Stush: Here you go. Pics of the plants you sent me:)

12 years ago

Stush, sheesh!

I didn't think you would see the thread you started since it got pushed off the page quite rapidly before you could even see what we had to say.

Here you go and thank you so much again:-)

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Colleen E
12 years ago
So lovely! That plant of Stush's is just phenomenal.
Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
12 years ago
Well thank you Mike, I had cut up the parent plant so much that yours turns out to be the biggest and best of all. Now everyone else ends up with a smaller piece than the one I gave you. Sorry to the rest of you guys. Hard to be fair to everyone when I first started I thought only 2 or maybe 3 wanted some. Turns out to be 7 and counting. The last ones get the smaller cuts. But that's what I wanted it to be. The more you give, the more you receive. Just kidding with you Mike. Looks great. I have to post a picture of what's left of mine. Hint, I call him stubby.
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chaparralgirl
12 years ago
Stush: You have far, far, far more faith and courage than I do. I'm positively terrified to cut up any of my plants. I even hate cutting my jades, even though I know the jade grows back.

*CG*
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
12 years ago
You know what they say...the first cut is the deepest ;-)
After that, it starts to get easier, CG. Eventually, you'll be tossing pruned clumps of 'Hobbit'
into the compost bucket.

Josh
Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
12 years ago
Not that's one thing I can't do. I just can't kill a plant willfully. I keep one I don't want until I could find it a home. I know it sounds stupid. Killing is easy, let's see someone give life. Ohh wait, I do weed my garden and send it to the compost heap. So I guess I am just messed up.
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
12 years ago
I never prune a plant to death ;-)

There simply comes a time, after you've supplied all your friends with duplicate Jade plants,
that you don't have room for any more 'Hobbit' cuttings....

Josh
Colleen E
12 years ago
Well, to my delight my cutting came, and ahah, I do laugh slightly at the size difference here, but of course I do not care in the least! :) It'll grow to be fantastic, no doubt.

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:) Totally pleased, of course!

Colleen
ssk22 Ohio 5b
12 years ago
Stush,
Mine came also.can't do the pictures on this iPad ,but I am grateful for the plants.
Sharon
Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
12 years ago
It makes me happy to make others happy. Thank you all.
Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
12 years ago
Colleen,
I got in touch with Corps.... and will send her package out as soon as the weather starts to warm.

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Stush: Here you go. Pics of the plants you sent me:)

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