Hey Jeff I just found out from another site that fresh soil naturally acidifies any water added to it and is able to balance the nutrients and salts- however, over time the soil loses the ability to do this if it’s been fed only alkaline water. That’s why salts build up later in our pots - the soil can no longer balance the water and use the salts. If we refresh the soil when we see this then the new soil will rebalance the tap water again. This is why we can still grow plants successfully with tap water at first but over time, with the same soil, we may get a decline in the plant. So either, refresh the soil or balance the water before watering. Both will work. 🥰👍 But I’ve taken your advice to add acid to my water, using the products you’ve recommended.

I love the fast straight to the point tone you take on these videos. Never have to fast forward lol. Most youtubers take 5+ min just with intro's and describing what they are about to do lol

I got a cutting of this plant from my grandmother about 20 years ago. I have started several others and so have my mother & my daughter. I gave a cutting to my sister-in-law, and she had it started in a jar of water and left it in there for years! My grandmother called it a rosary plant (because of the way it attaches to itself). I'm glad to have started others because the main plant did end up dying; I thought it was me. Thanks!

This was so thorough - so much great information that I didn’t know. Can’t wait to try again with a SOP one day 😀

I’m going to try to grow a string of pearls one more time thanks to your helpful advise. They’re so beautiful! 💚🙃

My string of pearls started to die off after about 3 years, too. No matter what I tried. It started to get dry and die close to the roots, leaving the vines healthy longer, which I found odd. I didn’t know then how to propagate it, so it eventually just went in the compost bin. Now I have two new string of pearls plants and am glad to know how to get them to thrive even better than the first one. Also, trying to locate a video on the propagation boxes you use. What do you put in them, how do you store them, and so on. Thank you for all your great info!

I just bought one and love it… thank you for all the maintenance tips 😊

Awesome and much desperately needed video!🤩😍🤩😍!!! So upset that I missed the live!😢. Your String of Pearls are stunning! I never heard of them having a life span. Could be like pain in the neck Tradescantia, that you have to keep propagating to have a nice looking plant. I refuse to give up! Thank youuuuuu so much for the complete explanation 🤩😍🤩😍💖.

Oh this video came at a perfect time! My beautiful string of pearls fell ten feet off a shelf last night and definitely needs some extra love now

Thank you thank you Jeff! I will keep keeping you updating on my new one :).....yours is a star :).....love it! I already got a baby starter of cuttings from when I first brought it home.....a couple strands were broke! It is so cute! Good to know to keep back ups :) until I hopefully master mine.....have a great day!

Hi Jeff. Thanks for sharing this information about String of Pearls. I have two small pots and both are in kind of a mixture of regular potting mix plus some orchid bark and Perlite. For the moment they seem to be growing well. I had them outside under a patio but decided to bring them inside. One I have put in my bathroom and now thinking it’s not such a good idea, there is a skylight which I thought would provide enough light but the ends of the vines a turning upwards towards the ceiling. After watching your video I can see I’m doing all the wrong things with my plants and firstly need to check the light level as well as repot into succulent mix. Thanks again, you’ve really set me on the right track now and I’ll deal with both plants today. (May even put them back in one pot for a fuller plant).

Thank you for sharing String of pearls beautiful plant 🪴

Great video Jeff. I’ve been waiting for this since I’ve been struggling with this plant for awhile. It never died but just kinda sat there. Hopefully I can get some success with it now. Thanks.

Thank you for the video Jeff. I was not sure how to propagate this plant. Great video

Very informative tour of your plants💚🌱☘️🌵💚

Thanks Jeff. Cool, little window... Amazing. I forwarded this to my friend, who said she wasn't sure what she did wrong.

String of pearls will live about 5 years. I think if one constantly adds back into the plant pot you could keep it going for an indefinite amount of time. Many mites can only be seen with 60x- 90x zoom. You just wouldn't see them. If you have a declining plant try a sulphur treatment. It will either respond very quickly and perk up or expire. It basically kills all types of pests. I use a 1 part Tea Tree to 10 parts water spray treatment on my plants. It kills black mold, fungus, viruses, aphids, mites, false mites, thrips, and mealy bugs. Your plant is beautiful. I know for myself I am guilty in the past of not replacing the soil every 1.5-2 yrs or so. This can really keep plants living longer.💚🪴☘️🌱🌵🌿🍃

I had no idea about that little stripe! So interesting.

That was a lovely live stream,to start the day. Thank you Jeff. Have a great day 😊.

Last November I added some variegated SOP to my pot and just noticed a few are starting to sunstress a pretty magenta.

Any strings (pearl, watermelom, beans, heart, tears, etc.) will rarely grow from leaves. They will rot before anything happens and usually they only form roots. Use cuttings to propagate for success.

Thanks. I hve had no luck with any of these previously

Thank you Jeff.❄️💚🙃

Thanks Jeff!

Great info! Appreciate the detail you include!

Thanx.your string of pearls looks so beautiful! Mine is growing well but very slowly.I have kept in west under the shade where it is getting enough light.Still waiting patiently. Approx how much time does ti take to show proper growth like yours😊

Great video thank you Jeff, I think my oldest string is showing signs of age and I will propergate and start another new one 😁

Very helpful! Love this channel!

I bought some like cactus and citrus soil mix that says it’s great for succulents (I think ya miracle grow brand) but it doesn’t have any bark or large pieces and I don’t even think it has sand. It really just looks like regular potting soil with maybe some coconut choir stuff.

Also when the pearls become very dull looking is another way to tell when they need watered

Great tips I have found them hard to grow.

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing.

You are really good at explaining! Have a good day! :)

My brother in law's (married my sister) mom works for a plant nursery and she always brings these home and gives me some and for some reason they love neglect, i drown them in a bucket and place them back in their spot. The long trails are annoying to unwind after a dunking.

Thanks Jeff! Love the art at the end of the video! Did you create it?

Great video!!

i first saw this plant at the tender age of 17 (will be 59 in sept )... spent the bulk of my adulthood looking for one...finally "found" one when one of my highschool friend's adult daughter bought one for her.... it took mant tries before we finally were able to propoagate it... I brought it home (third try) and it was thriving for a couple years... I decided to move clear across the country and left it with my sister to keep safe for me until I could come back and get it. Soon after I had moved, a stray, pregnant cat decdided my sister was a safe place to have her litter... when her babies started to explore the world... the plant was their favorite thing to play with. Needless to say... I am once again, looking for the plant.... I am on the gulf coast of Florida (Sarasota) if anyone knows where I could find one local to me! Thanks in advance. Thanks for the information Jeff... this will make it easier (I hope) to properly care for it when i do find one!

Wow! Look at that beauty 😃

Hi Jeff! Thank you for very informative video. My string of pearls is doing better once I started to use grow light. One question: how often do you repot yours. I also thinks it will be a kind of difficult plant to repot since roots are tiny and vines are long. Do you have any repotting tips? Thank you.

My mothers SOP plant has dried up nearly completely. Upon a close examination I found puffs of seeds. A tiny new sprout with the puff beside it. I gathered several and am going to try starting. Have you seen them bloom?

During the summer can I grow it outside? I live in a apartment my main window in south facing and I only get bright light in the apartment. It only has one Main vine that I haven’t killed yet and it’s not long enough to propagate. 😢

Thank you, just #SUBSCRIBED.. Question, please… what type of light meter do you use, recommend?

String of turtles as well apparently live 3-5 years, but it says string of hearts are long lived and can grow around 12 feet, I wonder what the difference is there, they’re very similar plants

Great video! Do you have any advice for string of turtles care?

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Where do you find out all this information about how much light (foot candles) any plants?

Do you test your water each time you water or because you’ve tested it previously you know how much PH down you need to add at every watering?❄️💚🙃

Interesting that no one ever talked about how they can just die from aging... 8:32

Hello!!! Good information. Thx!! 🙋🏼‍♀️💚🪴🐩

Again where do you find the water pH for individual plants?

Every time I put my s.o.p. under grow lights it dries it up so quickly.

Hi Jeff, have tried growing string of pearl's several times but it dies.I think it's too humid. So what can I do?

I’ve never heard of sop dying out 3-5 years

It’s pretty, but I’m allergic to the smell of the flowers. I had too pick them all off.

How to protect it from snail 🐌?

Can i put them in my bathroom..

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Ooh thanks for this video! I love string of pearls, but mine doesn't look great... all the new pearls are long and thin! maybe they become round when they are older? I'm planning to repot mine into terracotta (it is still in the plastic pot I bought it in) but repotting it kind of intimidates me! I'm afraid of damaging/snapping the stems (mine is not very big or full so i don't want to lose any "strings").

Do you have a string of watermelon? I need care tips for mine.

This is way too technical,I don't even know what a foot candle is😮