Yea. I decided to put them all in pots and I moved them to the front of my house which faces south. Lots more sun. I'm still worried about them getting sunburned. Succulents at the local nursery here are all out in the sun and are doing just fine. When I put mine in the sun they start to get spots on them. I assume that they aren't used to it yet. So I guess we will just see.

Barb...both happy and sad....Happy he is moving forward with his life. Knowing he will go far as long as he stays focused on his studies, and learns to quit being so wasteful. Sad because he is moving on and we will be seeing very little of him in the next 4 years or so. We havent made any new life adventures yet. House needs some TLC. I suppose first we will get used to having a home with just us and the critters and go from there. Chell I used to be a dog and cat groomer. I loved it too. But my employer was a deedeedee. Never had the money to pay me each week and always "owed" me. And she never gave me my tips either.Then at the end of the year she reported more earnings for me than what I had really made.Fortunitly I kept records and proved my case and won, so make sure you don't let the same happen to you. I have kept my clippers, blades and accessories and still will do a neighbors dog or two once in awhile to keep my skills up.....but don't miss the hair stuck in places I did'nt know existed....lol. Love all the pictures the everyone post. Always enjoy seeing ya'lls babies. Regina

Could be too much water Being succulents, variegated jade plants do not need much water and will grow best if the soil is allowed to go completely dry between waterings. If you water your plant too often, the leaves take up the excess water and swell. The swollen leaves then develop brown or rust-colored spots, often on the underside of the leaves. This problem, referred to as edema, will affect most of the leaves on your variegated jade at the same time. It's best to prevent edema by not overwatering your plant. If you have overwatered it, help the plant give off the excess water by making the air drier, warmer and better ventilated around the plant. A jade plant with edema should not be placed in direct sunlight or in a cold, dark room. Or it could be due to too much salts.. If you live in an area that naturally has salts or minerals in the tap water, these salts and minerals can cause your jade plant to develop brown spots on its leaves. The water gets taken up by the root system to the leaves and then the leaves give off the water through transpiration. The leaves can only release water, not the salts. When the salts get left behind, they can burn the leaves. The problem will show on most of the leaves on their upper surface and at the tips. To prevent this problem, give your jade plant filtered water. This type of leaf burn can also happen if you give your jade plant too much fertilizer. Only feed your plant once every three months and follow all package directions so you don't give it too much. This use to happen to mine until I started using rain or bottled water....Try anything but tap) If either of these does not help, then last resort would be the Bayer Disease Control because at one time I was using it and it worked like a charm on all my jades...Leaves clean as a whistle over time.

Rose, I believe there are some misconceptions on growing these plants that I wish to address them, and I don't think it's fair to point fingers or push blames at these commercial nurseries but ourselves to improve our knowledge and culture of these plants. The whole meaning of commercial growing is that the plant is treated like a product and with the goals to sell it with the highest returns at the lowest cost (meaning cheap peat soil as it requires as little water as possible - and it stays moist for a very long time with very little care) as quickly as possible. Some nurseries might give the minimal or basic care to ensure the plant doesn't die so it can continue to be kept as inventory, some don't even have that basic knowledge, and many a times resulting in dead plants or grow to a very poor state before anyone buys them. (Read our rants about BBS) 1) Succulents grown as house plants or for your case as outdoors shrubs. You have to understand that Succulents like Cacti are xerophytic plants, and they mostly originate from the dry arid regions with high amount of sunlight each year. Unless you can simulate such conditions in your growing region, it's best to keep these plants in pots or pick species that can thrive in your climate. I think Kevin gave you a really good explanation on understanding your plants' growth habits. When you water them with a house plant mentality, regardless of how many days intervals you watered them, so long as the soil is still wet, the roots die, followed by foilage - eventually the plant. It's sad because usually by the time the plant looks like its failing, it's almost to late to save it from rot. There are some quick remedies to address this problem or at least identify it: A) stick a finger into the soil to see if it's wet before we water or B) leave them alone until you see signs of thirst then water. C) trust me on this one, wind or moving air are surprisingly effective and useful to drying soil. It dries even faster if your plant is in a clay pot. In fact most of these plants grow in high altitudes in nature with alot of strong winds, it not only dries the soil and aerate the roots but it also stiffens the plant up. 2) Succulents also experience transplant shock I don't even think healthy fully established succulent plants can withstand rain in the outdoors like yours for 5-6 days in a row, not even if you have very well draining soil that doesn't dry after a wet spell. So imagine what your plant had to go through in addition to the transplant stress it had already gone through. This is based on my experience, moving a plant from point A to point B cause stress and disturbance to roots. Different plants have different level of hardiness, but I'm talking about sensitive ones in specific, some breeds of stack crassula ie Buddha's Temple aren't afraid to show you that it's stressed and they usually don't recover well. It's a natural instinct for the plant to shut down if it felt any thread. So it's always vital to leave any newly bought plants alone for a while until you start seeing signs of change, this period of rest (meaning no water and low light/shaded light) can be very beneficial for you to observe and study your plants. There isn't a need to follow my advise word for word, but I've recently grown some rarer and more sensitive plants, and these are just some observation I've based from those that are still alive. Some died along the way, despite receiving similar care and attention to the rest of my plants. But hey, we live and we learn! Happy New Year to you! Hope you can save your plant and happy growing!