Jade Plant: SERIOUS help needed
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Need Help with my Jade plant
Comments (2)I think it is quite etiolated - long and contorted stems that have been turning toward any available light. I believe I see at least couple of dry/dead stems too? I don't think that is serious problem, maybe it wasn't watered enough. Plant's leaves look good otherwise. White dots are most likely some salt/minerals deposits from water that can be wiped off easily - not much problem there. Oldest leaves often yellow up, dry up and fall off. But yellowing could be caused by overwatering too - in that case, they feel soft, full of water and almost translucent yellowish color. That means soil is not draining well and the roots are sitting in wet muck. That would be problem for most plants. I can't tell from the photo. If there are many leaves yellowing at more-or-less same time, I would consider checking the roots. I would cut off all dead branches (they will fall off anyway). Decide how you want plant to look. Some prefer droopy branches - I prefer more compact growth with thicker trunks. Depending how you want plant to look, it should be pruned. It definitely should be given much more light than it had before. If light happens to come from mostly one direction, turn it 1/4 turn every week or two to expose all sides as equally as possible. I would amend the 'soil' you used by adding lots of sifted or rinsed perlite, It seems to be water retaining - succulents should have very good drainage. You can check if the potting mix is dry or still wet before you water. Use bamboo skewer or chopstick. Insert deep into the pot trying to avoid roots. Take it out after few minutes. If dry and clean - time to water. If damp - cold and has even some particles sticking to it, make sure you don't water. Check again in few days. Edited to add: air roots are not much of problem; sometimes they may grow if there is plenty of humidity. It is suggested that they may grow if plant is thirsty - but rather check the soil for that. Air roots could be rubbed off, eventually they will dry up. If you take cutting and it has air roots, they will most likely continue growing. But jade cuttings root very easily, so you don't have to worry about having air roots on them....See MoreNeed help for a badly drooping jade plant
Comments (8)Pot looks bit small, but going 2 or 3x larger may be too big. Perhaps 2, 3" bigger diameter. Btw, you could use big pot for any succulent, but need to make sure potting mix is very well draining. Lots of soil will take longer to dry up, and much longer if water-retaining. If plant sits in wet soil, roots may start rotting, and eventually die off - regardless of size of pot. Improving soil would help - drainage is important, and potting mix should drain fast. You could improve it easily by adding lots of sifted or rinsed perlite, or pumice if you can get it easily. Roots will grow much better in fast draining mix, and will anchor plant. Are you willing to divide it? Are you willing to prune it? That plat is probably quite old judging by thick/fat trunk....See MoreNeed help pruning and repotting 10+ year old Jade Plant
Comments (16)They are, I think, called "bulb" pots - or somehing similar. I have some plastic ones too, I buy them if I see any as they are not sold as often as regular pots. There are many others made of resin, plasic and similar materials - I prefer those since they are not as heavy...that may not bother you :) I bought pot in the photo just week ago in Rona for just under $6 (in Canada). I have seen even nicer pots in Garden centre, but they are more expensive if that is important to you. They had many different types, just do not buy one with recurved top (like a fish bowl) - it is difficult to remove plants from those. If there are no drainage holes, I always drill some. I never used BJ mix, but some ppl mentioned that it was still bit water-retaining. Easy way to solve that is to add sifted perlite, or pumice if you have some. Old soil could be caked on, but you mentioned plant was in drainless pot and wet. Dry soil (or mostly dry) usually crumbles off; if it contains lots of peat it could be more hard. You may loose some roots when removing soil, but it shouldn't be much of problem. Better fewer healhy roots than many mushy. And jade will root very easy and fast, as long as they are not kept too wet....See MoreHelp needed with jade gollum plant
Comments (6)I am fairly new to plant care and I do read a lot but I swear I have never seen any article mention saturated soil. I've found that getting to a place where you're not in constant battle with an overly water-retentive medium for control over your plants' vitality is a very good place to be. Soggy soils and what they spawn account for the overwhelmingly large fraction of growers who land on this site's fora in search of remedial help. You might find this helpful. If interested, you can follow this link to a discussion that's been active for more than 15 years and almost exclusively discusses issues related to excess water retention and how to avoid it. It might surprise you to learn that gaining an understanding what governs water retention in container media is likely the largest step forward you'll ever take, as a container gardener. Al...See MoreAlliep
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