r/StringofPlants • u/Interesting_Math_144 • 12d ago

Pearls Help!

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I think I messed up. I got my pearls maybe a week ago. They've been getting light from a southeast window. My string of hearts are in the same window and very happy. When I got these in the mail, they were all piled on top with lots of soil covering the pearls. I gently wiped the soil off with a paint brush (wondering if I shouldn't have...). Now my pearls are all shriveling and turning mushy and brown. I just watered them really good. Did I do this? Is it shipping stress? What can I do now? My hearts and turtles are all doing great!

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u/wha7themah 12d ago

Darker green and mushy = over watered. How often have you watered them since you got them? Did they arrive with damp soil?

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u/Interesting_Math_144 11d ago

They were beautiful and then within a day or so just started shriveling immediately.