Jades in solitary

luvidaho_2010

12 years ago

Found this Gollum jade (7 of them actually) on sale, it was a good deal so of course I had to bring it home. It was looking a little rough, quite a few dried up fallen leaves, some wrinkled up ones, and a few black. I had thought to wait until spring to re-pot it but on closer inspection at home the soil wasn't very good and I found a small white egg sack on one leave.

I probably went a bit overboard, don't want bugs on my other plants. I washed all of the soil off, sprayed the heck out of the leaves and re-potted everything in a dry gritty mix. The roots all looked good, I trimmed off all the stuff that looked bad, and threw a couple pieces away. I didn't see any bugs, even with my granny glasses on-the better to see the little beggars with! I thought about spraying with insecticide soap but decided that I had shocked the poor plants enough for one day.

They are all now in isolation, away from all other living things in the house. I realize the pots are too big but I wanted to use the sides to help support the plants until the roots establish in the new mix.

Before

After a very good shower

Solitary confinement

Any thoughts or suggestions? Should I have done something differently?

Tami

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greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
12 years ago
I think you've done everything right!
With a good gritty mix, you can use as large a pot as you'd like. Your Jades should grow very quickly.
As you know, wait about a week to water to give any damaged roots a chance to form calluses.
Great buy!

Josh
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
12 years ago
Looking good there, a real bargain, you got a great 'BOGSOMF' deal there for sure...(buy one get six or more free)!!
Far better to be overcautious when it comes to bugs imo. Keep us posted how they do pls?

Gill from the UK.
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The first plant is, I'm pretty sure, an Agave filifera (check the link). The bug-infested pair is a Portulacaria afra (elephant bush), I think, on the left, and I can't really figure out the one on the right from those pictures. Some kind of Kalanchoe, or Crassula? Don't beat yourself up about the bugs. It happens. You'll look more closely next time. As far as whether to separate: I would separate them, on the theory that if one is more easily cured than the other, then I can cut my losses and at least save the easy one. (The counter-argument is that plants that are already stressed by bugs maybe don't need the additional stress of being repotted. Use your best judgment, or wait for other people to jump in here.) I have no experience with the Portulacaria (if that is in fact what it is), though I know they're supposed to be relatively slow growers. So even if you could get a start from a leaf or a tip cutting, it might grow too slowly to be worthwhile (especially since you can probably go back to Lowe's in six weeks and get a brand new one for $3). Here is a link that might be useful: Agave filifera
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geoforce I also have couple of kalanchoe leaves hat have rooted but not growing any plants, and are very same for at least 6mo, perhaps longer. Just yesterday, I pulled one out and cut about 1/3rd of it, and placed cut end on top of mix. Maybe it will grow some offsets...otherwise, I may just toss them on compost pile :) Some leaves do that: they grow roots but not leaves, or vice-versa. That gollum is looking good, plantlet has grown few leaves. Mine sprouted quite fast too, but hen it grew relatively slowly. Lars Your gollum and arborescens are very nice. I have arborescens but it is very slow grower; has no branches. It grew few leaves in 2yrs since I got it. It gets reddish margins while outside, but has to be indoors for about 6mo...How old approx. is the plant in your photo? Stush Your new jades look good, so I hope there is no cold damage. Mine took 8 yrs to grow to size in the photo, so not a fast grower! But I grow it quite hard and maybe that has something to do with it. It is only about 18" from soil line now; maybe it would be taller if in bigger pot and fertilized. But I like short, fat and somehow tapered trunk it has. I only pruned off 2 branches over the years. I do not want it to grow very tall, rather like to see trunk getting fatter!
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puglvr1
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Congrats!! NICE Gollum...I like the way you separated all the plants. I would have done the same thing. Great potting mix too. Good Luck!
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I wouldn't call it over board to isolate a new plant. When I purchase a new African Violet I take off 2 or 3 leaves and sterilize them and then throw out the new plant. I wash the new leaves with a solution of 1 part bleach and 15 parts water and let dry and plant. I have done it couple of times with a new jade also.
luvidaho_2010
Original Author
12 years ago
I had been keeping an eye on this pot of Gollums for quite some time, checking to see if it was still there every time we were at the store. I prefer the Gollums over other jade but felt $19.99 was too much, so when it went on clearance for $5.00 I brought it home. So far (knocking on wood) I haven't had a bug problem with several new plants I have brought home recently and don't want to start one.

Josh, I considered letting the plants dry before re-potting but figured the dry mix would help dry the roots and allow callouses to form. Yup, they won't get a drink for at least a week.

Gill, I will post an update later, even if I did the poor plants in. It was in the low 40's when I was giving them their bath outside so might have been a bit cold. BTW, I enjoyed looking at your plants.

Pug, I also like one plant per pot-except for hoyas!

Ron, that is a great idea. Bet you don't have bugs on your plants.
Colleen E
12 years ago
Beautiful! It has been my hope to stumble across such a great 'Gollum' find. Not that my one 'Gollum' isn't sweet, but it's quite small. ;)
luvidaho_2010
Original Author
12 years ago
I was very happy when it went on clearance! The pot had a couple nice sized plants. I hope to try some of the things I have read about on here in the spring, particularly chopping it to change the form. With this many plants surely I will succeed with at least one.
Tami
mari66
12 years ago
Tami
What a buy !!! Good for u !!! All your single plants look like a better root system than my Jades after planted cuttings in May of 2009--just re potted one and it does have roots but not like your plants--I'm Still learning--and this site is a wealth of information

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puglvr1
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Luvi, I agree I prefer Jades with a single trunk whenever possible..."tree like form".

Yes, when it comes to Hoyas, that's another story...the more plants it has the fuller the pot, so Much nicer lol...
luvidaho_2010
Original Author
12 years ago
Mari, I am still learning also. I have a long history of planticide due to not enough water and TLC. So, I thought I would try cacti and succulents since they seem to like neglect.

Pug, the down side of my preference for single plant per pot is now I have way too many pots with the same type of plants. When I get a new pot I separate the plants as soon as I can. I am giving the extras away as quickly as I can, I am running out of room! Except of course the hoyas, love the full pots. Now if I could only get a bloom on one of them...
Tami

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