Jade in Need of Help
gbond1967
16 days ago
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Newly Acquired Thirtysomething Jade Plant needs help!
Comments (15)Sounds like you've got things under control...in line for bringing your plant in the house (I don't have mine in the house). It has been my experience that if you have regular soil/dirt, it will attract ants, worms & rollypolys to make their homes. Yes, ants like to farm pests (which you may or may not have). As for your little red dot...I believe that is a weed seed, coming off a plant that pops & spits these when touched/disturbed. I had a bunch of these in my grass & would find them on me, the dogs, the plants after having done some gardening. Not to worry-just pull out the weed (if others seeded) if it grows! Good advice from Jeff for acclimating your plant....See MoreJade needs MUCHO help!
Comments (4)Howdy, neighbor, I'm over on the other side of the Sierra Nevadas in Nevada County... When you say "baby jade," I wonder if it's actually Crassula ovata or perhaps something else, like the Portulacaria afra ("Elephant's Food Bush"). However, I'll assume it's the regular Jade species. My advice, get it out of that soil *pronto*! Wash the old soil off the roots, and look closely for any rotten roots. If you find any, cut them off. Dust any cuts you make with cinnamon (kitchen kind), then let the roots dry out for a day or so. After that, I'd re-pot in a new container with a fast-draining mix. By fast-draining mix, I mean something gritty without any peat-moss. I like 2 parts grit: 1 part organic (small pine/fir bark). My gritty ingredients are perlite, pumice, and small quartz gravel; and my organic ingredient is pine/fir bark 1/8 to 3/8 inch in diameter. After re-potting, I would set the Jade somewhere to recuperate for about one week - somewhere protected from direct sun, with good air circulation. Do not water - repeat, do not water - until any injured roots have had a few days to form calluses. Since you're in Reno, Nevada, your Jade will dry quickly...because of this factor, I'd only wait 3 - 5 days before lightly watering the container. Good luck! Act soon! ;) If you have any other questions, here's the place to ask! And please post an update. Josh...See MoreMy Jades need URGENT help!
Comments (5)I have to respectfully disagree. If they were in a standard peat based mix, then yes they may be overpotted. But if the mix is as porous as it appears, then larger pots are a good idea. With a sufficiently porous mix, you could grow cuttings in 5 gallon buckets if you wanted. I use a very porous mix and large pots for all my plants and the root growth is excellent. One problem I have found though, is that they dry out very quickly in hot, sunny weather. And this is where I'm guessing your problem occurred. Even though succulents are quite tolerant of arid conditions, young plants lack the extensive root system and water reserve of mature plants. They can definitely wilt if the soil completely dries out, and this is much easier to do in a gritty soil. I would keep them out of direct sun until they firm up again, and then be careful to keep them well watered when hot and sunny. If the soil mix contains many fines that are not visible from above, then I retract my diagnosis and defer to paracelsus. I'm guessing though, that the lava rock, perlite, and bark you're using is very porous....See MoreJade regrowth help
Comments (2)Well Hi there, tondagriess! BTW - I didn't mean to imply that people on the Garden forum don't know about jade plants, but you are much more likely to find jade lovers on this forum. So welcome and lets see if we can help you out! I have a few questions. How long have you had this plant? It looks like it was lacking enough light for a long time. That why the leaves are so far apart - the plant was (maybe) growing fast and searching for light. When that happens the branches can be weak and bend downward. But you say you just brought it back inside, so maybe just tell us what light it has been getting. Does your pot have a hole in it? That is an absolute must. Recommendations of putting rocks in the bottom do nothing to help drainage, but that "general wisdom" is still out there. The water really needs to drain out of the pot. And your soil looks like it may have a lot of peat in it. Maybe it was a bag of cactus and succulent soil? That stuff still needs to be mixed at least 50/50 with perlite, pumice or even granite chicken grit. That makes the mix lighter and it won't hold too much water and rot the roots of your plant. It should look like this - I think it would be a good idea to look at the roots of this stump. Often, that is where the problem starts. A cut stem or stump that has no more rot showing should be quite green or greenish white. Like this - This was a rotted stem - When trying to save a stem or cutting, you must keep cutting away the bad, rotted parts until it looks perfectly green. If you don't get it all, it will keep rotting and you will lose the cuttings or plant. You need to clean the blade with alcohol after your cuts, too. I have never tried to save a plant (stump) so severely pruned - and I suspect that there is still some rot hiding in there. But maybe someone else has, and hopefully they will chime in. Can you post some picture of the drying stems, and maybe the ends of them, too? I am sure we can help you with rooting them. I root every little piece I prune off. I'm a hoarder! LOL This will get us started and hopefully some more folks will help us out....See Moregbond1967
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