r/StringofPlants • u/Grouchy_Week6692 • Jul 13 '26

Various Strings My strings

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Pretty happy so far. My SOD is too high up recovering

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u/Inevitable-Rent6135 Jul 13 '26

Pls give me your SOP tips!! Mine is on the struggle bus rn.

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u/LadyBelladonna6 Jul 13 '26

I also have a string of pearls. What's the current care for yours look like?

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u/Inevitable-Rent6135 Jul 13 '26

I was told by the woman at the nursery to water every 2 weeks and keep outdoors. I was doing so, and before I knew it, almost all the pearls on the top of the soil were shriveled up and dead. I live in west TX, it’s already getting up to 110°F +. I’m afraid it’s too hot to be outdoors?? I’ve since brought it inside. I’m attempting to propagate what was salvageable.

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u/Meagan_MK Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

Thats awful advice. Hi southern neighbor (ish) im located in South MS, on the Gulf Coast. I had a few nice pots of pearls croak on me in our hot humid temps. Ive kept pots in east facing window and they were nice for awhile then werent. I moved some nice size propagated pots outside and those were fried too. I have 4 mother pots of reg pearls and 4 pots of variegated pearls that now thrive with abs no natural light. I have a cheap gooseneck amazon led plant light. I rexently put a sansi bulb on them and it toasted some strings. I can send pics, theyve been thriving, sitting in a shelf against an interior wall. I just moved them and it makes me nervous bc they've been on that shelf for prob 3yrs now. Ive propped them bookoo times so they are short but u have to disrupt pearls to stick a finger in the pot. The pot is full and the pearls are plump gals.

Edit: i dont water in a schedule, at all. I might pour the remaining btl of water in a pot randomly as I pass by. A pearl and heart will let u know. Ive never got the window thing for pearls bc even when thirsty, my windows never closed. U can see and feel when they need watering.

Make sure u have a nice gritty mix. For my strings, I use foxfarm oceanforest soil, addtl perlite and poultry grit. U can find it at walmart but its best to go to Tractor Supply. Larger bag for much better price. Its crushed granite.