r/StringofHearts

Hi everyone! This is my second time trying with a VSOH and she seems to be doing much better this second time around! I’ve had it for a few months now and haven’t repotted since getting it.

My concern is that the dirt around the edges of the pot are starting to clump together leaving huge gaps to the point where I can see the tubers being exposed.

Should I repot? I’m not sure If I should keep using the same pot/ upsize/downsize/ or add more soil.

Also, I’d totally appreciate any better lighting tips that you may have!! Currently my SOH is sitting under a grow light on my shelf, with an additional grow light underneath for the bottom leaves. I noticed that the mid section does not get enough light because of the angles of the grow lights, causing it to revert to green. I only have a north facing and south east facing window in my room and they don’t get a ton of light because they’re blocked by trees & my neighbors giant monstrosity of a house. Grow lights are probably my only option but she definitely needs a better setup!

Edit: I just measured the lighting from my SE facing window and it gets about 200-300 FC. It’s pretty cloudy today so i’m not sure what it would be like on a sunny day but would this be an okay spot to have her hanging?

Any advice is appreciated :)

I'm new to this particular plant. The one i have is absolutely packed in its pot, so much so that watering is a bit of a chore. I've been wondering if I need to repot. Is this a pretty resilient plant to do this?

I bought this and it looked a bit sparse to begin with. It was in a broken, plastic hanging pot so I repotted it ultimately after a couple months. I recently added grow light bc I hear light is what they need most. I bottom water- but prob not often enough. I spray the top frequently bc it just looks so dry (prob wrong). I heard about winding the vines around the top but they’re tangled so much. It keeps growing longer though.

It’s in
* 1 part Rosy Soil cactus & succulent mix
* 1 part perlite
* ½ part Fox Farms Ocean Forest
* ¼–½ part Better-Gro orchid bark

This has been one of my most difficult bc I don’t know what I’m doing and bc it was already sickly when I bought it. I’ve watched videos and searched Reddit. I should just buy one that’s already beautiful. I’ve propagated some and prob took them out of prop box too soon. Maybe I’ll try to prop again.

I got my VSOH in march and has been doing great, the top is is full of pink plump hearts, but the vines are so crappy looking. I think it gets an even amount of light, and I wait till it’s completely dry to water. I use a VERY diluted liquid fertilizer with every watering and only bottom water till it’s wet at the surface. Should I water more often? Also, all the vines bloomed flowers about a month ago and I thought that was a good sign? Could the flowers be taking away energy from the vines and leaves? Should I take the flowers off?

hello im very new to caring for variegated string of hearts. i recently repotted it from the original pot into a 3” pot and was wondering if i should wait at least a week for it to get comfy on its new pot before propagating? reason for wanting to propagate is because its bald at the top LOL pics is before and after

Ok so when I first got these they were not in a chunky soil. So I repotted them with soil, perlite, and a small amount of leca to make it chunkier. At first it was thriving. It gets direct light for at least 10-12 hours a day, but I don’t know if I watered too early a couple weeks ago or what happened, but it’s slowly getting worse. What should I do?