i WOULD BE DISSATISFIED IF I RECIEVED PLANTS LIKE THAT................

Yet they dont look that bad. Where did you orderthem from

They were just loose bare rooted cuttings that i received in the mail from my friend in CA.
I planned to grow them each into a tree form so I selected something with a single stem.

They're overpotted, Sam - a pot 1/5th that size is better, particularly since they're entering their period of least growth. You can move them up as they thicken and growth is evident and luscious.

I'd correct the mix ASAP: that too rich medium is not helping them get established, IMO, they'd be better off out of mix completely bare than in that too rich mix; I believe then can stand on their own just fine (not sure what you mean by that).

The combination of overpotted & too rich mix increases their risk of rotting. I'd get them out of there ASAP if they were mine (& pls. be sure the pot has a hole in it (can't tell).

Over the years, I find keeping young cuttings and jades in a rich mix actually grows faster than the ones kept with fast draining mix. I do use the fast drain/dry medium for my bigger jades with thicker woody trunks. I think it might be the same reason why garden centers always used regular rich soil on their jades. You just need to be careful with watering since the rich soil holds more moisture.
Have anyone come across a nursery grower or retailer using the fast draining medium which majority of our board members use and recommend?
I haven't myself.

Over the years, I find keeping young cuttings and jades in a rich mix actually grows faster than the ones kept with fast draining mix. I do use the fast drain/dry medium for my bigger jades with thicker woody trunks. I think it might be the same reason why garden centers always used regular rich soil on their jades. You just need to be careful with watering since the rich soil holds more moisture.
Have anyone come across a nursery grower or retailer using the fast draining medium which majority of our board members use and recommend?
I haven't myself.

It does all come down to your cultural practices and how you water is a big part of that, but Karen's advice works most of the time for the most people. Succulents don't usually like that rich of a mix, but if you water sparingly, they grow as you relate, Sam. I myself would not use such a mix, but if it works for you, well, that's OK, too.

I find that regular fertilization in a fast-draining mix produces exceptional growth just as well.

Josh

Hi Josh

I still use fastdrain for older jades and rich regular potting mix for young cuttings, my experience is from after a big prune. I sticks the cuttings in different pots and soil and always notice the ones in the rich mix grows faster, given they get the same amount of sun light.

I've been experimenting with richer mix for very small Echinopsis hybrids and I think it works very well, but I also kept them warmer in the winter. I wanted to try something different because they never seemed to grow for me.

I have to admit that it never occured to me to just fertilize them more to make them grow so I'll try that on my next batch of undersized babies.

Nice coloring on your hummels. Maybe you can post an updated picture when you have them in individual pots. Good luck with them. Hummel's have such wonderful colors!