Jades do not like overheated cooked roots would be more accurate, Drew. Yes, that is probably the problem i had. For sure. Thanks for pointing it out. Yeah in California they are in full sun. My first jade was about to be killed as a weed from San Diego. My aunt lives there. I took it off her hands. Anyway again because of the pot heating up I have had best results in partial shade, your miliage may vary. Mine tends to grow weak in the winter as I'm unable to give it enough light. I prune it down in the spring. It's about 38 years old. I'm really bored with jades and I would just toss it, but my wife is attached to it. So how many jades have you grown? Any pictures? Here is one I grew from a broken branch off the orginal. About 4 years old. Grew well in partial shade too! You can see though how close the sun is. This post was edited by Drew51 on Tue, Aug 19, 14 at 23:09

bsewall- Great comparison! yes...these two areas are wildly different when it come to freezes. The Tampa data comes from the airport, which is located north of Tampa Bay. So, when the cold fronts roll down from the north, the bay cant help anywhere near as much as it does for the St. Pete station, which as I mentioned above, is located literally in Tampa Bay on the south east part of Pinellas. Here are a few more plots to further illustrate your point. They come from the Southeast Climate center as show the probability of going 365 days in a row without the temperature dropping below a certain value. As can be seen in these charts, there is an 80% chance of going 365 without the temp dropping below 36F at the St. Pete station, but only a 30% chance of that happening at the Tampa AP. What I really like about these charts is that they are based on really long term data (since 1900 for Tampa and 1948 for St. Pete).

A small, satisfying purchase: a new-to-me Philodendron "Prince of Orange" (2 in 6"x6" pot), and a pot with 4 amaryllis bulbs. Total $6. By the way, Cheryl (GW: yacheryl) had her usual lush tables of starter plants, says on July 4 she will have an open garden sale at her home in NW St Pete. Those are fun and good for seeing mature examples.

My mother is currently in a continuing care community, currently at the independent level with two bedrooms and inside and outside access with a small fenced garden. We just moved her from her large home in a small farming community last November and it has really surprised all of us (including her) how well she has adjusted. Part of the problem was finding good caregivers in such a small, rural location. She is now in an Ideal location closer to me and remaining friends and family members her age and very nice, but not posh community (although her apartment with her own furniture is very, very nice). This is a rent situation, not a buy-in at 3,000 per month including meals, housekeeping, laundry and some transportation. Very reasonable and we've been pleased with the staff. It has Assisted living in the same premises, but higher priced and apartments do not have a full kitchen, but pets also allowed (her cats are very important to her), but more expensive. Now when she moves to Colorado with us next year she will move to a very posh CCRC, also a rent situation, but 3 times as much and more as levels of care go up. This facility is lovely and has independent living, bridge living (some assistance), memory care, full assisted living, and a nursing home. DD's family doctor, who we adore, is on the board. She is fortunate because she can afford it, but she may have to invade her investments after a few years (but adequate for another 20+ years even if care levels increase.). She is 86 and blind, mild copd, but pretty capable of taking care of her daily needs.