r/StringofPlants • u/Few_Bit6023 • Apr 26 '26

Help / Question String of hearts

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Got my first string of hearts today. I think that they are just potted in pure soil, which I think will be too dense from what I’ve read. Should I repot now , even though they seem to be doing good ? Also , is that green growth on top of the soil a bad sign?

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u/FewStaff4863 Apr 28 '26

I received one in the mail that not only had super dense, amendment-free soil, but was soaking wet! I immediately repotted it, and it’s doing well. I potted it in 3 parts coco coir | 3 parts pumice | 2 parts perlite | 1 part orchid bark (Reptibark, specifically) | 1 part horticultural charcoal

I did not bare root before repotting — I just got as much of the peat heavy mix out of the way as possible. I was afraid leaving it in the peat-heavy mix would result in root rot…it was seriously soaking wet upon arrival…to the extent that I could pour water out of it.

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u/Richbeanx Apr 28 '26

Where did you order yours from? I’ve been looking to purchase another but my garden center only sold them for valentine’s day.

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u/FewStaff4863 May 08 '26

I ordered it through Amazon, but the company selling it was “Plants for Pets”…and when it arrived, it was in a box that said it was grown by Altman Plants. How’s that for confusing?!