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title: "Hello there my string of pearls or string of tears has been acting up…"
description: "Hello there my string of pearls or string of tears has been acting up on me so I decided to propagate it does this method work?"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Jo :)"
published: "2023-07-28T00:19:32.398Z"
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# Hello there my string of pearls or string of tears has been acting up…

_Posted by Jo :) on 2023-07-28_

Hello there my string of pearls or string of tears has been acting up on me so I decided to propagate it does this method work?

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## 9 comments

### Planta member commented on 2023-07-28

It is known to work. It takes patience and don’t get mad if some rot. (This works for string of pearls and tears)

#### Planta member replied on 2023-07-28

Make sure to keep them in a greenhouse climate

#### Jo :) replied on 2023-07-28

Thanks buddy :)

### Mon commented on 2023-07-28

It can work, but it very hard to get them to root with only the beads. You will have a lot more success with a little bit of the stem. Also, string of tears grows faster so it’s easier to propagate

### Zan~ Anxious Planter commented on 2023-07-29

Honestly a stem with a few pearls is more likely to succeed

#### Jo :) replied on 2023-07-29

Ya but I kinda had no choice it was dying :( some of the that had nodes I put in water ? Hopefully that works

#### Zan~ Anxious Planter replied on 2023-07-29

It should I just don’t know how well it can photosynthesize with little to no pearls. I’m considering restarting mine. The store drowned it so much that it’s been wet on my meter for like weeks now.

#### Jo :) replied on 2023-07-29

Aw man what the heck I hate when they do that u should check if they put a sponge around the roots they do that sometimes and it drowns the roots

#### Zan~ Anxious Planter replied on 2023-07-29

I might have to do a repot and plant rescue if it continues I’m almost out the clear I’m hoping it will resolve on its own then I’m gonna hit it with a grow light 💡

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