Jade plant - why did it stop making big leaves?
Here is one of my many jade plants grown from cuttings off the Big Mama Jade. (Note: I planted these before finding this forum, and learning about proper succulent soil - all my jades will be repotted into proper mix. I've always used regular soil for my jades and had very few casualties)
It was making big, plump leaves on a new branch, bigger by far than any other I've grown from this plant. I was very pleased. Then it grew long and started to droop. I propped it with a bamboo stick but this unfortunately scarred the leaves that were resting against it :( It was never moved from it's place in the south window as far as I recall. (The one in the foreground - we will discuss the etiolated forest in the background at another time lol)
I cut off one long branch (left side below) and it grew two little sprouts. I pinched the top of the right branch and it grew a cluster of sprouts. You can see those nice big leaves here.
Yesterday I cut it back to the largest leaves and will root the bushy top.
Why do you think it stopped making the big, big leaves? I have so many jades and so many cuttings, so I'm experimenting with the propagation. I'd really like some more with the super fat leaves.
Thanks! Kd
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bunkfree_4a_canada
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Comments (5)From your description my best guess would be too much water and subsequent root rot and the purplish -yellow tinge would seem to confirm that. The purple is common with young seedlings that are too cold or too wet and the yellow is usually a sign of too wet. 1 hole in bottom of the plastic cup isn't usually enough. They are easily plugged with soil. I always put at least 5 holes in the cups - 1 in the center and 4 on the edges so that they cut into both the bottom and the lower side of the cup. That way you can be sure they can drain adequately. Next best guess would be the potting soil - which MG? If it was MG Garden Soil then that is your problems as it isn't meant to be used in any sort of container and says so on the bag. It compacts and won't drain. Has killed many a seedling according to posts by others. Last thought would be that your plants got so tall - not a good sign - because they were starved for light right after germination. That is why most of us use fluorescent lights - widow light just can't cut it this time of year. When you transplanted them did you plant them deeply to just below the leaves, burying the too long stem? A long lanky stem doesn't have as good a circulatory system so difficulty supplying nutrients. Does any of this sound like a possibility? Dave PS: also what and how much have you fed them?...See MoreYellowing leaves in Jade plant Crassula tetragona
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7 years agoLol Violet! I wish I had pics. Maybe mom still does. We had a lot of macrame.
something like this, only larger with more tassels and giant wooden beads, if I recall correctly.
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