String of Pearls Care - Repotting

String of Pearls Care - Repotting - what not to do

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4 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with the string of pearls succulent years ago. In this video I show you how to successfully repot them and explain how I care for mine. I am no expert but just here sharing my experience. Let me know if you have any questions.

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@Love-hn6hi 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, can you please do an update. Would love to see how the plants are doing🌱🌵🌾 I too love String of Pearls 😻

@beavisnsluthead 3 жыл бұрын

I just repotted my string of pearls today and this video was insanely helpful. I went out and got some perlite just for my baby because it had been stuck in it's plastic nursery pot for quite some time. I noticed that it was holding moisture even when I wasn't watering it. It just would never properly dry out? I noticed little flies in the soil too and that's when I'm like okay, this isn't good. My string of pearls is now in a small terracotta pot, gave her soil a good drink so she wasn't in completely dry soil and hoping for the best. Now I'm going to let her do her thing and hope that I saved her. I had to twist off quite a few pearls that didn't make it but overall she looks a lot healthier now. Thank you for this video!!!

@CorpseBride64 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you showed the peanuts, I use them as a bottom layer as well. I do it because of my back issues, so this tip is especially helpful to those with disabilities! Much LOVE.

@caseyriley3628 3 жыл бұрын

So cool to hear someone else is doing that!

@chrispawlik4433 3 жыл бұрын

Some packing peanuts are water-soluble so you may want to test them before using them for filler planting.

@plants4life7 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking.

@kelsey9605 Ай бұрын

Great video!

@sunflower3572 2 жыл бұрын

Loved your video and all the good visuals with great info. I’m new to this plant and struggling, so this was very helpful. Thank you.

@lilpinksock31 2 жыл бұрын

Really helpful info, thank you!

@sxybeing 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! I have just watched 11 videos. This is my 12th and the only one that has actually given me clear concise tips and answers as to why my string of pearls are dying. All other videos were so vague and not quite clear. One was 12 minutes long and about 7 of them was taken by the guy talking away. Ugh!!! I don't know if I can rescue my poor pearls, but I am definitely try again and also know now what I was doing wrong. Thanks again!!!

@lesliecherylp1976 2 жыл бұрын

When you come up on long videos, up the speed to 1.5.....saves a bunch of time.

@roxannelessard2784 3 жыл бұрын

Great job...thank you for the great info 🙂

@caseyriley3628 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

@paramitadanceactive 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice. You are passionate about ur pearls. I am from India n hv kept my pearls in a small grow bag to pass air n made soulless media.. Sand, leaf mould, old n used tea leaves, perlite. Is it ok? It is propagating also. Ans. Plz

@caseyriley3628 3 жыл бұрын

@@paramitadanceactive I have never tried anything like that before, sounds awesome! I do know when they are propagating you want to keep it more moist than you would a plant with established roots. Once it is established as long as the medium the roots are in dry out after waterings it may work. Hope that helps

@Dollsanity 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful tip about the packing peanuts! I have some from a recent Amazon order so now I can use a great terracotta pot that would be too deep otherwise. 👌🏾

@lillyanderson181 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t they will disintegrate when wet

@Dollsanity 3 жыл бұрын

@@lillyanderson181 Yes I’ve learned a lot more since my comment and it’s not recommended to put things in the bottom of pots/use oversized pots. Repotted.

@mychellecobo3422 2 жыл бұрын

Hi from Germany, I guess we would all love to see how the plant is now. There are so many fews to this Video. Seems a lot of people have this plant in their home. I have a lot of struggles with this plant. Wish you the best!

@lawrencepadilla17 3 жыл бұрын

I killed mine. Thanks for sharing your experience.

@kylie76rae 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video of repotting the individual strands from the plant you salvaged? Or tips?

@allisonreed6391 3 жыл бұрын

I received my string. Of pearls in a decorative pot with no drainage holes it was placed with small stones in stead of soil should i repot it in a pot with drainage holes and use cacktus soil

@namnhan2003 2 жыл бұрын

Please advise me on how to get plump and big pearls.... should I be feeding them more fertilizers? I had them for about 5 months now and they are barely bigger than a peppercorn..!

@TheQueensWish 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Casey do you have any pointers about light requirements for SOPs? Also, I had heard that they do not like wind or drafts. Is that so?

@rdred8693 2 жыл бұрын

Bright, indirect light. I would keep them out of drafts. Winds, I don't know about.

@Debjam56 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Case. (My daughter is named Casey also) I love my strings also, but love any draping plants. I noticed you said, I’m sure is that you were in zone 9 as I live in Houston, Tx. I guess my question is do you leave your plants outside or bring them in. I’ve brought mine in because of 100+ degree heat. They are growing like crazy. They live in a south facing window. I also have done everything you’ve done except using the packing peanuts. They will eventually decompose and may be harmful to your strings. I’ve never used alcohol but it sounds harmful, but that’s just me. I personally don’t cut my strings because I want to cover the dirt so I just curl the long strings back into the pot. They also will re-root and therefore will grow more strings. If they are extra long you can let the end dangle over the edge for esthetics. Also, Have you bought from any other suppliers? The pot you bought from Lowes is an orchid pot. Anyway, let’s chat if you want. Maybe we can send pic’s. If interested. Deborah

@suman121069 3 жыл бұрын

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@benitabrown8831 3 жыл бұрын

I'm new to string of pearls plant. I've just bought six 2inch pots. I bought the most shallow terracotta pot i could find. I put all six pots in the terracotta pot. Im not sure if that was a good idea or not but the pot looked big enough to hold them all.my mixture is miracle-gro moisture control potting mix and lots of perlite. So I guess my question is do you think I did alright by putting all 6 little plants in one pot? I wish I could send a picture for you to look at.

@sarahkreller9603 3 жыл бұрын

I would never suggest using miracle grow especially for succulents. That soil has moisture retaining crystals which will rot the roots.

@zebgrantinfo8796 3 жыл бұрын

What happened with the one you tried to save?

@abcdefghijklmnop2054 3 жыл бұрын

My string of Pearls keeps rotting at the base of the roots and the soil is dry so do u think I should cut the root and propagate or something else? I do have it in a glass pot but I have rocks as the first layer then charcoal then sand and then succulent soil .

@JC-sv1oy 3 жыл бұрын

Is their drainage in the glass pot you're using? No matter the amount of things you put in the bottom, without drainage holes, the glass will hold in humidity and the soil will suck up that moisture. If there are drainage holes, the glass is still probably holding too much moisture for your SOP's. It really doesn't take much moisture for rot SOP's.

@rdred8693 2 жыл бұрын

You need drainage holes, and a terra cotta pot. You also don't want a deep pot.

@tarantellalarouge7632 Жыл бұрын

about the packing peanuts : some are organic, some are made of "plastic" or chemical matters. I don't know if I would use them ? The organic ones can fall appart with water and the other one can be bad for the plants ?

@pings_n_things 3 жыл бұрын

That is a TON of perlite

@LilGagaChick 3 жыл бұрын

Perlite is a succulents best friend.

@Stephaniemickle Жыл бұрын

I add sand and pumice stone to mine also ❤

@keiveenguyen9101 3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to save my string of pearls. Hopefully I can do it. I couldn't sleep since I saw it had problem 😑

@lizajane6926 2 жыл бұрын

Some packing peanuts dissolve in water. Just a friendly note.

@JamesTenis 3 жыл бұрын

How about if you use 1/3 succulent potting mix, 1/3 Perlite, and 1/3 sandy soil? I feel that Miracle Grow potting mix is a fake soil and succulents like the true earthy soil. It's just my opinion and I may be wrong. :)

@caseyriley3628 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! That's a great point and I really think they would love that mixture too :)

@Asdfgqedfglo 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought my first string of pearls yesterday. It already has long strings, like I didn’t buy it as a baby, she is a good size already and she came in one of those plastic pots, I am new to plants. The soil is also super wet. Should I repot it? Do I wait until the soil is mostly dry to do that? I went to 4 nurseries yesterday looking for this plant!! I was on a mission, I wasn’t going to give up until I found one yesterday lol

@neynahnehnah1485 3 жыл бұрын

How are thry now? Could you save them?

@Asdfgqedfglo 3 жыл бұрын

@@neynahnehnah1485 no. The string of pearls is dead. The soil was so wet it was infested with fungus gnats which infested every single plant I own so you only can imagine how pissed off I’ve been lol so ever since bringing that plant into my home I’ve been doing everything to get rid of these fungus gnats (and I’ve almost succeeded). This string of pearls was so gross because of the state the nursery had it in that I am completely grossed out by that plant now.

@neynahnehnah1485 3 жыл бұрын

@@Asdfgqedfglo awww. I hope your plants do great now and your love for pearls grows back. I havd a few small pots of them, but they have stayed small, I think it is because the humidity of my city that is always over 60/70%.(we have 110% humidity.😁) I hope I can put them in one pot and have a great looking pot of pearls one day.

@Asdfgqedfglo 3 жыл бұрын

@@neynahnehnah1485 maybe if I start off with a small pot of pearls it will turn out better. The one I brought into my home was so gross lol I am scarred so it’s gonna take a little time for me to become friends with that plant again. Haha

@neynahnehnah1485 3 жыл бұрын

Awww. I hope you do. I got a bonsai of sweet potato and it was infested by spider mites and I was so scared. It is kinda bald now but this is the second bonsai that is drying in my house so I am afraid of all bonsai that ever existed, even though it could have died if it wasn't a bonsai. So I get what you are saying. 🙄😭😁

@itsyourtime688 3 жыл бұрын

I like the string of pear. Unfortunately they don't survive longer with me. 😢😢

@anirbang4957 2 жыл бұрын

Those packing material used is styrofoam or thermocol? 🤔

@TheAhhleena 3 жыл бұрын

Update?

@caseyriley3628 3 жыл бұрын

Filmed and uploading soon! :)

@lorenztherese6422 3 жыл бұрын

I killed 4 string of pearls. using packing peanuts/rocks makes me want give it another shot. hmmm

@carris3ringcircus390 3 жыл бұрын

I'm getting ready to do this with my string of Bananas🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌😄

@MrSmartyPantsNow 2 жыл бұрын

I am curious how your pearls are doing now. Going to big of a pot for anything of those types of plants is never good for them. The soil will remain wet for way to long and rot them 😔 and adding stuff on the bottom is never good either. It created a perched water table and will eventually do the same thing and stay wet for to long. 😔 That's why I want an update. This is all stuff people preach every day and I want to see how it went for you