SOS! In desperate need of Jade plant advice!
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5 years agoNil13 usda:10a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)
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jade in desperate need of repotting...i think
Comments (10)Hi, Danielle. I think it's a good plan to propagate several Jades from this plant in different containers. All the growth is very spindly and weak, however, so the cuttings won't have a lot of vitality to root quickly and produce strong plants. It'll work, but it'll be somewhat slow. You're right about those sections with roots. Cut well below the roots because whichever node you cut will shrivel. After cutting, let the cut-end callus over (dry for a day or three), as Hanzrobo said. Then, carefully pot the cuttings so you don't break the delicate roots. Wait 3 - 5 days, then water. "I'm pretty sure I initially potted in a prepackaged cactus soil mix. Will that still be ok? I don't have a lot of room to buy/store all of the individual ingredients to mix my own." - I cannot recommend bagged potting soil, which is most often peat moss (check the ingredients). - I don't know what's available to you, but I'd rather grow a Jade in pure Perlite than bagged soil. Josh...See MoreJade plant out of control, need advice
Comments (9)Stettin, If this place has nothing else (but it does!), it's the mother lode for Crassula ovata (C. o. AKA jade plant) information - just search for it here at the C&S Forum and you'll have reams to read. There's nothing to worry about - you could whack that mini-beastie to nothing, I said nothing, no leaves, and it would come back. Short answer, because I tend to go a bit too far with my cutting, is no, not to worry - trim what you want (I'd get rid of anything more than 5" long myself), but before you do so, peruse the pages here and get some ideas. Your plant is healthy and will come back quickly, since now, if you give it some sun and some light, it will grow in winter....See MoreNew jade plant - advice needed!
Comments (18)It does look healthy, even if it is etiolated and gangly. There is no right or wrong way to go about trimming. Just cut back anything that does not help create a form you like. Don't worry about cutting large branches. You can not kill it by pruning. When you cut pay attention to the segment lines, and make cuts close to the lower line. Any remaining portion of a segment will be resorbed, and the remnant will fall off. I would probably cut the horizontal limbs back to where there are more vertical branches. Over time, small branches will grow, and todays scars will be almost invisible. I like to remove all the small branches and leaves in the lower 2/3 of a limb to show the trunk, but you may have other ideas. Crassula ovata stores huge amount of water in the stems, and will recover from almost any pruning, even if all the green leaves are removed. Fear not. Your plant has been growing unnaturally for a long time, so don't expect it to look fantastic right away. Try to develop a more natural shape. You could try to make something interesting out of the horizontal branches. Trim them back to a vertical branch, even if very small. Play with it. You may find that trimming is intoxicating, and you can easily get carried away. But all of the cuttings can be rooted, so you never lose anything. Some of your cuttings already have a lot of potential. Branches that were previously horizontal will easily adapt to a more vertical position. Have fun with it. Brad...See MoreNeed advice planting a huge jade cutting
Comments (36)Why are you 'wetting the leaves and trunk while in the shower'? The misting mentioned earlier was about the soil, not the trunk or leaves. That moisture can not be absorbed by the plant, but can promote fungus. I agree with others that the wired arm looks dead. I would remove all the dead parts working down until you hit bright green fungus free tissue. It looks fine up until the fourth segment line from the Y branching. The arm may have died simply because it's moisture was resorbed to help keep the main trunk alive during this time of drought. It happens to my plants too. This plant is sure experiencing some strange environmenal extremes recently. I suggest finding a nice bright shade area in a drier room of the house....See MoreJade
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