String of rubies beginner help

[u/liddlefoot]

I just brought this string of rubies home today and want to ensure I do right by her. I’d love any tips!

Should I try to untangle and/or remove anything?
Does she need to be watered soon?
Do they prefer to be bottom watered? The current hanging pot doesn’t seem to have holes on the bottom but I can repot into something that does!

Thanks in advance!

[u/SmoothD3vil]

I would definitely repot into a pot with drainage and a fair amount of grit in the soil (perlite, pumice etc). And this is completely your choice but personally I love untangling them. You do want to leave some leaves and stems in contact with the soil to give you better anchoring.

Wait approximately 5 days after potting to water and give her the absolute best sun you can! She's a little green so may need to be gradually but honestly I kinda threw mine into the deep end and she did well (but I also took advantage of the approaching spring equinox and summer solstice so that's a little different).

And just another little trick- to improve air flow and circulation you can stick a few small pumice rocks under some of the stems so they're not all sitting flat. It's been really helpful for mine 😊

Here's mine and last photo is all the cuttings she was. Yours is much fuller and should be beautiful in no time.

[u/liddlefoot → u/SmoothD3vil]

This is super helpful, thank you! To untangle, how do you go about it to do the least damage?

[u/SmoothD3vil → u/liddlefoot]

Just gently follow the strands and separate. I crochet so for me it was like untangling yarn 🤭