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title: "Just rescued this guy from Walmart yesterday. He had a bunch of dead…"
description: "Just rescued this guy from Walmart yesterday. He had a bunch of dead strands i had to pull out, pretty sure he hadn’t been watered in awhile☹️ Any advice is…"
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author: "Angellina"
published: "2023-07-19T05:36:08.856Z"
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# Just rescued this guy from Walmart yesterday. He had a bunch of dead…

_Posted by Angellina on 2023-07-19_

Just rescued this guy from Walmart yesterday. He had a bunch of dead strands i had to pull out, pretty sure he hadn’t been watered in awhile☹️ Any advice is very much needed and appreciated! I’m good with foliage but I’m not so sure about succulents 🤣

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## 5 comments

### Mon commented on 2023-07-19

It need a lot of light. You might need to supplement with a grow light if you are keeping indoors. Also, make sure your soil is very chunky: at least half of it should be drainage material like pumice, perlite, decomposed granite, etc. They usually come in very dense soil and tend to rot on me if I don’t repot as soon as I buy them.

#### Angellina replied on 2023-07-19

Great, thank you so much! Some of his strands look like their roots are about to come out of the soil so I’ll definitely be repotting soon!

### GrowWithAmberLowe commented on 2023-07-19

String of Bananas!! I let mine dry out completely before watering, make sure it has a drainage hole for excess water to escape. I also fertilize it every time I water. I have mine hanging in a west facing window, but it also gets some indirect light from my east facing covered porch.

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#### Angellina replied on 2023-07-19

I was SO excited when I found a bananas! Just so sad they let them get in such poor condition☹️. Yours looks beautiful!! Does yours do well with that much light? I’m thinking about putting mine under my grow light now after the other comment🤔 also what kind of fertilizer do u recommend?

### GrowWithAmberLowe commented on 2023-07-20

It really only gets direct light from the late afternoon sun but bright indirect light all day. It also seems to grow towards the light so I’m constantly rotating it. I fertilize using Foliage Pro every time I water. I just add the measured amount to my pump sprayer and go to town.

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