My string of turtles has always had nice plump turtles. But the new growth of turtles is very thin. I’ve only had the plant about 6 months so I’m not sure if this is a problem or it is always true of new growth and it just takes a while for them to plump up? It had a bunch of ‘blooms’ but I pinched those off so it could spend that energy on growing. I water it every 15-18 days, it’s outside on my south fl patio, it’s gets morning sun and afternoon shade. I fertilize with Growth Technologies foliage, but recently switched to succulent when I learned about it. Appreciate any feedback, thanks
by klstockett
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Mine too, I think it’s normal. I’m following in case it’s not 😁🙏
I’m pretty sure that’s just how new growth looks? I also recently got mine and it’s an indoor plant that gets 12 hours of light. Mine is SUPER red. Not sure if maybe they’re different species? But the new growth is also very thin. Mine was severely over watered when I got it so it lost 80% of the leaves when I repotted it but it’s doing very well now. Yours looks very healthy I would worry.
Edit: I tried adding a picture of mine but it won’t let me.
Also, don’t forget it is a peperomia. And in my experience, my peperomias have needed more watering that my succulents. Of course that depends on your soil type, and type of pot it’s in, and how much sun it gets a day.
I have turtles. I’m about 80% sure that they grow plump when you restrict the water and wait a little longer before watering. It “trains” the plant for drought, since the plumpness is them holding onto more water. Start waiting longer before watering (if you aren’t already, wait until the leaves are pretty soft and the plant looks less shiny. If you have already been doing that then push it even longer) and in a few months you should see improvement.
Mine is the same! I’ve wondered if it’s not getting enough light, but it’s hanging in a southern window.