
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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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?
Jade plants are the easiest plants to have. Upside, you can forget to water for months and they will survive. The down side is too much water and they will crash and burn. Best pot to put them in is a large mouth clay pot. Put the plant on one side of the pot and train it to grow to the other side. It helps to keep the plant from falling over. Make sure this is the pot you want to keep the jade in for many years cause jade does not like to be moved. If you put them outside, partial sun is needed cause jade leaves will scald. Bring them back in if the temps go into the 50's as jade cannot take cold. My jade is so old I don't remember when I got it. It has lost leaves only to have them replaced with a rosette of leaves around the branch where the leaves popped off. I spray a very weak solution on liquid fertilizer on it when it is in the house overwintering. Cleaning leaves with a weak vinegar solution once in a while helps it keep bugs and dirt off the plant. FYI...if you take the plant out of an overwatered pot before it keels over, let it dry for a week or two and then repot it in dry soil, you might be able to save it.
I have a jade plant over a foot high not quite two feet. Recently some of the branches have fallen off. I am desperate not to lose this plant.There is one shriveled leaf on the plant. Can you help me. Thank you
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