How to Propagate String-of-Pearls Plant

String-of-Pearls is one of my favorite plants, and I love to share it with anyone who is interested. I try to keep a steady supply of rooted cuttings to give away, but sometimes (all the time!) I don't have any that are ready, so I give them fresh cuttings and a printed guide on how to propagate them. Hoping this will be more detailed and helpful to a new gardener, as well as being paperless!

Cuttings of String-of-Pearls - a 6-8 inch strand is ideal, but hey, size isn't everything, just work with what you got!

Planter pot, or small container

Well draining soil, or succulent potting mix

Filtered water

Zip top bags

*Optional - rooting hormone

Fill your planter with potting mix. Then water thoroughly with the filtered water. Wait at least 15 min for the soil to fully absorb the water.

Scratch up the surface of the soil, using fork, finger, teeth, whatever. Then coil up the strand of String-of-Pearls and press into the soil.

You can use rooting hormone to help your cutting along. Tap out a tiny bit onto a lid or paper towel, (so that you don't contaminate the entire jar of the hormone). Wet the tip of your finger and run it along the strand, then drag it through the rooting hormone. The extra moisture helps the powder stick to the cutting, and I think it really makes a difference.

Place your planter into a plastic zip top bag, and set it somewhere that gets some gentle sunlight. Do not stick it in direct sunlight, which will effectively boil it alive. Wait 2 or 3 weeks and ta-da! You don't even have to water it the entire time, as the plastic bag will keep the whole system moist. If your planter pot is too large to fit into a zip top bag, you can use a clear-ish plastic bag, or wrap it in cling wrap.

If you successfully rooted some String-of-Pearls using this method, please take a pic and share on here! I would be so tickled if I got someone to get into growing succulents, as they are my favorite type of plants!!

Theoretically, each of these fallen pearls could root and eventually grow into an actual plant, so I'm putting it to the test. I wouldn't go out of my way to do this, but these "pearls" fell off while I was repotting my precious, so why not give them a chance?