
+                {
+                    _popup.PopupCursor(Loc.GetString("plant-holder-component-ligneous-cant-harvest-message"), user);
                     return false;
+                }
             }
             else if (!_botany.CanHarvest(component.Seed))
             {
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/botany/components/plant-holder-component.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/botany/components/plant-holder-component.ftl
index ca20c277f5..0f416455c7 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/botany/components/plant-holder-component.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/botany/components/plant-holder-component.ftl
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ plant-holder-component-heat-improper-warning = The [color=orange]improper temper
 plant-holder-component-pressure-improper-warning = The [color=lightblue]improper environment pressure alert[/color] is blinking.
 plant-holder-component-gas-missing-warning = The [color=cyan]improper gas environment alert[/color] is blinking.
 plant-holder-component-early-sample-message = The plant hasn't grown enough to take a sample yet.
+plant-holder-component-ligneous-cant-harvest-message = The plant is too tough to harvest with your bare hands.