
Jade can make a great houseplant, especially in a classic terracotta pot.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Jade Plants
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My Jade plant was covered in blooms. Should I dead head now that they are dying back?
Hi, PJ. Once your jade plant’s flowers fade, you can certainly commence deadheading.
At what point is a jade plant not considered "young" anymore and can handle direct sunlight? Mine is a year and a half, and I want to move it out of the screened patio to the open patio so it gets more light -- but it would be a lot of direct afternoon sunlight. Is it too new for that still?
That is plenty old enough to handle more light! New plants that are less than a few months old or those that have been freshly planted should be kept out of direct sun for a bit so that their roots can settle in properly.
Your plant should be ready to move into more light, but you will want to do the move slowly. Going from shade to full sun will shock a plant and cause it to lose its leaves or worse. Perhaps move it onto the sunnier patio during a string of overcast days, or keep it on that patio for only a few hours a day, gradually increasing the amount over 10 days or so. Essentially, the plant needs time to acclimatize to its new environment. Also be sure to make sure to adjust your watering habits if the plant is getting more sun; the soil may dry out faster. But always test the soil before watering!
I have a jade that is maybe 10 yrs old. I have started 3 other plants from this one and gave them as gifts. But mine now is so big and can’t seem to hold its weight. All the branches hang down. For years I have tied them up to each other, and to a decorative arch. But it’s become too much weight for that. Others I see seem strong and upright. What can I do to make it stronger ?
Hi Laurie,
I had the same problem with mine, the branches also started to hang down because it grew so fast. I started to prune it more frequently to make the main branches thicker and stronger, it works great! Pruning is very important if your plant grows quickly if I'm not mistaken.
Hope this helps
I have a giant Jade plant which is about 25 years old and 1.3m in height and extremely heavy. It flowered for the first time 3 years ago and has done so each year since. It is not not looking as good as it did and losing more leaves (drying out and dropping off) and getting a little bit leggy. I'm wondering if it needs a bigger pot and is root bound but at the same time I know they like a smallish pot. Watering is carefully regulated to ensure it is never wet. Does anyone know if I should re-pot it and if the legginess is just due to old age?
I have a 13 year old Jade which is about 2ft tall and very sturdy. It is loosing leaves and many leaves are being eaten. It has a few cobwebs on it and I have removed some very tiny spiders. But what is eating it and how can I stop it?
Is it on the ground or on the pot?
If it is on the pot, as my experience, I moved the pot to another spot, then I cut off the damaged leaves. It took a long time for many new ones to come. Meanwhile, make sure that it get enough water. As I have seen, some leaves were drying in summer because I didn't water them regularly. ( But don't worry, it won't die, even you leave it somewhere in the garden and forget it, it's still grow 🙂)
Eaten leaves caused by small snail, or slug (as happened in my garden), or maybe spiders, you can find out more on the internet.
Cheers,
Spider mites, perhaps?
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