Oops. Don't know what happened with those last 4 pics. I'll try again:

Cutting 2- Black spots on bottom of leaves (fungus? virus?)
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Cutting 2- Another angle of the black spots.
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Cutting 2- Black spots on top of the leaves.
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Cutting 3- Callus under leaf flaking.
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This post was edited by beth-noobfrommd on Wed, Jun 19, 13 at 22:07

I think they're totally salvageable. The leaves are still green, and they've still got roots. Many moons ago, I also rooted jades in water and stuck them in MG water control soil. And in spite of doing it all wrong, they lived. Thrived, even. Who knows how.

If you're new to this, you probably don't want to jump in to mixing the gritty mix so many of the gorgeous succulents you see here are growing in. I have 40+ plants, and as much as I'd like to start putting my plants in a good gravelly mix, I just use bagged soil. At the very least, go get a bag of cactus mix. If you can, buy the perlite, too, and mix it half and half. It makes a big difference.

Put the cuttings in about an inch. They probably won't stand up on their own, I use the take-out chopsticks you get from the sushi joint, or a bamboo skewer, just stick it in the soil next to the cutting to help support it. Don't water for a few days, and then very lightly the first time. Depending on how fast the soil dries out where you are, water lightly about once a week (every 10 days in winter). Some people water deeply every two weeks ... I don't like the way they look when watered that way.

Good luck!

Thank you, thank you, Danielle for responding!!!! (And for not judging me) :)

I actually already have some cactus soil and perlite so I'm going to go ahead and pot them in that.

I was just concerned that the black spots meant a systemic fungus or virus, meaning I had to cut to ensure no black going up the stem. Maybe I'll still cut the heavily spotted one just to make sure (though this will cut off all the roots that had grown). The healthier one I'll just plant and follow your advice.

Thanks again for taking the time!!! I'll post follow-up pics if they survive me and my two left thumbs.

It could be some sort of disease, but it could also just be damage. Those fungus gnats are the worst. I would keep these guys separate from other plants for a while, in case there's still more larvae. If you want to pinch the more worse off leaves, it will always grow more. Even if the spotted leaves recover, it will always have a scar where the damage was.

Ok, thanks! I will pinch off the most damaged of the leaves.

I saw some more gnats flying around today. (Out of a bag of left over MG moisture control I forgot about in a bin). Those buggers are crafty. That's all trashed and I have the yellow stickies to monitor. No other plants inside.

Gonna wait to plant till I'm satisfied I see no more gnats. in the meantime I have the cuttings stuck in some straight perlite.

Again, I really appreciate the tips, Danielle!

I've posted this elsewhere, but I've ordered Mosquito Bits through Amazon; you sprinkle on top of the soil ... it's a bacteria that washes into the soil when you water it. It's fairly harmless, but it kills the fungus gnat larvae when they feed on it. It's been a lifesaver for me. I have also had success sprinkling diatomaceous earth into the soil as well. I have access to it at work, but it's also available through Amazon.

Good luck!