pruning jade plant for branching and thicker stem | care and propagation
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- How to prune and jade plant in order to promote branching and to get a thicker stem over time. I hope you all find this video useful....thanks for watching!
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She’s a beauty! Can’t wait for mine to be this big. I found mine as a twig on the floor of Walmart garden center. Saved her 😂
Oooh yes I love to save plants also🤭😁😄😉
I have tried to grow jades for 60 years and they never thrived. finally, I read up on what they want in the wild. I now put my plant in a heavy, shallow, wide clay pot. the roots grow out and not down so much because they need to soak up am much water as the can . my soil is 50 % sandy cactus soil about 25% perlite and 25% regular potting soil. I mist daly to simulate the due that is on the plants every morning and then water fully about once a month all year. the soil is so porous that it nearly drains out right away. I put 1/4 cup on weekly, mostly to keep the soil from blowing away in the fan.. It seems to be working well. I have taken off many cuttings to give to friends and they ( mostly) are doing well , too.
Thanks for explaining your care for hese gorgeous plants. I have always said that jades have shallow roots....like a good soaking but need to dry out.
Afte 60 years you finally get. Congratulations
wow thats some amazing care! taking notes 💖 thank you
That jade plant is amazing with the thick trunk and branches. Love it.
It is very special to me. Thanks Norma!
I love seeing the difference in size of your jade from your older videos and this one.
Man that plant has grown!!!
I know!!!
I bought my tiny jade from Walmart four years ago, having no idea it would become the huge beauty that it has become! I’ve never pruned it but feel inspired to shape it now…great video ☺️.
Hey Meriam! You can do it! Start small and see how the plant responds....down the road if you want to prune more you will know exactly how the plant grows after pruning.
Me too. I paid $3 at Walmart, lol.
Awesome! I like to buy sale plants and see if I can get them to flourish. I had great results with a couple of rose bushes.
A friend just gave me a 5” single stem Jade cutting. So grateful I found your channel. Excellent! Thanks for sharing! 🌱
That's awesome!
Your thorough explanation makes me a lot more confident with pruning and caring mine 😊 thank you!
Thanks J O! You can do it!!!
Thanks for your " have no fear" instructional videos for pruning jade plants and your simple approach to watering, My numerous small jades have never been healthier!
Oh wow! I love hearing comments like this ...keeps me going with more videos like these.
thank you! i got a gollum jade from poundland a few months ago and im so excited to watch it grow huge!
Over-fertilizing also causes deformed leaves, and putting a raw, uncalloused cutting in wet soil almost guarantees a bacterial infection. Other than that, top-tier video thank you 🙌
Thanks for the info about fertilizer.....but I don't think I give it any yet when those leaves formed.
As for the cutting....it was only demonstration by putting it in soil. I never place them in wet soil. It's always dry soil and I don't water them for a couple weeks.
I love this jade video. taught me so much. Thank you!
Thanks Karen. I hope you stick around for more videos!
I just went to repot my jade that got leggy. I ended up with 3 stems. I didn't realize they turn into this! I'm hoping to get 3 out of them now! Hoping for some success
Good luck!!!
Omg thank you! I have 2 Jade plants I bought from IKEA for about 3 or 4.99 and I’ve had them about 7 years and have transplanted them into larger pots 3 times so you can imagine how large they’ve gotten and I’ve never pruned them, now I think I can try it on one of them hopefully I’ll do a good job. Thank you this video very helpful my 2 Jade plants have branches everywhere. 😅
Good luck!!! And keep me posted
Thanks for sharing your tips you've learned over the years! I especially like your gollum Jade :)
I'll have to make a gollum pruning video too. Thanks Karen!
Now I know how to do this I might want another jade plant I got so tires of the downward hanging branches. Yours is really a lovely shape.
Thanks Chris. I cut off all hanging branches....I like the tree look. Good luck on your future jade purchases lol
Jeff I think you speaking on a jade plant would make anyone fall in love with this lovely plant such passion , my both grandmothers grew amazing plants one I really remember was my grandmothers Boston fern it honestly no joke took up a whole corner of her huge living room it was majestic … a lot of people forget you can pay millions on a plant but that’s not what makes the plant it’s knowing everything you can about a plant that makes the plant and your the only person I have seen Dona have justice !
I meant to say on the huge fern in my comment I recently bought one in hopes someday mines like my grandmoms too and I can know it like you know this gorgeous jade !
Thanks so much! Every once in awhile I get a very kind comment like this and it keeps me feeling inspired for more videos. Almost everyone that I talk to about plants has some sort of special relation to a specific plant or a love of the hobby from someone they know. Not only is it a fun hobby to learn, but also holds meaning for a lot of people including myself. Every time I look at my Jade it reminds me of my grandfather. Thanks for this comment....it was the first one I read this morning and it totally made my day.
Great video. I had all my questions answered about my jade plant. Thx so much!
Hey Teresa! I have many other Jade videos on my channel as well....if you are interested!
Excellent and very informative!
Thanks Valarie. I hope you stick aro7nd for more videos.
Great how-to!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Great video Jeff! I have watched many of your Jade videos and I still learn something new from each one. Such a beautiful plant!
Thanks Maureen!
Very informative video! Thank you!
Thanks Stella!
I've been meaning to prune my giant jade and now I am inspired :)
I wish you guys could share pictures on youtube because I'd love to see a before and after of your pruning! Good luck Madeline!
Awesome information. I started watching your video the other day and just had to hunt it down again to watch the rest. Lol
Thanks man! Hope you stick around the channel for more.
pruning requires such a brave heart. I will try this method to see how my jades reponds. my jades are tall, but does not have many branches.
Hey Zeeshan. Pruning is pretty terrifying the first few times. Start small and see how the plant responds....trust me it won't die lol Once you see the new growth that will give you the confidence to prune again!
Very clear and helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
This video make me super nostalgic as a jade pruning video was how I found your amazing channel 😊 great video my friend! Your jade is gorgeous!
Awww...thanks Janae!
Thanks Jeff for another very informative video on Jade plants. My Jade is finally big enough for some pruning. It had 4 stems (~25 cm) with good sized leaves, so after watching your video and then rewatching, set to work on it. Removed some lower leaves and chopped off the tops, deciding which way I wanted the top branching to go in the future, per your clear instructions. All the stem and leaf propagations will go in another terra cotta pot filled with succulent blend. With any luck my mother plant will become a “mini tree” 😉
That is so awesome. Keep me posted when you start to see the new little buds popping through the nodes. Thanks for the comment L Leo
very informative and helpful. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
My education of Jade plants was from neglect. Seriously. Leaves would fall off and I neglected the plant long enough for the leaf to begin to sprout. Lol. Now I didn't know about pruning as if it were bonsai. Thanx for that.
Good luck with pruning Ish Ajac
Love this I’m gonna try this on my big Jade bad boy!! Love how you made yours look like a beautiful tree.. 🪴💚🪴
Thanks Dawn vigil.....they are my favorite plants
Thank you for the information !
Thanks for watching Penny!
Great advice, thanks
Thanks for watching my video!
That jade is gorgeous
Thanks Gran!
Very helpful thanks 😃
Glad to hear!
That is great for a 5 year tree. New to your channel so I'll back track old videos. My jades took a bad hit. House sitter forgot them for a month. Cheers Ann
OH No....that is not good. Has it recovered yet?
@@EverythingPlants I just got back so it will be a few months of TLC before we see if they all make it. The orchids got all the attention. It is better to have to regrow 15$ of jade than 500$ of orchids.
Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing jade plant so lovely
Thanks Jillian 👍
Very informative!
Thanks Barbara. I hope you stick around the channel for more!
Thank you for all the good hints on shaping and propagating jade plants. They are one of my favorites because they are so easy to grow.
Hey Mary. Glad you liked the video. How long have you had your jades for?
@@EverythingPlants
Decades! I'm old. My biggest jade tree is gorgeous. It's not very big but I started it from a little baby and it's about 3 feet tall nice shape used to stand up straight but last summer it moved trying to follow the sun but I have a question about it: This fall after bringing it inside from our frigid winter, it budded and grew little white and pale violet flowers. They are small and pretty. I didn't know jade plants ever flowered?
@@EverythingPlants a couple of big ones for about 30 years, and then several more that I potted recently from starts.
Very good information I love plants
Thanks Maria!
This is so timely! I have a Jade plant about the size of yours that I have been needing and wanting to prune. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! I don't know if I mentioned it or not but I think to prune off any branches that grow downwards. Happy pruning!
OMG. I feel confident pruning my plants. Other people may have explined it the same, but ths is where the penny has dropped.
You can do it friend!
Mine looks like yours did 5 yrs ago. It was just a stem with no leaves 6 months ago and now has two branches with 4 nodes each. Just chopped the tips off so hope to get some nice branching before summer is over. Can't wait for min to look like yours.
I have a couple of Jade's and I've never really pruned them. This video was very interesting and informative! Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for watching! Are your plants fairly large as well?
Most of my jades are a good size but not as big as yours. I have a regular (I got a cutting from my mom's large one) and a wavy, two types of hobbit and a variegated jade. They're such a fun plant to grow!!
I am inspired to start my own bonsai with my jade plant. Fantastic video
Thanks and good luck with your Jade plant! Thanks for watching Shirley.
Thanks and good luck with your Jade plant! Thanks for watching Shirley.
Great video ! 🌿😊🌿 Plants are the best, specially the people behind them 🌿🤩🌿 You got a new sub from Denmark 🌿😊🇩🇰😊
Awesome!!! Welcome Patrick to the channel!
Wow so beautiful and super HEALTHY looking! i never seen a Jade tree before maybe i wasn't into succulents now. I want 1 for my home
You should totally get one!!!
Awesome job..
Thanks
Nice and great American video
Thanks, but I'm from Canada!
I've got a half dozen largish jade plants and the first few times I pruned them I managed to give away most of the cuttings. Well, I'm prunning again and I'm afraid everyone I know who wants a jade has already got them (from me). I don't know what I'm going to do this time. I was joking to my sister that the cuttings might go into composting and she said no!!! But, she doesn't want any more either.
And this all started with a small $3 plant about eight years ago.
I had a jade plant that was a round ball 10" in diameter when I got it. I had it for about 10 years. It was a 5' round ball and the trunk was 3" in diameter. My kittens used to try to to climb up it. One year (In Seattle) it got super cold out. It used to stay outside Spring, Summer, & Fall. Then I would bring it inside and use it as a Christmas tree (super cute). When it got too big to bring inside I had no choice but to leave it outside. It survived several years even when it froze out. I lived in a condo so it was on my balcony and I would put a blanket on it and it did just fine until that one really super cold year that it killed it!! 👿😿I cried!! I even got some corrugated thick plastic to barricade it.
It didn't mind being in super hot direct sunlight at all. The leaves would turn reddish brown, no big deal. They really like a lot of light and even direct sun light. I had morning Sun which is the best for most plants.
I have a new jade that I am trying to get it that big again, but this time I have it planted in semi-hydroponic substrate like all of my 70+ indoor plants, NO SOIL! I have sort of a pons mix of LECA, pumice, red & black lava rock, perlite, and Zeolite! It's growing great!!
Thanks for your tips!! Everything helps.🍀🍀🍀🍀🌴
That is so sad....I would be upset too. Thanks for the comment Klea!
When it gets bigger,, set the pot on a plant base with wheels so you can wheel it in instead of trying to carry it it. (just a suggestion as I have had to move big plants before) Or just leave it inside all the time in a bright / semi bright area as My brother did and it thrived fine.
Nice thick jade branch
Thanks Regina!
I had no intentions of propagating my jade plants today, but I just watched this and when you spoke about how the new branches will form, I just had to give it a try. I have a green one and a variegated one so I'm trying it with both 😁
That is awesome....it should take a few weeks. Keep me posted
I will!
I love Peperomia,, I collected a lot but they all died so I shift to succulents, they don’t like our humidity.
Beautiful plant of yours .. thank you and see you around 💕
Hello! One thing I learned about peperomia is that they like to be bottom watered. They have those fleshy stems that rot very easy if you water from the top.
This is such a great and informative video, thanks very much! I have a jade that looks like yours initially did as a cutting and I want it to grow with a big thick trunk like yours. I was worried about whether to prune it earlier now, but after watching it seems like I don't have to worry about that yet for another year or two? Definitely subscribing though
Hello Melon Lord! Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the channel! I have a bunch of other jade videos too. Let me know if there is anything you like to see covered in any future videos.
Thanks!
Thanks Denise!
aloha!! i just finished watching your video on watering jade plants ( i just brought one home that was parked at a friend's a very long time and it look extremely sad..:-< my bad which i need to remedy) and i was so happy with your explanations that i came to this one. I am certain i will get a lot out of it as i did the previous one. One critic i would have about both ones as i am 3 minutes into this one and that being that i find it a little hard to watch when you hold the camera and have that constant motion, even if it's not very strong. I find it distracting and almost "dizzying" !!! 'looking forward to hear your experience to the end~
Glad you liked the video! I always try my best to keep the camera steady, but sometimes I pay more attention to my explanations than my camera work lol
I can’t wait for mine to look like this!
Hey Jessica. How old is your Jade now?
@@EverythingPlants I have no idea. It was a gift. But it looks like the mini version of yours.
I wouldn't remove wrinkly leaves. A wrinkly leaf isn't just a dehydrated leaf. Plants use their old leaves effectively. If a leaf is no more useful, the plant will reabsorb beneficial nutrients in the leaf and will fill the leaf with waste. So, when the leaf falls, it will also take the molecules that the plant wants to get rid of. Just leave the leaf on its own and let the plant do its thing. It'll fall off in a week or so anyway.
I've done both and really haven't noticed any difference. Thanks for this detailed explanation!
Beautiful plant. I used to have one that looked like a bonsai tree. I have a small one now that I want to look more like a tree.
What happened to the original one?
@@EverythingPlants It just died. It was quite a conversation piece. Maybe a move to another house didn’t help and different lighting.
I LOVE these videos. I've been pruning my large Jade according to your videos for two years now! I need to also prune my gollum Jade too.
You have been following me for two years??? WOW and thank you Liz P!!!
@@EverythingPlants yes! I love your channel!!
Pruning for 2 years now! Good on ya.
So with your hands on experience, was our host saying, 'if you cut above the leaves pointing east/west, the new sprouts will emerge north/south'. Is this what he is saying? 😊
@@johnburns2940 hey John 👋 If you cut above leaves that are east/west the branches will form east/west....the same direction as the leaves at that node.
@@EverythingPlants okay thanks. Haha, no wonder I was unclear. I just couldn't 'hear' the instruction. Thanks for the text answer. My jades thank you! 😊
Thank you. You answered a question I have asked everything that allows it and had no answer...when propagating single leaves do you ever water the dirt? That and patience. I have had more leaves that I cut or broke off from a stem shrivel and never root, so I still have to figure out why on that part but I do know that the plants that do start and don't make it beyond a microscopic plant might be bc I didn't mist the soil.
Thanks Laura. I do not water the soil with single leaves until you start to see some roots. You can lightly mist the ends if you want, but don't do it often or your leaf will rot. Thanks for watching!
After a month's adjustment, my jades do fine with full summer sun.
It's nice 👍💯😁 to know/see that someone else shows respect for the Crassula aka the Jade Plant. Anyone who would butcher one has no idea what they are doing.
They grow 🪴 very slowly. Set it outside this winter 🥶 and watch it Bloom along with the leaves change from green to light yellow/orange with red edges on the leaves.
It's quite spectacular to see.
Sincerely Yours 🤠 Mr Severance,
"The Cake 😋 🍰 🎂🥳🎈🎉 Man",
"World 🌎🌍 Cruiser"&"Succulent 🪴 Collector, and"Teacup's & Saucer's Set's and Teapot 🫖 Collector ".
Thanks Steven. I'm not sure where you are from, but winters here are VERY COLD ans snowy. I will have to place my jades in a cooler spot haha and get those flowers! Thanks for watching
@@EverythingPlants I presently live in Las Vegas Nevada but when I lived in Torrance CA 🪴 growing the Crassula aka the Jade Plant was a popular plant to see in older home 🏘️ garden's and even along the street planning for the median/sides of the road 🛣️. Every Autumn to early Winter 🥶 they would begin to change color and then Bloom. It was a spectacular sight to see, especially for an advent Gardener like my self.
When my wife and I married then moved to Lancaster/Palmdale CA I found out that they tended to grow 🪴 even bigger and faster provided they were planted on the Southside of the House 🏠. Every October they would Bloom but alas they didn't like the 🥶 of January and did suffer from a bit of cold ❄️ damage. However I wrapped them up with straw and alas "Success". They made a full recovery.
Sincerely Yours 🤠 Mr Severance,
"The Cake 😋 🍰🎂 🥳🎉 🎈 Man",
"World 🌎🌍 Cruiser"&"Succulent 🪴 Collector", and "Teacup's & Saucer's Set's and Teapot 🫖 Collector".
@@EverythingPlants lol I read that and had the same thought. It gets to like negative wind chill sometimes and it absolutely will freeze and kill your plant 😢
@@Stephaniemickle ya....anything less then 10C I would start to get worried haha
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Thank you so much I was watching you how you do propagation. I have Jade plant I made a mistake and knocked it over And it fell apart i Took a piece of it and put it in some water. I did not know that you could put it in some soil. And I Took the rest of the planet and put it in a big pot. I guess I did it all wrong I hope I can Save it I had it for 2 Years
I have tried water propagation in the past and it is successful but it may have a difficult time transitioning from water to soil. Just make sure that when you do plot it back up in soil that it's in a well-draining mixture and don't let it get too dry for about the first couple weeks and then slowly cut back on the watering and it should be okay.
Ok thank you
Thank you, I going to move my right now!
Hey Mimi. Are you moving it into higher light you mean?
Hello, I moved it outside. The spot was very sunny and hot. My plant is in a better area now. Thanks for asking!
@@mimirose4012 be careful of leaf burn. Make sure you slowly introduce the plant to direct sunlight.
Will do and thanks!
the pot of jade i brought is 4 inch and is nice and full. it has 4 or 5 stalks between 3 and 4 inches high and i believe a couple of smaller ones in there that may have been falling leaves propping themselves. my question is should I separate them now or wait until later? im assuming they won't grow a trunk like that in groups in s pot since I've only seen single ones.
Wondering if you have any thoughts on placing jades outside in summer? Will they grow larger faster? Thanks!
Yes! Jades love being outside. If you do be sure to slowly acclimate it to not only the more intense sunlight, but also the heat. I suggest finding a full shade spot and over a few weeks give it more and more light to avoid burning the leaves
I do the pinching method with the little one. They branch the same.
Your jade videos are very useful for those growing this succulent plant, me included! Thank you very much. Liked and subscribed. Could you tell something about lightning the jade? I brought some led bulbs 6500 k for winter time, i hope will be appropriate.
Hello and welcome. I'm not entirely sure but I think regular LED lights can be used as grow lights.....but you'll have to do a bit more research on that one.
Can you please make a video all about your Gollum jade! I’ve seen it before and it’s stunning! I love the Gollum plant and I’m trying to achieve a bonsai aesthetic
I just had someone else comment about the gollum jade too....so I will make one of those too. Anything you'd like to see covered in that video?
I’d love to prune mine to look like a bonsai. And just general care tips and tricks :))
This is each exactly what I needed. I'm off to attack my jade. 😁
Awesome! Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching Amy.
I usually water my succulents by just placing the entire pot in a bucket of water and letting it soak for an hour or so, this way I avoid dry pockets that happen with compact soil
This is also an excellent method for watering! Thanks Josh
I really enjoyed this video !! I have five tall leggy j ades that all have very thick trunks. I am afraid to chop the tops off!!! I do not plan on cutting throuh the trunks, as I dont know i they will stay alive. So Im the opposite side of pruning. I want to know how to prune the stalk !! Is that possible !!
Are you talking about the main stem? If you have an Instagram account, feel free to send me a picture for advice. Thanks for watching, Ed
Hi, thank you for the video. I have a better understanding on the jade plant now. But can I ask you a question about my jade plant? I have one that is skinny and long! I don’t know how to prune it has it’s really tall small but tall..I dun know how to add pict to show you.. can you advise me please. Thanks in advance.
You can send a picture to me on Instagram messenger
My jape plant is over 5 years old and the leaves were falling off. I have just fat stems that I just took all the leaves off. Can I plant the stem or just lay it on the soil? I’m totally clueless. Thanks 😊
It always great to see your jaded I love it… I have not seen you talk about a Veragated jade. Do you have one?
I did have one a few years ago, but sold it as I had too many Jades and needed to thin out the collection lol
Thank you for another great jade video! I have a question if you’re able to answer: I have a leggy stem on my plant because I live in a low light area. Where the longest stretch between nodes is (where I’d like to prune), there’s a tiny new branch bud coming out naturally. If I prune just above that node with the new bud, would the new growth be damaged, or could it still split off into two (three total with the bud that’s growing)? Hopefully this makes sense! I used your previous video on this to branch some areas of the same plant, and they look great. :)
Hey Hanna....very interesting question 🤔 I've never done this and now I'm curious too. I don't see it harming that little bud any and in fact it may just give it a boost of energy. Give it a try and make sure to tell me what happens in about a month time!
@@EverythingPlants thank you so much for your reply!! I’ll definitely let you know. 🤠 amazing video as always!
Ì purchace a jade plant for bonzai only it has the same leafs bunt the trunk is green like the leaves also the leaves come all the way down to the soil should I remove lower leafs
It sounds like a very young plant. It is completely up to you but if you remove leaves the plant might focus it's energy to that area instead of new growth. I would let it contine to grow and mature, then you can start thinking about pruning and removing leaves. If you really don't like the way it looks then take them off! LOL
Very informative cheers. Any season best to prune jade plant?
I always say anytime of the year as long as it is actively growing.
Thank you I’m going to try this I’ve been scared that I would ruin plant
I promise you it won't lol
Should I follow these tips for indoor jade plant as well? I don't plant out door. My plants are inside.
I keep mine indoors as well.
I may have just missed it, but didn't notice a part about how to thicken the trunk. Is it like bonsai, where you grow sacrificial side branches?
Hey Bradley. You thicken the stem or at least help it along by pruning. Sometimes branches get a bit along and flex quite a bit. I prune all my branches every spring to promote further branching, but to also give the plant a chance to thicken up the stem.
Bonjour, merci pour vos vidéos qui expliquent si bien comment prendre soin de ces magnifiques plantes 🥰
Malheureusement pour mon arbre de jade, j'ai commencé à le tailler avant de vous rencontrer 😢 et il ne ressemble pas grand chose maintenant. Est-ce que je peux le tailler correctement ce mois-ci (juillet) ou est-ce mieux d'attendre plus tard ?
Merci infiniment pour votre réponse 🙏
Bonne journée
Stephanie (France)
Thanks so much for watching, Stephanie
I have had this Jade since last Christmas (2023) and it was doing exceptionally well, then one day it drooped over the side of its pot. I don't know what's wrong or how to fix it?
I have a young plant, approximately 6” long. It has a very thin trunk, smaller than a pencil. I took off the top leaves hoping it will grow the trunk. Any advice you can give would be appreciated.
I should mention it is in a south facing window where it gets lots of sunlight
I didn't know pruning helped branch out the plant. Mine is pretty tall with only two branches (picture a big Y). I'd love to encourage growth like yours but I'm concerned I'd have to cut it back considerably to avoid it being top heavy and I'd be left with 2 large cuttings. Can a cutting be too big to support itself and root? I hope that makes sense...
I was eyeing your Dieffenbachia Reflector! I have two now thanks to your videos lol As always, thanks for your great content!
It is super scary making large prunes, but trust me jades love it and respond so well. You might cry for a couple days hahaha but after a few weeks you'll see those little leaf buds popping through and then you can breathe a sigh of relief. I have taken large cuttings and literally stuck them back into soil to propagate.
Feel free to send me a picture on Instagram if you want any more advice.
@everything_plants_ca
Really helpful video. A couple of questions. Is there a certain depth of soil to grow jade plants in? Can they grow in coir? Thank you in advance.
Are you talking about depth of an unrooted cutting? I usually place it so there are a couple nodes under the soil and it can support itself standing upright.
I've never used coir for a Jade, so I can't say yes or no. Jades need a well drain mix....something that doesn't hold onto water too long.
I just watched your video and my jade was only a stem I cut the two little branches it had and hoping it will regrow better! I propagated the cuttings in water! Because I have tried to propagate directly onto the soil and I kill it! Any tips are appreciated! Greetings from Manitoba Canada
I always propagate directly into soil....I let the ends callous over for a day then place directly into dry soil. I won't water for about 7-10 days as there are no roots to soak up the water. After that week or so I will lightly tug on the cutting. If there is resistance then there are roots and you can begin to lightly water near the base of the plant. You may lose a few leaves but not to worry as you'll get new growth soon
Amazing video!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks Khloe
I have inherited a monster jade. I had to prop about three branches up with y-shaped sticks so they wouldn’t break. It was re-potted into a large container as well. My question is, can I just prune off those heavy branches and what is the best season to do so? Also, do you think I should downsize the pot and is winter an appropriate time for that?
It's really difficult to give advice without seeing the plant.....if you want you can send a picture to my Instagram account @everything_plants_ca
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Thanks!
My plant seems to lean towards the window where the sun comes from, I try to rotate it to keep it vertical. Any tricks to this. To keep it at vertical that is, thanks
The weight of the leaves over time pull down the stems. You can either prune yearly (which I do for branching) or you can remove some leaves and this might help a bit
It’s winter here in northern Ohio. Do I need to wait until spring to prune? I have both dwarf and regular jade. Thank you for your advice
If you are wanting to prune for branching then I would wait until the plant is actively growing. If it's for propagations, then you can anytime 😊
How do indoor plants know what season it is if it's under grow lights and central AC?
As long as your AC isn't turned below 10C then it should be okay. And the consistency of grow lights should keep your plants growing all year round like you live in the tropics.
Have you noticed your plants slow growth when using AC?
@@EverythingPlants It's a question out of curiosity because I often hear people say to care for plants differently in the winter than in the summer. But if indoor conditions are pretty consistent throughout the year, I would assume that matters a lot less.
My jade grew a branch between nodes. Didn't thought that was possible.
Guess it just wanted a branch in that spot 😂
Is it ok to fertilise the jade plant with fish emulsion or worm castings? It's more balanced in terms of nutrients but also slow release.
I have never tried either of those for my jades, but I don't see any reason not to. I think they are generally a very safe nutrient for houseplants, including succulents. I have watered some pothos with fish tank water and boy did they like that.
I just brought one home this week, about a 1 quart size. It has gotten little black dots on several of the leaves. Any ideas what causes those and what to do about them? Thanks.
I am not too sure what those are but I have had thing as well. Didn't seem to harm the plant in any way. I eventually did a prune and no more dots lol
By the way,...I would be HAPPY to take all your leaves there ahhhh!
Haha....I'll have more this spring
@@EverythingPlants oh good! I make a point with all my plants (even my ferns) to make as many starts as I can. I will AlWAYS be your cuttings box lol. God bless you brother.
My jade is probably 25 years old and has huge trunks. It has been neglected and needs repotted. My question is how to prune the plant to encourage new growth. It’s really leggy.
It's tough to give advice without actually seeing the plant, but each spring I like to cut back all the tops of the branches and stems to promote for their branching. This also helps with strengthening the stem and branches as they thicken up.
If you have an Instagram account, feel free to send me a picture of your plant for further advice