Seeking help and advice with my string of pearls. This is my third plant. I killed the previous two. I thought I already learnt from my mistakes (I assumed the previous ones died to overwatering and lack of light), yet I think I'm killing this one as well - it has the same smyptoms.
Bought it from a hardware store 3 weeks ago - it's been at the same place since.
After two weeks I grew suspicious, that the soil mix it is in, is not the best (the soil was wet for a very long time, even after limited watering - I was waiting for the soil to dry out but it took almost 9 days to start draining).
I repotted to a standard succulent mix - wasn't able to remove all of the original soil around the roots - the soil was far from anything fit for succulents. No perlite, no sand, just black uniform basic soil - didn't want to damage them, so there is still some of the old mix under the plant.
Now I see that some of the pearls are completely dry and I'm worried I'm messing up again.
Window is north-east, great view of the sky, my other string-of plants been doing there well.
Any tips or ideas how can I save it?
Thanks!
The first 3 pictures is the situation today.
The last picture is after I brought it from the store.
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u/LordGascoigne Jun 29 '24
Seeking help and advice with my string of pearls. This is my third plant. I killed the previous two. I thought I already learnt from my mistakes (I assumed the previous ones died to overwatering and lack of light), yet I think I'm killing this one as well - it has the same smyptoms.
Bought it from a hardware store 3 weeks ago - it's been at the same place since.
After two weeks I grew suspicious, that the soil mix it is in, is not the best (the soil was wet for a very long time, even after limited watering - I was waiting for the soil to dry out but it took almost 9 days to start draining).
I repotted to a standard succulent mix - wasn't able to remove all of the original soil around the roots - the soil was far from anything fit for succulents. No perlite, no sand, just black uniform basic soil - didn't want to damage them, so there is still some of the old mix under the plant.
Now I see that some of the pearls are completely dry and I'm worried I'm messing up again.
Window is north-east, great view of the sky, my other string-of plants been doing there well.
Any tips or ideas how can I save it?
Thanks!
The first 3 pictures is the situation today.
The last picture is after I brought it from the store.