Help with my little Jade plant
Hello!
So here's my Jade plant (named her Iwa). I got Iwa 4 months back from a local nursery.
She was pretty tiny then, I have attached the before and after pictures.
I am not exactly sure if she's growing well? Or if the growth is retarded?
My gardener potted her in that soil, which I don't think is the right kind of soil for succulents (owing to the little knowledge I've gained from my searches over the net off late).
Also, initially I watered her daily unless recently that I stopped watering her and I wait for the soil to dry up first then water.
She hasn't been exposed to enough sun light either, she'd always sit on my table top, where hardly an hour of shady weak sunlight reached her.
But since the last 10 days I have been keeping her in the terrace exposed to direct sun light for atleast 4 hours.
I want her to grow tall and wide with a thick trunk, and be healthy!
Also, the margins of the leaves (a few) look slightly eaten away. And there are those whitish marks on the leaves which i thought were watermarks but now I ain't sure if that's powdery mildew ☹️
Please help me make Iwa healthy!
Thank you in advance (:
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Comments (1)The brown patches on the leaves are sunburn, I know from experience, as in my eagerness to put my plants outside my window on a rare warm sunny New Hampshire day, I left them in the sun for several hours, and a few days later saw the brown patches from being put out in the sun suddenly, without gradual exposure. And your soil is way too water retentive, leads to root rot... I would leave the cuttings out until I see roots start to form, don't need to be in soil for that. And I would repot the plant with roots into a fast draining mix in a smaller clay pot, and not water for at least a week...best of luck! Christopher...See Morehelp me help my jade plant
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5 years agoIf you have a glass of water and a bucket of water - which one will totally evaporate first? Keep that in mind when choosing a pot size. Smaller pots will dry out better, and that's good when nursing a plant back to health. That's probably why I don't do much with mixed pots - too large and doesn't dry out for me here in soggyville. LOL
Your plant is young, so it doesn't need a large pot to accommodate the roots. Many of mine are in 4 or 5 inch pots. I use clay because they're cheap - and I am, too!
Jades are pretty forgiving. New soil and better light and it'll be happy and grow well for you.Queen
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