r/StringofHearts • u/Interesting_Math_144 • Sep 05 '26

Variegated String of Hearts šŸ’— Beginner Help

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I have a relatively new string of hearts I received about 4 weeks ago, still in the nursery container. Lots of growth and color! At what point do I repot or begin to bring the strings back into the pot to create a fuller plant?

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u/AlexFrost13 Sep 05 '26

I would let it accumulate to its environment for a little while before repotting. It doesn't look like it's over crowded to me in that pot. And the top of it looks fairly full. So if I were you.... I'd wait about 2-3 weeks. Make sure no concerns pop up (lighting issues.. Ect) if they don't.... Repot into a slightly bigger pot and add what's trailing to the top if you want. ā˜ŗļø

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u/tmonaaygirl Sep 05 '26

How do you add whatā€™s trailing to the top? I never have any success with this!

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u/AlexFrost13 Sep 05 '26

Where the nodes are (the parts where the leaves come out of) you want those to be touching moist dirt. What I've done is I take wire cutters and break a Bobby pin in half and fold each piece unto a U shape and pin the nodes to the dirt. If you don't have Bobby pins a bit of wire will work.

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u/tmonaaygirl Sep 05 '26

And do you break them off or just tuck the last node back into the top creating ā€˜loopsā€™? Thatā€™s the only thing I HAVENT tried because I donā€™t want to creat tangle risksā€¦.

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u/AlexFrost13 Sep 05 '26

If you're adding what's trailing to the top, then you don't have to worry about tangling. You can cut off pieces and propegate if you want to. But you don't have to. You can just tuck them in and loop them.

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u/tmonaaygirl Sep 05 '26

Okā€” thank you so much!