String of Pearls mushy leaves

Translucent, wet-soft pearls and dark collapsing stems are tissue damage, not ordinary thirst. Lift the trails and check the crown where stems enter the mix.

A few damaged beads, firm stems

Remove collapsed beads with clean scissors and inspect the adjacent stem. If the crown and stems remain sound, check moisture and empty runoff; localized bruising or cold injury does not mean every trail needs cutting.

Soft stems or a collapsing crown

Use the string-of-pearls root rot guide to preserve healthy strands beyond the damage. Give bright light to the pot surface and crown as well as the trails; a shelf can shade the top while the hanging growth catches light. New node cuttings need lightly moist propagation mix until established.