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Posted 2Y ago by @ahendersonn

Should I prune my string of pearls and echeveria?

Trying to help some plants growwwww.

#VariegatedStringOfPearls - Newbie, but do have a basic #StringOfPearls . This lovely lady came in looking rough, I stripped her roots and let her heal as best I could. Half of it looks to be surviving. Half of looks (is) dead. Like crispy dead. I don’t think it’s rot, well, bc she’s crispy. Should I remove her, recheck her roots and cut off crispy? Or just let her be? I don’t want to try to remove crispy in pot bc I don’t actually know what’s attached to what bc she might have only one root system.

And then my girl Ember, making a hella recovery from #powderymildew she has the new growth from the original stem, but it doesn’t seem to be continuing to grow, whereas her counterpart is. The stemmed one doesn’t have any roots other than from the stem, but the stem is looking like it’s dying off. Just remove her, or wait it out and see if she throws roots? #Echeveria #SucculentSquad #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #planthelp #ahendersonn #CactusClique #EcheveriaMelaco #HelpfulSuggestions #Succulents #plantrescue
Best Answer
For both get more humidity while they root. Plastic bag, a dome, whatever. Once they look really well established you can ease it back to room humidity. That’s the only way I get SOP and especially VSOP to root decent.
@ahendersonn

On the SOP, how often do you water, and with how much? Are you using Distilled, rain, or tap water? Or other? Are the rocks just a top dressing, and what kind of soil is underneath?

For Ember, You might try to get and small handful of soil /sand mix up around that baby in an attempt to get some roots. You could lightly mist around just that part hoping humidity would prompt some roots or air roots.