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title: "Got this string of pearls only a month ago. The soil is wet but the…"
description: "Got this string of pearls only a month ago. The soil is wet but the roots seem to be drying. Whole strings are starting to drop off. What am I doing wrong?"
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# Got this string of pearls only a month ago. The soil is wet but the…

_Pubblicato da Membro Planta il 2025-05-02_

Got this string of pearls only a month ago. The soil is wet but the roots seem to be drying. Whole strings are starting to drop off. What am I doing wrong?

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## 5 commenti

### Whit\_Y ha commentato il 2025-05-02

Overwatered - take it out and cut off any mushy roots and strands. When you repot be sure to use succulent soil and DON’T WATER until the pearls look a little wrinkled and are slightly squishy when you squeeze. They can handle long periods without watering as it’s stored in the pearls. Let the soil dry out completely. When they look a little wrinkled and have a slight squish then they need water. I bottom water mine more often then from the top, the root system is shallow so the bottom watering encourages them to grow strong roots

#### Whit\_Y ha risposto il 2025-05-02

This was mine last year - it didn’t make it

Second is my current SOP, I didn’t water all of March and most of April

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### Abbeywabby🪴🎍 ha commentato il 2025-05-02

look to wet, i say cut all of it off and propagate it i think those roots are goners. I also know that they like shallow pots so they can dry out between watering

### Melikeplants ha commentato il 2025-05-02

Soil may hold to much water. My guess is root rot because of the soil being moist. Good luck!

### Gaileen Joy ha commentato il 2025-05-02

Too wet. They do NOT like to be kept wet.

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