Jade plant drooping and softening after repotting
I recently moved into a new apartment. In the old apartment, the jade was in a North/East window which was bright but not a ton of direct sunlight, where it was thriving. In the new apartment, the jade is currently in a South/West window which has a good amount of direct sunlight (it is the only window option, otherwise I can move it around within the bright apartment. After the move, it began to droop and yellow quite a bit so I repotted the jade.
When I repotted it, the soil was VERY dry and it was very root-bound. I cleaned off all old soil, trimmed some of the super dry crumbly roots and repotted it in a new ceramic pot (it was in terra-cotta) which is only slightly bigger than the old one, using Miracle Grow succulent soil. After repotting, I gave it a thorough watering. This was about 3 weeks ago. Since, a few leaves have yellowed and fallen off, and a good amount of the leaves are drooping and squishy. The top 1-2 inches of the plant still has hard leaves. My moisture meter says the soil at the bottom is moist so I don't think it needs more water, but how to I save it?! I feel like I am in a race against time.
Thanks in advance!
(PRIOR TO REPOTTING)
(IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPOTTING)
(CURRENT PHOTO)
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3 years agoKatie
3 years agoThank you! Do you think I should add some perlite to the soil? Should I keep it in the very sunny window or move it elsewhere?
also when I said thriving I meant when it was in the old window. this was in the old window last year. It was definitely not thriving in the first photo, I agree.
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3 years agoYes, I would add sifted perlite, and quite a bit of it. 50:50 mix is what many use. You could use pumice instead if available, or even combo of perite+pumice+soil. Perlite is easy to get, but sift or rinse it to get rid of the dust. Sunny window is the best, I was just wondering if it was put in much stronger light suddenly.
I wasn't criticizing your plant, just stating facts visible in the photos. Insufficient light will cause leaves to hang and curl downwards, and sets of leaves growing far apart. Plant happy with the light it is receiving will grow compact, leaves are shiny, sometimes reddish on margins and pointing upwards.
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