Large Jade Cutting
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Is there a name for this Jade?
Comments (35)That sounds tasty! Hahaha....Caribbean Reds, eh? I bet that made an incredibly hot sauce, indeed! ;-) I grew them in 2010. The Caribbean Reds are at the top of the Habanero heat range - typically about twice as hot as the generic Orange Hab. I find the flavor of the Red Habaneros to be much better than the orange, and not as overwhelming as the Chocolate Hab. Maybe we'll see you over at the Hot Pepper Forum this year? I was delighted to see Caudex posting a few of his sauces this past year. Josh...See MoreLarge Jade cutting
Comments (2)Well I would like to get somthing that is at least 12 inches tall and well branched if possible. I dont even know if its possible to get that. Mary...See MoreGiant jade cutting, will this root?
Comments (13)Hi Michele, What you propose sounds fine to me. I have a similar sort of jade cutting growing in a pot in my dining room (though only half as large as your specimen). Since a callous has already formed, it's ready to go into some potting mix. With my plants (I also grow mini-jade or elephant bush, P. Afra) I just take cuttings, let them callous over and then stick them right into the pot with the rest of them. It's a forgiving plant, and as long as you don't give it too much water (I water my succulents about once every other week during the growing season) you won't have anything to worry about. I've had success just throwing old leaves that have fallen off of the main plant onto the top of the soil and leaving them there. I have two new plants growing in my pot and I quite literally didn't do anything except for throw a few leaves on top of the soil mix. As far as how much mix to put in the pot, I'd say as much as is necessary to make it stand and look nice. If you're worried that it's not sending out roots, you can always pull it straight out of the pot (carefully) and look at things. It's pretty quick to send out roots, but the soil really needs to be allowed to dry out if you want to build a healthy root structure (and it only does that if it needs to send roots out to find moisture). Rest assured, it's nearly impossible to kill a jade plant. It'll take a few months to build a proper root system. During that time, it'll probably drop some leaves, but just throw those on top of everything else and you'll soon have more Jade plants than you know what to do with. Jade (or rather P. Afra) was the first plant I ever grew from a cutting, and I have very healthy looking plants from those cuttings, and from cuttings taking from those cuttings and cuttings taken from those cuttings of cuttings. My jade plants are my confidence boosters....See MoreProgress pics! Jade cuttings!
Comments (1)Beautiful jades.. Nae...See Moressk22 Ohio 5b
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