Janet was asking about the type of soil, I believe, not the pH since clematis can live in either acidic or somewhat alkaline soil. Is your soil free draining, mucky, does it drain well with added organic matter, etc. ? Clematis like moisture but they don't like to sit in standing water. I don't believe anyone here has ever suggested letting clematis get rootbound in one gallon pots. Some of us do believe that small sized clematis are better served being potted up in one gallon pot so that their root systems get better established and more substantial prior to being planted in the garden however. This is especially true for very small clematis plants, especially the type IIs, since doing otherwise can make the plant more prone to attack of clematis wilt.

I was looking for suggestions about pruning my lemon tree because I thought it was getting too tall, but according to what I have just read I guess i’ll Let it continue to grow. It was started from an overripe lemon that I had about 3 years ago and right now it is almost. 4 feet tall. I pinched it back several times in the past to try making it bushier which it did and now it is growing rapidly again. Hopefully if I let it grow I will get some fruit to go with the beautiful foliage.

NP, they are showing now. Pretty good looking plants. 1st needs support because it has big branches growing bit 'wildly' (that is not a criticism :), one I can see is too much to the side. Not a problem, you can just prune one off, or prune some of the smaller branches off to make it more balanced. I am only looking at the photo - but think I would prune off the left branch and the lowest big branch. When repotting, I would get original plant into more upright position. Just a suggestion... As jades get bigger, you should decide what shape you want them to grow into. That is personal preference - I like one thick stem/trunk (that's why I said to prune extra branches off). Once you decide, pruning in early spring will help to keep plants balanced and grow the way you like. Variegated jade looks like 'Tricolor' (but I can't see it clearly), and they are as easy to propagate from leaves as green ones. Sometimes they revert to all green, but will grow. They just grow bit slower in my experience. But plant is very small, and you should grow it bigger before taking leaves on - they feed the plant and help it grow. I have many grown from leaves and also from stem cuttings. The colorful plant is probably sedum and could be propagated very easily from leaves or stem cuttings.

https://www.wikihow.com/Prune-a-Rubber-Plant#:~:text=Cut%20the%20rubber%20plant%20branches,the%20small%20leaf%2Dbearing%20stems. A good description of how to go about it.