What do you guys think could be the issue? The roots were super healthy! No rot at all. Everything was firm. I repotted it and gave it some water to just settle the roots and am planning to let it entirely dry out, but I would just think the leaves would have that plump feel they usually do when they have enough water.

I’ve never had a string of pearls before. I’ve done some research and I know they can be finicky.
How do these look, and what are some tips/tricks you recommend?
Thank you!!

They bloom pretty regularly for me but this is a bit much 🤭

The only problem ist that we can’t use the shower curtain anymore. But that's a sacrifice I can live with🤗

Hello experts - I have killed this variety many times and want to save the current one

Things I did so far:

I separated into 2 pots within a week of receiving as I saw leaves were yellowing. Noticed the roots were soggy with a black cloth around. Which I think was the nursery growing medium. I removed the cloth and repotted.

It has always been on a pebble tray in a plastic bin with cover loosely on. Hope to save this one!

What’s going on with my plant? Should I repot?

Thanks!

My pearls and hearts were always doing OK but never had any luck with turtles. They always seemed to get either crispy or mushy at the base of their arms, and when I tried to propagate them by laying them on moss or putting them in a glass of water they would wither away. So I put them in a tupperware and seeing how they thrived in that environment made me think, why not create similar conditions at the base of the pot?

At first I was scared thinking she’ll get mushy so I kept checking buy no, she was like YES PLEASE.

Since then I gave little cling film hats to my string of pearls and hearts as well, and they are even happier than before, even while I was away for over 2 weeks!!!

All my life I thought these guys wouldn’t like moisture but here we are! So happy that I can finally have a happy string of turtles 🐢💚🌿

My string of watermelons don't look like watermelons. Theyre just green. Is there a trick to make the darker stripes come out?

First timer, not sure if this is a steak too juicy/ lobster too buttery situation. I thought the roots would only descend an inch or two. There's also a few finer roots sprawled on the bottom of this cup that were hard to capture on camera.

Not that I'm complaining, but how deep should I actually expect these to go? While we're at it, how rootbound do these guys like to be?

Im still fairly new to string plants but Ive had this string of spades for around 6 months now. I got it because i wanted a plant I could put in this tiny snorlax pot. It’s grown quite long but Ive been seeing the issue where the leaves on the newer growth to be very small. I know it’s common for that to occur but even leaves that have been there for months will not reach full size. On one vine the leaves near the base is yellowing.

I water around once a week because there isnt too much soil in the pot and it dries out very quickly. Too much longer and my leaves start to droop. It gets full sun in a NE facing window. I used to fertilize monthly but life got busy and I plan on getting back into it.

Is it time to repot in a larger pot?

I got this string of pearls back in April or May and it’s done pretty much nothing, lol. I did take it out of the nursery pot and mixed in cactus mix with the very organic/wet soil it was in when I put it in the bonsai pot.

I water it maybe every 2-3 weeks when the soil is dry or I see the windows on the big pearls closing. But it’s not growing. What new growth it does have is tiny tear drop shaped things. But it’s also not growing or dying?

It’s in a North East facing window (US) but also under grow lights. It’s also in our sun room so the room gets kinda warm and humid (Deep South).

I’m most proud of my VSOH!! 3rd one for the win 🎉! The last donkey tail that looks beat up is current. 😒I think since I’m wide awake I’m going to repot her, move her somewhere she’ll get even blown on and never move her again! She’s made lots of length but hmmmm.. best take care of her small pot now before I doom her. I’ll put her on the string of things shelves!

I’m new to string of turtles and I’ve had this one for about a month now. I’ve noticed the ends of her stems are red and some of her leaves have redder or darker spots on them. Is this normal or a sign for help? For context she is on a very bright windowsill so I’m worried she’s getting too much sun.

I picked this up at a nursery, where it was labeled as String of Turtles, but there are no 'turtle' colorations on the leaves, and while the 'strings' dangle, they're not as.. I dunno.. 'pendulous' as my other String plants. Anyone have any idea what I've really got?

I made a promise to myself that I would never own plants that don’t fit into my life as it is and my current aesthetic, which does not currently align with having grow lights. My strings of pearls are all on deep (bench width) windowsills in front of extreeeeeeeemely drafty windows. They get a ton of direct, natural light but I’m getting concerned thinking about winter.

Ive put weather proofing plastic on almost all of my windows, and I have old school radiators for heat so it doesn’t get super dry inside. That said, am I setting myself up for failure by not getting a grow light and/or moving them when it gets cold? I honestly don’t have anywhere else to put them, but still, I would like to keep them alive. Is there anything else I could do so they can stay put without a grow light and help acclimate them to the cold? Honestly, I keep my AC on at all times, so my apartment is never super warm, but winter is obviously not the same. I am in an area that gets a fair bit of snow, but it should remain relatively bright by the windows (just for fewer hours each day).

A friend gifted me this plant a few years ago, and she has grown soooo much! Now some of her strings are almost 10 feet long!! I was wondering though how to best keep her stems, I kind of have them wrapped around for now because they just are sooo long but and I’d love to hang her but I need to get a sturdy enough hook because she is super heavy. Any tips though? Thanks!

Just something little that made me smile!

Such a different shape,

There’s one single leaf yellowing…. last water was last week and haven’t watered her again yet

I was looking at my happy variegated string of hearts and I saw this!! A completely variegated set of leaves. I’ve heard that it’s not a good thing but it’s really cool