repot jade plant?
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9 years agogreenclaws UK, Zone 8a
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Comments (6)Once acclimated, Jades would have no problem with the heat, but they would probably want a little protection from the afternoon sun. However, suddenly moving it outside would be fatal. The plant will certainly look the best if you can slowly start moving it outside to get it more light. But, if it is going to end up inside anyway, you might not go through the hassle. In that case, slowly acclimate it to a southern facing window. As for water, Jades are pretty bullet proof, as long as they are in good soil. Your bonsai mix with perlite is perfect. The rule is to water just before the soil completely dries out. You'll just have to dig your finger a few inches into the soil to feel how moist it is. Until you (or your buddy) get used to the plants seasonal needs, you'll just have to keep poking it to decide when to water. Especially with Jade, when in doubt, give it drought! That is to say, it will be *much* happier kept too dry than too wet. Kept inside, I wouldn't be surprised if you were only watering once every two or three weeks. Outside, in the heat, it might be as often as twice a week. Here in SoCal, mine get watered about once a week at the peak of summer. Don't worry about rain as long as it's warm out. However, when it starts to get cold again (50 F is cold) it will want to be on the drier side. Also, frost will totally wipe out a small Jade, so it must be moved inside if there is a chance of a freeze....See Morejade plant
Comments (6)Welcome! Post a pic of the plant for the best advice. In general, re-potting during the warm season of greatest growth is best, which means somewhere from late Spring to early Summer in the northern hemisphere. Jades do grow during the Winter, but the cool temps make root-work a bit more risky. Josh...See MoreBeginner in need of Pest Control Advice
Comments (3)Im sorry you didnt get a quicker response. Im a beginner to and I have heard that too much alcohol and water spraying can damage the leaves of a plant. This may or may not have cause some of your troubles. There are plenty of people who use this technique successfully and others like me that have killed plants with these soap/water/alcohol/etc. solutions. Heres a site that may help... http://www.allexperts.com/browse.cgi?catLvl=3&catID=721 Will Creed is really good, I would ask him. Pictures would help diagnose the problem as well....See MoreI finally repotted my Jade plants, and I'd love to see yours, too.
Comments (20)Well I did a reply to the latest posts, but I can't see it now...so as not to be seen to be ignoring the replies, here it is again, no doubt it will now magically appear...twice! @Marguerite, thanks for the name Blue Hale, I hadn't come across that one before. I'll amend its label, you know how I like my labels! @ Rina, thank you. No particular secret as to their size. Maybe because of growing them hard, they rarely get any fertiliser, they're watered infrequently and get no special care really and spend their lives confined to the g/h...it works and suits me fine:-) @ Richard, thank you too. The blooms have taken an absolute age to develop from buds to open flowers and seem to be lasting even longer now in full flower....just wish they didn't pong so much, it's really an unpleasant smell in there especially when the sun is out :-/ My regular jades also flowered, they take a fair while to get from bud to open, but these beat them hands down in the 'longest time it takes stakes'. They (the ones that do flower) all generally start to show the first signs of buds around Jan/Feb, but just last sooooo long. I've only ever got the ordinary plain ovatas and this one to flower...so far. Regarding the downsizing, yes they can certainly be cut down, but I'd still have to accommodate them in the house come the day my g/h falls down! Don't worry, it won't quite be yet :-) I just have to remember to place the plants to dodge the drips from the roof, hope one of the glass panes stays put as it's bottom frame has rotted and remember not to open one of the casement windows as I need to replace the hinges.....oh the joys of house ownership! Gill...See Morebeesneeds
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