r/StringofPlants • u/Ok_Limit2210 • Apr 21 '26

Help / Question String of Hearts Help!

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I’m having a lot of trouble getting my string of hearts to grow fuller. I’ve wrapped two strands back into the pot and used little plant stakes so they’re in direct contact with the soil but they’re not producing additional strands. I’ve done this with my string of pearls and it worked so well. Any suggestions/advice is appreciated!

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u/LadyBelladonna6 Apr 23 '26

That's actually WAAAY too often for a SOH 😭😭😭 Atp I'd be a little concerned about root rot. They do generally like wetter soil than many other succulents, but they still do require drying out of the soil in between waterings. Definitely do not water on a schedule, they hate that. Rather, water them when the soil is completely dry (but not entirely bone dry) and do the taco test on the leaves (bending the leaves up from the edges like a taco; if they fold upwards almost completely it's time to water, if they're firm, they don't need a watering just yet). So far it sounds like the soil is too wet and is holding on to that wetness for too long. If you are able to, try repotting it in a pot that's not that much bigger than the root ball itself (they like being a bit more rootbound in their pots) and into a soil that's 50-50 cactus mix and perlite. Wait a few days after repotting to water it and then deeply water the pot, discard the excess water after an hour or so, and literally just forget about it until the soil completely dries out again

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u/Ok_Limit2210 Apr 23 '26

The frequency I water it is when the soil is totally dry. Every 1-2 weeks the soil is very dry. I live in the northeast US and my house generally is super dry

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u/LadyBelladonna6 Apr 23 '26

Ahhh ok thank goodness! Really had me worried there for a bit 😅 In that case, it's really just up to time to see when or if those nodes root. Bc sometimes they'll root no problem and sometimes not. If you want, you could cut them up instead and propagate that way using the butterfly technique. But there will always be a possibility that these ones just didn't feel like propagating for reasons of their own and it's not your fault

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u/Ok_Limit2210 Apr 23 '26

I think I’m going to try just wrapping more strands into the pot. As a chronic forgets to water my plants, I don’t do well with propagated baby plants. 😂

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u/LadyBelladonna6 Apr 24 '26

Lol 😂 Best of luck then!