In addition to the good suggestions given - Yes, some of the bottom roots may be dead. If so, when you repot, make sure the live roots below the plant barely fit into the new pot. You may have to find much smaller pots. Put clean stones or styrofoam peanuts in the bottom of the pots, if there's much room between the bottom of the roots and the bottom of the pot, after you press them down just a little. Hope that makes sense. Also, plastic orchid pots have extra holes in the bottom for good drainage. Some Phal pots also have slits around the side. If you can't find an orchid pot, get regular plastic pots with one hole in the bottom and make 4 or so more holes in the bottom, about 3/4 the size of the original hole. If you go to a store for the pots, take your Phals w/ the bottom roots wrapped loosely in damp paper towels, then wrapped in plastic. That way, you can take off the wrapping at the store and try on different sizes of pots. The trick is not to keep the roots wrapped in plastic for hours and not to leave the Phals in a hot car, even for a few minutes. I take orchids into stores and restaurants all the time, roots wrapped and the plant in a paper bag. :) If your Phals are too top-heavy in the plastic pots, you can put the plastic pots in regular clay pots and fill in w/ stones or marbles if the clay pots are too large. Soak your new bark mix in water for 24 hours before repotting. 3-5 drops of dish detergent will help the mix get "wetter." During that time, you can put the orchid roots in separate bowls of water, if the plants are already unpotted. Separate bowls in case one Phal has a bug or germ that could be transmitted to the other via the water. New bark is very dry and doesn't retain water as well as it does later. In addition to soaking it for 24 hours, water more frequently for the first two weeks. This may be hard, esp. if you've been overwatering, but this new bark is way different from the older bark in your pot. I just repotted some orchids in bark in 3" and 4" pots, and I've been watering them almost every other day. Once your Phal is in its new pot, and the new bark is retaining water - again, after a couple of weeks - you can stick a wooden BBQ skewer down in the mix, close to the "stem" of the leaves. Put it all the way down to the bottom of the bark mix and leave it. Don't put it through any stones or styrofoam. You can cut off the top of the skewer, if it's too long. Just leave a couple of inches sticking out of the bark. When you wonder if it's time to water, pull up the skewer and feel the last inch or so. Water if it's dry or barely damp. Don't water if it's moist. Hope this helps. Whitecat8

the soil seemed dry but I made the judgment that the plant's stems were firm and not mushy and from what I am reading that means they were probably under watered. I poured about a gallon for every patch of dry soil across that 2 by 5 foot patch totaling about four gallons of water. when I was done the soil had puddles of water and I checked the soil just a few minutes ago and it was still nice and wet. its been five hours since I watered it and it doesn't look super perky, but it also hasn't wilted any more and in fact seems to have perked up just a tiny bit. here's to hoping I did it right!

Hi Mike, FYI, under watering would cause the plants to wilt, over watering seedlings usually causes the leaves to yellow and be more susceptible to damping off. It really does look like you put them in the sun way too soon. Hardening off usually takes a minimum of a week, 10 days is better. If they have been in the full sun for just a few days, I'd say definately cut the amount of direct sun they are getting. If they have been in the sun a week or so, I think you can just leave them since most likely they won't suffer any further damage. YMMV. Betsy Here is a link that might be useful: Hardening Off and Physiological Changes

There lies your answer.....as 99% of ready made cactus/succ mixes are not fit for purpose I'm afraid and have been talked about more than any other subject (apart from the jades themselves) on this forum. The plant may have been in the mix for 2 yrs, but it's now that it's giving the problems you are faced with. If it were mine I would repot in a faster draining mix and give it as much light as you can. I hope it recovers well for you :) do a search for a mix suitable for jades, the search box is at the top of the page. Gill UK