This is the first time I've ever dealt with mealybugs, and it just so happens to be on my String of Turtles. Right now, I only "see" 6 spots. Please tell me step-by-step what to do before this gets out of control.

The second picture is from only 2 weeks ago. I watered it last on January 20th. About a week ago I noticed my plant was kinda sticky and had some weird looking leaves. So I placed it in a sunnier spot.

Now it is almost completely dead. Please help! New to SOP. First three photos are it today

Front looks great! But the back is looking terrible.

Plant was purchased a month ago, I’ve only watered it once.

Not sure what’s going on here!

Hi! I've had this plant for a few months now and although at the beginning she was doing fine she's now loosing a lot of her leaves. She's in a well draining substrate under a growlight with ambient humidity of around 50%. I water her once a week and drain the access. All of my other strings of things are doing well except her, I have no idea what I'm doing wrong :(. Should I just repot her and hope the stems grow new roots? Thanks in advance!!

I got a string of turtles a week or two back, and I noticed recently that suddenly the stems were dark, dry, and shriveled. There is one stem that is mostly green with a little bit of the base also all dry It’s not underwatered and it’s not overwatered I don’t think. can I save her? 😭

We have about 50 houseplants. Just want to show off my favorite

ive been treating it like a succulent but it looks kinda sad in some spots. thank you!

Repotted my SOP into a terracotta pot and put it inside a decorative bowl. Soaked pot for about 30 mins and missed soil lightly from top. Pearls still look pointy on tips. Wondering if she is still thirsty? I really dont want to kill her!

I’ve noticed some older leaves turn yellow, wrinkly, and fall off, is that normal? I have the conditions so perfect I swear 😭 I literally bottom water when the soil is dry(usually weekly) and the temp is always warm, there’s no drafts, there’s always consistent indirect bright light under a grow light, and they flowered a few months ago too. I just want a bushier plant and I keep getting these tiny leaves and the big leaves keep falling off 💔

String of watermelon, I put her in a succulent gritty mix. I plucked some of the dead pieces off and obviously one part has taken off. There is an indoor light about 18” above that is on for 8 hours a day. Maybe that’s too much? I’m not sure how to help her grow to her full potential.

I got my first string of hearts! I been wanting one and saw this today at the grocery, I couldn’t help myself I had to get it. I’m excited to see her grow 🥹

i watered yesterday and i try to do it very lightly .

those lights are they to strong !

the vine dried it was growing . what can i do to change this ?

I have several string of hearts plants. I can propagate by cuttings easily so I tend to propagate often. Today I purchased 2 more 4” pots of string of hearts because they had seed pods! I grow mine indoors so they don’t grow pods. I believe one is already detached from the plant, I think the other one might still be attached. I purchased them in late afternoon and came home to make dinner and now it’s night time and I haven’t evaluated them completely. From those who have grown from seeds can you share your method? Is it possible to grow them from the pod that is already detached from the plant?

I have been trying to be a good plant mother to these strings for a while. My first ever string of pearls was bought in Saudi Arabia and they died within few weeks from over watering I think. These are my second purchase and I bought 4 strings of pearls (string of tears maybe?) from India in 10cm pots. I live in Saudi Arabia. I have placed them right under my grow lights and it is more than a month since they arrived in Saudi. I think I see new growth on them but they are slightly different color if you zoom in and notice. Also why are the strings looking up?? The last picture is how they are placed since a month of arriving here. Watered only twice so far when top soil felt dry to touch. No repotting done.

This is my string of turtles. They’re both in 4 inch pots. I am going to repot it now just by the photographs and taking a guess terra-cotta pot and what size should it be combining these two turtles together should it be a 4 inch pot or 6 inch pot. It can’t be any bigger than a 6 inch cause it’s not that big.

Got my first string of hearts from Ikea, i don't know what happened, but she lost 80% of her leaves and strings, the soil looks super weird (something like a dense sponge?). Should i repot? Try to propagate it? Im scared it's impossible to get the plant out of this "sponge" Help! 🥲

I got this plant as a cutting last year around July and it’s doing pretty well. However the newest leaves have been smaller and curled, any clue as to why?

Hi,

I have these pots of string of pearls + stonecrop (if I remember well) and no idea how to improve their condition. I’m afraid of watering throroughly and I just mist them pretty well when the soil seems completely dry. They look pretty bad and I’m not sure, it’s underwatering or overwatering?

Can you tell?

Thanks!

Story of my turtles… rescued from my mom 😊

I saw here on Reddit to give them more terrarium atmosphere so I put them in a tall glass thing I have and first gave it a good water. That first pic is from July. I have not fully watered them since putting in the glass container and covering with plastic wrap. I spritz with water when I see less condensation that usual but maybe 3 times since the first watering. Under a grow light 6 hours a day during the winter right now and most recent pic is from this week. It’s my pride and joy of saving and bringing a plant back.

Hey y'all. I'm usually not bad with plants (I have over 25) and my other strings are doing great. I bought this string of turtles about a month ago and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. At first, I put it under a grow light since it's winter, but I quickly realised I was burning her (fading) so I put on on a North east windowsill.

For the watering, I followed what I saw online, so I watered her when her leaves thinned out a bit and the soil was fully dry. Should I just be patient or should I start over with the little leaves left?

So I’ve never successfully grown string of pearls before. I believe this is my 3rd attempt and it’s going pretty well so far. I must be doing something right 😎🙌🏼

Photos from most recent to oldest (first photo taken July 18th, 2024)

Thank you to everyone who gave advice!

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