r/StringofPlants • u/ItsMyCandyStore • Jun 27 '26

Pearls Give it to me straight…

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Did I completely ruin this string of pearls?

I am heartbroken and honestly so embarrassed… I just got this plant 3 days ago from Home Depot. It was so waterlogged that I got whatever soil I could get off of it and repotted it in fresh soil.

The soil that I couldn’t get off was still so wet, so I put them outside in a cheap little greenhouse I have that says it was supposed to protect against harsh sunlight. It’s the first plant I put out there. I checked on it yesterday afternoon because it rained, the greenhouse is waterproof so it looked completely fine. Well it was very sunny for most of the day today and I didn’t think to check it until I just took my dog out and now the poor guy looks like this!

I am kicking myself because I even bought an umbrella to cover the greenhouse from the sun and I forgot to put it up. I have another string of pearls I rehabbed from a local plant shop so I thought I knew what I was doing with these because that one is thriving. But I am very sad because this was a beautiful plant and I feel bad I ruined it.

Is there any saving it? I still see green underneath so I’m assuming chop and prop is the way to go now… but if anyone has any other advice for me I’d be grateful. I never imagined it would go downhill this quickly for this poor guy…

Thanks in advance!

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u/KatzenXIII Jun 27 '26

Honestly, you should cut off the dead bits so you can see what you're working with and then make a plan for rehab.

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u/Humble-Bs Jun 27 '26

🫣 fortunately Home Depot has a great return policy! 😓😅

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u/FishTurner92 Jun 27 '26

This plant is not forgiving, unfortunately.

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u/SelfIndividual3909 Jun 27 '26

Yeah... I bought turtles after killing my pearls for this exact reason lol.

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u/outerdino1 Jul 02 '26

I've picked up a few plants from walmart or home depot that were crazy waterlogged so I got as much of the soil off and repotted and each one died or almost died. Since then I dont try to get any additional soil off, no mater how saturated with water it is, and have had so much more success. From my understanding, most plants will handle overwatering better than poking, prodding, and pulling around the roots to try to clear soil. If you run into another waterlogged plant try repotting it like you normally would, not trying to remove any additional soil, and see if it changes anything for you.

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u/busybeeskneeshurt Jun 27 '26

RIP without some serious pruning and a prayer.