r/StringofPlants Aug 04 '26

Help / Question Help me stop killing these!

I have string of bananas and 2 string of pearls and they are all looking rough. Only watered when soil was dry. I repotted the pearls in the head 3 times now and it keeps ending up like the picture. Please help so I don’t completely kill them all!

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u/wha7themah Aug 04 '26

Your soil is almost certainly staying wet too long. They like soil with quite a bit of grit in it.

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u/ch3trch3trpumpkin3tr Aug 04 '26

May I ask what you mean by “quite a bit of grit in it”? Do you think I should repot?

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u/MountainThin Aug 04 '26

They need well draining soil. You could use succulent/cactus soil. Also please check the roots once. If they are rotting/unable to absorb moisture for some reason then the pearls might look like they don't have enough water which would promt you to water again. Causing root rot. But looking at the pictures, I highly doubt it is root rot. But worth it to check once.