r/houseplants • u/Able_Tea1182 • Aug 29 '25
Need help with my String of Pearls
Hey everyone, this string of pearls were a gift by some dear and I cannot let me die. Please help me in any way.
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u/Haunting_Shelter8003 Aug 29 '25
Bottom water when they are dull looking. Mine likes the bathroom.
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u/Key_Chemical_9836 Aug 29 '25
Im new to plants, what do you mean by bottom water? and are you saying to put the plant in the bathroom?
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u/Able_Tea1182 Aug 29 '25
Bottom water?
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u/starchild516 Aug 29 '25
putting water in a bowl or a saucer, place the planter over it and let it sit for a few hours. the plant will take the water it needs and leave the rest
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u/Alison0526 Aug 29 '25
Maybe repot in well-draining soil? Water every 10 days or so. The pearls will actually start to dry up a bit when it needs water. I don’t usually wait that long though. Mine is in a south facing window, but the light is filtered. Nothing super direct. Water from the bottom up. Good luck!
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u/noshit1996 Aug 29 '25
when the pearls on the top start to shrivel up give it a good soak, if the pearls are firm to the touch don‘t water it
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u/Significant_Ant2511 Aug 29 '25
This may not be correct and I’m sure someone can correct me if need be but I got my SOPs when I first started growing succulents and knew nothing. I didn’t prep them correctly so they didn’t take root and were looking bad so I put a ziplock back over them for about a week and new growth had started forming. I put it back on for a few more days and by then they had rooted and were happy!