How To Repot String Of Pearls

The string of pearls is a spherical-shaped succulent plant with tiny pea-shaped leaves. Its leaves grow along with a trailing system, and they spill to the hanging baskets and the sides of the planter.

The stem can be used to propagate the plant, and if you fail to carry out this process, then the plant won’t survive long.

Though it’s grown as a hanging plant, its terrestrial covers a wide area in the ground. It also produces white flavors with an incredible flavor, a characteristic of the cinnamon plant.

String of pearls was first sourced from South Africa and is an evergreen climber, which competes with other plants to get nutrients and sunlight. Depending on the species, the leaves may be dark green, absent or rudimentary. Its branches can also grow for a long height and usually hangs down.

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Steps to Repotting your String of Pearls

You should always place your plant in an area with enough sunlight. Though small doses of sunlight can be good, excess of it can lead to the scorching of the plant’s leaves.

Avoid placing this plant in light environments, and ensure its some feet away from the window. Light is important for the survival of the plant.

Repotting is an important process to ensure the survival of the string of pearls. However, many people don’t know how to proceed with this plan. Or should you take the cuttings and repot them while leaving the mother alone.

To repot the plant:

Using wire snips, cut the 4 wires used for hanging the plant.

Now, lay a newspaper and invert the pot to the paper.

Now use the wire snips to cut these wires to enable the pieces of string of pearls to be intact.

Though you may lose some of the plants, you will have a large portion of them. Alternatively, you can use a donkey’s tail in this process. The best time to repot the plant is when the strands are still short.

You would need to cut the plant from the pot and handle it gently. And if you want to reuse the pot in the future, you will need to remove the plant’s tangled strands.

Why you Need a Smaller Pot with String of Pearls

Have you ever grown your string of pearls for some time only for you to move them into a larger pot, and they started to die? This means that you moved the plants to a bigger pot.

String of Pearls have a small root system, and therefore, you don’t need to plant them deeply or use larger pots.

If you use a larger pot than the original one when repotting, then the plant will start to rot. On the other hand, if you use a very large pot size than the plant’s roots, then the potting medium will remain wetter for longer, which will lead to the dying of the plant due to rotting.

This is the case, especially if you fail to drain the potting mix well. It’s important to repot these plants once in a while but avoid doing it frequently. The best time to repot the plants when the leaves start popping out of the pot.

Routine Maintenance after Repotting

After repotting your string of pearls plant, you will need to assess it and tend to its water needs constantly.

Before watering it, check its moisture levels and ensure the plant is not moist beneath the surface. It would help if you also considered how the soil is aerated before you start watering it.

Make the soil compact to prevent it from shifting when transporting it to the planting place. Since the plant is the succulent type, you will need to give it some drought after watering.

If it’s winter, you should allow the soil to dry as the plant can become dormant. Overwatering is the common problem facing these plants, and it could lead to the rotting of leaves which will kill the plant.

Also, rotate the plant every once in a while to ensure even growth on the sides. Also, don’t forget to dust the leaves to enhance the photosynthesis in the plant.

FAQs

Should I repot my string of pearls?

Yes, you should repot these plants annually. Repotting the plant will enhance its life, and it will last longer in your garden.

What kind of soil does a string of pearls need?

Since these plants are easy to grow and nurture, you can use any soil to grow them. However, the best choice is sandy soil, and you can also incorporate sharp sand and other potting soil in this mixture.

How do you repot a dying string of pearls?

If your string of pearls starts to die, remove some section of their stem which contains several leaves. The cut end should touch the water; a few weeks later, the roots will start growing from the plant, and you will be able to plant it in the succulent soil now.

Can you root a string of pearls in the water?

String of pearls is a plant that is easy to propagate. The plant can be reproduced via soil or water. For the water method, you will need to plant them in the soil after they start rooting.

Additionally, you have to remove the pearls at the end of the cuttings and place the cutting directly in contact with water.

How long does it take for a string of pearls to grow?

After propagating this plant, you should expect them to take 3 to 5 weeks before their roots start to grow. Afterward, these roots will start developing, but it won’t result in issues if you take it out before rooting.

Bottom-line

You should repot your string of pearls annually, especially during the start of the spring season.

But you are also limited on the number of times you can repot them before they eventually die. Most times, it’s wiser to repot the string of pearls from newer instead of older plants.

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