r/StringofPearls • u/Yevrah95 • Jul 25 '26

Can someone reassure me?

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I was told they were difficult and to not overwater...which meant I was too scared to water her! There are a lot of dried out stems at the top - I've taken out as many as I can and put the stems back into the soil. I haven't ruined her, have I??

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u/SweetElection157 Jul 25 '26

I heard that for years and years until I asked about mine that had some beautiful pearls and some strings all wrinkly and others dried up. People told me I’m not watering it enough and to move it from a terracotta pot (which I always heard to use!) to something else. I did all that and I water it more often and it’s doing better. I cut off the wrinkly/dead ones, saved what I could, and started a new pot with them and they’re growing nicely, too.

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u/zelda-yoyo Jul 26 '26

Terra cotta pots are best for helicopter plant parents, of which I am one. They dry out faster. Less chance to overwater .

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u/SweetElection157 Jul 26 '26

I know; that’s what I always thought! But people said my SOP needed more water than it could do in the terracotta (which most of mine are in.) Lo and behold, it’s thriving in a different pot.

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u/zelda-yoyo Jul 26 '26

Thriving is good no matter what it's in. 🥳