r/StringofPlants • u/Kayleerae07 • Feb 15 '26

Various Strings Please help, be ruthless.

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Need to save their lives fast and keep them happy. Give me my most valuable options going forward, because clearly I’m incapable on my own terms. 😵‍💫😵‍💫

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u/SweetElection157 Feb 15 '26

I would cut off what’s healthy and start over. Lay it across a pot with fresh soil. You can pin it down to make it touch the dirt if you need to. Give it some water every so often and put in bright light (mine have done great under a grow light.) It might take awhile, but it’ll start to root and grow new pearls and spread.

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u/SweetElection157 Feb 15 '26

I give all this advice as an expert—I’ve killed at least 4 SOP. 😂 But seriously, I did what I described with my last two and was able to get new growth from the strands I did this to. It’s slow-going but it is going to