I‘ve got Jade plants, that are actually from my grandmother. They went to my mother decades ago and later to me. They must be at least 50 years old and they get nice blossoms from time to time. These plants can get really old. 😃
I do sigh, sorry. Ads along the video are too long. I like to "transfer" yt videos to tge smart TV but it is almost impossible to skip the ads. High dose of patience required. A no for me. And no, I won't pay for youtube premium.
I have a 10-year-old jade plant whose thickest trunk is about half an inch, likely due to lack of water and lack of fertilizer over the years. I've been improving my care over the years (and started on antidepressants) and it's doing a lot better now that it's getting regular water, fertilizer, and a big bright sun lamp over it. I've been planting all of the cuttings I've made from it and have about a dozen happy little jade plants now! :) Hoping to one day have one of those big luscious jades with the huge leaves, but that'll just take patience. My crassulas have been the sturdiest plants I've owned, they can sure take a beating and the worst thing that happens is they turn lovely colours!
It's better to keep those plants a bit on the underwater side. I had a beautiful gollum jade, one of the first plants bought when I moved in my new apartment 4 years ago and it died. It was shriveled because I moved it to a sunnier spot and obviously it needed more water, but I watered it too much and the stems rotted. I bought another plant shortly after, now I know better how to take care of them and I hope in time it will be more beautiful than before.
I had replanted my 2 ‘mother’ Jades in larger pots. They looked dreadful. After watching How To Prune Jade Plants I set upon the 2. We began by ‘having a word’ then I began pruning as you directed. They were way too top heavy so I cut where I wanted 2 shoots to come out. This morning they’re a bit surprised at yesterday’s haircut but as I told them, ‘you’ll be ok’. Meanwhile I have many new plants started. Thank you for teaching us how to, with easy to understand instructions and excellent accompanying video. You don’t waste time with superfluous chatter, but get right to the point. That’s why I subscribe and follow. Thanks again. Jo in Sarasota FL
One of our jade plants had the white spots, and was put outside, as we thought it was bugs. It's been out all winter and has a lovely pink tone. It's a bit dimpled though .
I was shopping one day at a local grocery store and discovered a lovely dual Jade plant in the corner near the front doors; I bought them and gave each plant their own pot. I noticed one leaf on each plant developed a brown spot after transplant, I think it was just shock due to their new home. I've also ensured they get enough sunlight and water. I bought then during the winter a few months ago and I wonder if I over water a little bit during the transplant to ensure they took root well. They're otherwise doing famously :) the spots have not grown though each plant has surely gotten comfortable. I've got them in succulent soil and face-first in an east facing window, so they get all the afternoon and evening sun. I can't wait to see them grow larger and thrive, I've love the bring them downstairs into the common areas or even outside once they're full grown adults! Edit: I also bought a pregnant Aloe plant and she's literally shot out like 4 pups since I've bought her, she's phenomenal I have so many aloe now lol
Thank you so much for this!! I have been wondering about the odd things (like this!) going on with my plants. Side note: I cut up 10L water tanks to use as basins under pots, especially outside. I live in a coastal town in Western Australia. Currently very hot summer. So, a couple of days ago I picked up one of these tank basins I had kinda left to the side after potting up the plants that had been in it. I wanted to reuse it for new additions. As I picked it up, I noticed the bottom glistening with crystals in the sun. My instant thought was, salt. We are close to the beach in a notoriously windy town. Salt in the air settling over everything, eating everything away. Including my plants. I hadn't given too much thought to the tap water, even though we don't drink it as it is technically toxic (fails water safety tests!!), guessed it would be okish. But now my plants are suffering and even dying. I will be changing my ways immediately. Once again, thank you.
Great video as usual, but I would like to add that most of these arid succulents like crassula really don't mind low temperatures as in their native habitats nights can get very cold. They just can't take freezing, especially their roots and will die instantly if this occurs. One exception I have found is the flapjack/paddle plant which seems to really hate any cold. I've lost a couple by leaving outside one day too many in the autumn.
I have a bunch of jades, but 2 days ago all the leafs fell off one of them, it was looking fine and the next day boom. It was super dry but the stem still looks fine so ive changed the soil and im hoping new leafs will form, so im super thankful for the tips
I have a 25 year old Jade out on my West facing deck. It started as a cutting and is now about 4' tall. I water it 2x in summer, otherwise leave it alone. We have a Mediterranean climate & get lots of rain in Winter which seems enough for it, plus it blooms beautiful clusters of pink flowers every Fall. I've had to cut it back a couple times over the years and have always propagated the cuttings. My outdoor plant never gets bugs but my indoor Jades attract mealy bugs too easily regardless of light, water or placement so I now put the new cuttings in pots outdoors where they thrive.
I am SO happy I found your channel!!! I know I need to do a cutting on my Shrek Ear Jade because it is getting really heavy and I am worried it will actually split the trunk if I don’t. I have been so afraid to cut it back…..but now I feel comfortable pruning!! THANK YOU!!!!
To check the condition of the substrate, I insert a wooden stick into the pot, right at its edge and to the very bottom. You can leave it for a few minutes, or take it out and check with your hand whether it is moist.
Rich, I got my baby jade. She is in a 4 inch pot and jam packed with even a leave that fell off and propagated a new baby on it's own. I am watching all your older jade plant video's to catch up. The alocasia is still alive. lol Love and Peace
maybe in the british isles you need to give it a lot of sunlight, but in my area, jade does not like being in direct sun. it likes a lot, but direct beats it up. i take it out in the summer but keep in shade (as i do with all house plants). ive had mine for over 45 yrs. it also flowers in the fall with clusters of white, fragrant flowers that turn pink, like an oak leaf hydrangea flower. thank you for all of your good advice.
@@SheffieldMadePlants im in Pennsylvania amish country, US. no, im not amish. my main jade which procreates in every plant it gets near, has become a bonsai b/c i kept it in the same snug pot all these years, with stems measuring 9.5 inches in diameter. occasionally, i refresh the topsoil. i think it flowers b/c i take it outside as soon as possible (may, after danger of frost) and i leave it out until almost the end of october, which is really pushing it. this past winter, i had it in a window with direct sun and it got really stressed. it still flowered, but lost a lot of leaves.
I've never seen this on my crassulas - I have a load of them in my garden of all sorts. I'm in south africa, so you basically just grab a leaf from someone else's and prop them. super common plant all over cape town. Maybe the rain ensures that this doesnt appear on the leaves. I myself give away probably 30 a year since they just prop so fast! Big plants often just end up with loads of little ones underneath from dropped leaves and stuff.
There are so many factors to consider when watering your jade plant, or any other plant for that matter. The size of the pot, what the pot is made of (clay vs. plastic), the type of soil, indoor vs outdoor location, humidity, temperature, time of year. I am sure there are other factors to consider. In summer, I water my jade plant in a clay pot twice a week (zone 9b outdoor), and sometime even that is not enough. It's important not to overwater, but it's also important not to let it dry out too much.
One thing people forget is that cacti and succulents need much less fertiliser than normal plants, especially nitrogen. Like a 3-6-6 or a 3-3-6 fertiliser is best, probably. If you put, for example, standard manure-based fertiliser on it at normal doses, very soon it will start to yellow, get mushy or even rot. You may think it's overwatering, cut on water, but that may add even more stress. A jade will generally recover if it's not too late, but a cactus is more likely to eventually die or become permanently unattractive. 😢
Brilliant video, very informative. I've had jade's for years, actually just lost a 50+Yr old jade from root rot 😢. Love to see a video as informative as this for adeniums, as they have just become my fave plant and finding it hard for them to thrive in the UK.
I always put my 20 year old jadeplant outside in spring and bring it back indoor in the fall. It gets rainwater or filtered water, never noticed white spots. Some leaves do get little roots on it while still on the plant.
I bought a small jade plant. Every time I watered it... lost a leaf. It didn't grow for a full year!! It lost a lot of it's roots. I replanted it and another 6 months later and I finally saw new growth! It took 2 years to take it from 4 leaves... watering only a spash every few weeks, to 2 main stems, each with 3 sets of leaves. Idk what Im doing wrong, but it is creeper slow. Otherwise it is a deep green, smooth but not squishy. I moved it closer to the light and put it in a smaller container before it did anything.
So funny how different it would be where you are compared to me. I live in San Diego so mine are all outside and require different things. But I love your video and your jades look awesome!
I have succulents from all over the world in one media in a trough all very very very happy and all flower every year.....I use cactus mix with succulent mix and 50 percent perlite with clay pebbles 1inch deep at the bottom no drainage holes....I am a watering master.... there is also a pink quill plant in the middle which is an air plant......lol....I just rarely mist its leaves allowing little pooling on it....lightly water its surrounding soil and less so for the cantus and the jade's medium watering in their surrounding areas.....the mint fern is misted regular and keep its air root base at the soil surface damp each 2 days and it's below roots every 2.5 days....its beautiful.....they tell u quickly if u water wrongly.... if u have eyes to see what they show u.....also I water so that in my mind the pebbles at the bottom never get wet for over 3 days then must be dry- I have dug it out often enough to know the balance-...I will answer questions.....on training or whatever... .also they all shade eachother adequately due to forward planning when bonsaing;))....errrm Cool vid by they way my guy 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏 Errrm.....what else while I'm writing typos r us essays... if u love them and their flowers they know.... pls see THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS documentary....and experiments on utube using electroecephelograms on plants that show they recognise people and remember them over time including things they have done, even if they wear disguises becauseobviouslythey dont have eyes lol......plants even have electric based inner reactions to our thinking of harming them 🤯🤯🤯.....so remember to tell them it's for the best and their benefit when u have to cut them or help them to make babies basically 😆🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for the advice on Jades! I was gifted one last fall and I had no idea how to care for it. I'm doing something right because my leaves are firm and it looks very healthy. I do want to ask you if you have any idea how to care for Monkey Puzzle trees? I was gifted one a few weeks ago. These are trees and do get rather large but I was told I would be able to keep it in a pot for a few years before having to plant it. I can't find much information on how to care for one indoors. Would you please post a video on that? Thanks again!
Richard the cutting I was given of my jade is very long then it has leaves so I’m going to cut it back before the leaf area it’s like 3/4 inch from dirt to first leaf. Wish me luck 🍀
You are so informative. I had gotten cuttings many years ago. It has not grown much at all . it is 2 cuttings and it has creeping like stems. How can grow this jade plant better? Petals are small.
my jade looked like that & was dehydrated. great price tho. i look the chance & bought it. i rubbed off the dots & watered a few times. its doing very well now. its in a teensy pot, im going to knock up the pot size just a tad. not much, i understand they enjoy it a bit rootbound. so, soon i will do that. thanks for the info, i had no idea.
I am relieved to find out that the white spots are harmless...I thought I had amould or insect infestation on my jade plant...phew! good to know I don't need to worry about them! Thanks.
The white spot thing is very helpful. Mine gets it but its right next to where i use my electric toothbrush so i thought it might be just spray from that 😅. Still not sure which it is but glad to know it's not a serious issue.
I love the red or colored tips it gets in the sun. But how do 8 know when too much sun is too much without it burning? Also what’s the best soil mix for jades?
My jade is young at 2 years nearly but it's 2 trunk bases are both 1 inch diameter and idk like 3.14x the diameter in circumference or whatever the calculation is.....either way they're an inch across each of them 🤷♀️ they really like the soil mix....I also collect any moss blobs I find that birds knock out of gutters etc lol and growth that round all the plants cos looks nice and holds water at the top of the trough aaaaand if they die u know way early that your under watering or using too much tap water cos that kills moss in like a week or less 🤯🤷♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ basically think of the moss like miners used to think of canaries like...... 👍 if it dies its about to get bad all over lol Happy growing plant loving ppl
The problem I have with Jade is that they grow so big they crack the foundation walls and concrete boarders around my property. I pretty much consider them weeds. Very little water, sandy loamy soil and burning direct sun all day everyday and these things are unstoppable! Still great for our Spanish garden tho.
With the first one I stopped the video and ran outside to check my plant. Whew! No white crystals. Juicey green leaves and new shoots. Oh, and a little bit of leaf scale. $%&*@! The bane of my balcony family. And the jade plant is in a railing pot hanging over the 2 new blueberry plants I got last week. . . the neem never ends. They all thank you for this video.
My jade is showing over watering issues and loosing leaves again.... It happened half a year ago, I put it in a new sunny place and watered less and it was thriving. Last week the soil was 100% dry and I gave it water and now it's happening again, even though the soil was dry. I guess it Is the soil that isn't chunky enough
What is with all of us inheriting super old jades?! Lmao. I have one I got from my great grandma. 70 some odd years old. We cut it into three trees. All three going strong
What are your thoughts on jades placed next to the kitchen sink? They seem to survive here but I often wonder if the excessive humidity will make them struggle compared to one placed in another window. Thanks for your thoughts.
Thank you for all of your great videos. Last year I saw a jade plant in bloom. I didn't even know they could flower! Is there a way to encourage the plant to bloom?
Generally, people are terrible at checking the soil before watering. Like... dude, don't water if there's already a puddle on the tray! (I've had this happen to plants at work, and it's killing them. And I'm desperately trying to save the poor buggers. XD)
If you keep your jade plant outside (I live in Mexico, temperate climate) should I use fertilizer for outside plants instead of indoor? it is in on a covered patio but in the sun.
My jade is doing great not lanky roots are healthy as well but recently I have seen some callous like browning on the leaves, no one has any video about this issue, dont see any infestation signs either
Thank you so much for this video. I've got a jade and this is the first time having one, so I haven't learned everything necessary for its care. In particular, the white spots on the leaves. I thought I had a fungus problem. Could one do a monthly flush of the soil to remove the salt from the tap water?
Have four large outdoor jade that are looking poorly. They have brown spots on the leaves that look like a scale. ll are dropping lots of leaves. Should I spray them? or use dawn dishwashing soap? Thank you. Looking for your water meteor.
@@SheffieldMadePlants I'm sorry I thought I added the time, 5:17, right about. It is the plant you showed us when you added fertilizer by bottom feeding. It's the exact... Plant! I can't seem to make it happy 😥
Hi Sheffield. Thank you for all your plant advice, and it is extremely helpful, but! Not to stunt your growth, but the volume is quite low, and hard to hear. Humor.
I have to buy some extra light, my plants are next to my glass door but my neighbor palms block a lot of light. My jade looks poorly and I do think I over water but have been using the moisture meter a lot lately.
I got a Crassula Ovata that I propagated from cutting 30 years ago when studying horticulture (an easy assignment). I have developed it in the omono bonsai style, and is currently about 4ft tall, including the pot. Unfortunately, the root system is underdeveloped (and no, I have not done any of the root pruning common with bonsai) leaving the tree top heavy. at the end of each winter I repot it upright. but by the start of autumn it's always leaning around 45deg. Last repotting I also pruned back to primary branching, still leaning. Is there any way to encourage more root growth so the tree can support it's own weight?
Hello, I would really use some help with my jade plant, hope you can help please 🙏🏼. I bought a 7 yr old, huge huge huge jade plant a few years ago, everything was fine until we moved to a new flat. The leaves were getting smaller and smaller, thin, wrinkly and a lot of the bottom leaves even get totally dry and fall off. I understood it needs watering and so I was watering more often. However, it didn’t help, and even one day 3 big branches fell off the tree. The leaves are still the same - small, thin, wrinkly and a lot of them still dry off, but not yellow! I’m afraid to overwater it since it’s a huge tree and a pot that does not have drainage holes o I water a little every week. I don’t know what to do. Hope I can get your help! Thank you!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Mine loses leafs very easily and since two months ago it’s been losing entire branches. I’ve already moved it to the balcony and water it every ten days (I live in Brazil) and still no luck. The same thing has been happening to my peperomias, I have no clue why my succulents and semi succulents are undergoing this
Thank you for all your great info. I also have recently purchased the water meter 😊. I have a jade..seem to be losing leaves..I watered as the leaves were wrinkled..and still they just fall off..what is the proper kind of soil I should put in if I transfer it to another pot as u think this pot I got it in doesn't drain. Appreciate your help. Thank you. Marilyn
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I‘ve got Jade plants, that are actually from my grandmother. They went to my mother decades ago and later to me. They must be at least 50 years old and they get nice blossoms from time to time. These plants can get really old. 😃
Ooo nice. I've not got mine to bloom yet
That is so cool!
I didn’t know they bloomed
That is amazing. ❤
Wow that's old, how big is it?
I just got a jade plant and it came with the white spots and I am so thankful it's not a bad thing 😀🌵💚
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I love it when the Jade Plant turns reddish purple - it looks so cool!
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I live in Southern California and I have my Jades on top of a wall so they bake all day. I’m so thankful for the plants that can handle the heat.
This one sure can 👍
I love your plant channel the most. It often makes me laugh out loud and never makes me sigh with annoyed frustration.
Love it!
I do sigh, sorry. Ads along the video are too long. I like to "transfer" yt videos to tge smart TV but it is almost impossible to skip the ads. High dose of patience required. A no for me. And no, I won't pay for youtube premium.
I have a 10-year-old jade plant whose thickest trunk is about half an inch, likely due to lack of water and lack of fertilizer over the years. I've been improving my care over the years (and started on antidepressants) and it's doing a lot better now that it's getting regular water, fertilizer, and a big bright sun lamp over it. I've been planting all of the cuttings I've made from it and have about a dozen happy little jade plants now! :) Hoping to one day have one of those big luscious jades with the huge leaves, but that'll just take patience. My crassulas have been the sturdiest plants I've owned, they can sure take a beating and the worst thing that happens is they turn lovely colours!
Very true! You do indeed needs lots of patience 😅
It's better to keep those plants a bit on the underwater side. I had a beautiful gollum jade, one of the first plants bought when I moved in my new apartment 4 years ago and it died. It was shriveled because I moved it to a sunnier spot and obviously it needed more water, but I watered it too much and the stems rotted. I bought another plant shortly after, now I know better how to take care of them and I hope in time it will be more beautiful than before.
Excellent video. I refer back to it often to make sure my jades are healthy
Great stuff 👍
I gave mine a few sprays with neem oil.
She's nice & glossy now, but I'm thankful I came across this because I couldn't work out what it was 👍
Thanks for sharing!
You have saved, and propagated so many of my Jade plants . You are my GoTo Jade Guy
Wow thank you 😊
I had replanted my 2 ‘mother’ Jades in larger pots. They looked dreadful. After watching How To Prune Jade Plants I set upon the 2. We began by ‘having a word’ then I began pruning as you directed. They were way too top heavy so I cut where I wanted 2 shoots to come out. This morning they’re a bit surprised at yesterday’s haircut but as I told them, ‘you’ll be ok’. Meanwhile I have many new plants started. Thank you for teaching us how to, with easy to understand instructions and excellent accompanying video. You don’t waste time with superfluous chatter, but get right to the point. That’s why I subscribe and follow. Thanks again. Jo in Sarasota FL
@@jomooy thank you very much 👍
Sheffield Made Plants 🌱 You have generously shared information that will save my suffering jade plants! Thank You 🙏🏾
My pleasure 😊
OMG...I needed this video. My Jade has white spots!
So common!
I keep coming back to reference your jade videos!! Love the details and your voice ❤
Thank you 😊
I've been so worried of rotting succulents, that I really cut back on watering and never fertilize.🤦♀️ Great video, thank you.
Thanks for watching 😁
I bought the moisture meter you recommend. I absolutely love it 🙂
Great to hear!
One of our jade plants had the white spots, and was put outside, as we thought it was bugs. It's been out all winter and has a lovely pink tone. It's a bit dimpled though .
It’s easy to think it’s bugs
I was shopping one day at a local grocery store and discovered a lovely dual Jade plant in the corner near the front doors; I bought them and gave each plant their own pot. I noticed one leaf on each plant developed a brown spot after transplant, I think it was just shock due to their new home. I've also ensured they get enough sunlight and water. I bought then during the winter a few months ago and I wonder if I over water a little bit during the transplant to ensure they took root well.
They're otherwise doing famously :) the spots have not grown though each plant has surely gotten comfortable. I've got them in succulent soil and face-first in an east facing window, so they get all the afternoon and evening sun. I can't wait to see them grow larger and thrive, I've love the bring them downstairs into the common areas or even outside once they're full grown adults!
Edit: I also bought a pregnant Aloe plant and she's literally shot out like 4 pups since I've bought her, she's phenomenal I have so many aloe now lol
Sounds like everything is doing really well 👍
Thanks for this video I bought a jade from the store and this helped a bunch.
Thank you so much for this!! I have been wondering about the odd things (like this!) going on with my plants.
Side note: I cut up 10L water tanks to use as basins under pots, especially outside. I live in a coastal town in Western Australia. Currently very hot summer. So, a couple of days ago I picked up one of these tank basins I had kinda left to the side after potting up the plants that had been in it. I wanted to reuse it for new additions. As I picked it up, I noticed the bottom glistening with crystals in the sun. My instant thought was, salt. We are close to the beach in a notoriously windy town. Salt in the air settling over everything, eating everything away. Including my plants.
I hadn't given too much thought to the tap water, even though we don't drink it as it is technically toxic (fails water safety tests!!), guessed it would be okish. But now my plants are suffering and even dying. I will be changing my ways immediately.
Once again, thank you.
Really? You can’t drink your tap water? That’s mad! Thanks for sharing
I just repotted my jade plant. So glad I saw this video because I am having some of these issues.
Glad you found it useful 👍
Great video as usual, but I would like to add that most of these arid succulents like crassula really don't mind low temperatures as in their native habitats nights can get very cold. They just can't take freezing, especially their roots and will die instantly if this occurs. One exception I have found is the flapjack/paddle plant which seems to really hate any cold. I've lost a couple by leaving outside one day too many in the autumn.
I’d say min 12c to keep it happy
I have a bunch of jades, but 2 days ago all the leafs fell off one of them, it was looking fine and the next day boom. It was super dry but the stem still looks fine so ive changed the soil and im hoping new leafs will form, so im super thankful for the tips
They normally bounce back once we correct what’s wrong
Sooper helpful! So much information in one video! Much appreciation for taking the time to share with us!!!
Glad it was helpful!
I have a 25 year old Jade out on my West facing deck. It started as a cutting and is now about 4' tall. I water it 2x in summer, otherwise leave it alone. We have a Mediterranean climate & get lots of rain in Winter which seems enough for it, plus it blooms beautiful clusters of pink flowers every Fall.
I've had to cut it back a couple times over the years and have always propagated the cuttings. My outdoor plant never gets bugs but my indoor Jades attract mealy bugs too easily regardless of light, water or placement so I now put the new cuttings in pots outdoors where they thrive.
Nice one. Where abouts do you live? A flowing Jade 😮
I am SO happy I found your channel!!! I know I need to do a cutting on my Shrek Ear Jade because it is getting really heavy and I am worried it will actually split the trunk if I don’t. I have been so afraid to cut it back…..but now I feel comfortable pruning!! THANK YOU!!!!
You’ve got this ✊
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Hey, thanks for the advice. Very useful video
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks. Have had Jade plants all my life. Learned a lot here.
My pleasure 😊
To check the condition of the substrate, I insert a wooden stick into the pot, right at its edge and to the very bottom. You can leave it for a few minutes, or take it out and check with your hand whether it is moist.
Very good 👍
I’m learning so much from you! I can’t thank you enough!
I'm so glad!
Thank you! I wondered what the white spots were!! Going to wipe them right off of it!
My pleasure 😊
my jades are getting these spots for first time this year. I had them for years and only water them with rainwater from butt.
Rich, I got my baby jade. She is in a 4 inch pot and jam packed with even a leave that fell off and propagated a new baby on it's own. I am watching all your older jade plant video's to catch up. The alocasia is still alive. lol Love and Peace
Thanks Mr Sheffield for all your useful information about the jade plant 🪴
My pleasure
Good information we should all review from time to time.
Thanks 👍
maybe in the british isles you need to give it a lot of sunlight, but in my area, jade does not like being in direct sun. it likes a lot, but direct beats it up. i take it out in the summer but keep in shade (as i do with all house plants). ive had mine for over 45 yrs. it also flowers in the fall with clusters of white, fragrant flowers that turn pink, like an oak leaf hydrangea flower. thank you for all of your good advice.
Flowers sound great. Where do you live?
@@SheffieldMadePlants im in Pennsylvania amish country, US. no, im not amish. my main jade which procreates in every plant it gets near, has become a bonsai b/c i kept it in the same snug pot all these years, with stems measuring 9.5 inches in diameter. occasionally, i refresh the topsoil. i think it flowers b/c i take it outside as soon as possible (may, after danger of frost) and i leave it out until almost the end of october, which is really pushing it. this past winter, i had it in a window with direct sun and it got really stressed. it still flowered, but lost a lot of leaves.
I've never seen this on my crassulas - I have a load of them in my garden of all sorts. I'm in south africa, so you basically just grab a leaf from someone else's and prop them. super common plant all over cape town. Maybe the rain ensures that this doesnt appear on the leaves. I myself give away probably 30 a year since they just prop so fast! Big plants often just end up with loads of little ones underneath from dropped leaves and stuff.
Ah yes they will behave differently in the wild. Sounds nice to have so many Jades around
There are so many factors to consider when watering your jade plant, or any other plant for that matter. The size of the pot, what the pot is made of (clay vs. plastic), the type of soil, indoor vs outdoor location, humidity, temperature, time of year. I am sure there are other factors to consider.
In summer, I water my jade plant in a clay pot twice a week (zone 9b outdoor), and sometime even that is not enough. It's important not to overwater, but it's also important not to let it dry out too much.
Simplest thing is to check first
Thank you for this information. Super useful.
My pleasure 😊
I am happy with my jade plant now, i have never had the white spots, but did have the soggy leaves, changed my watering use and now it looks great.
That's great!
I use laboratory grade distilled water on my jade and get the white spots. My colleague uses tap hard AF tap water…no white spots
One thing people forget is that cacti and succulents need much less fertiliser than normal plants, especially nitrogen. Like a 3-6-6 or a 3-3-6 fertiliser is best, probably. If you put, for example, standard manure-based fertiliser on it at normal doses, very soon it will start to yellow, get mushy or even rot. You may think it's overwatering, cut on water, but that may add even more stress. A jade will generally recover if it's not too late, but a cactus is more likely to eventually die or become permanently unattractive. 😢
But a regular houseplant feed is fine right)
This is a great channel. Thank you!!
Glad you enjoy it!
Wish i could like your videos more than once! Great advice 👍
I appreciate that!
my Jades are only ever watered with rain water and they still get the tiny white specks. I sometimes clean with damp kitchen paper.
Brilliant video, very informative. I've had jade's for years, actually just lost a 50+Yr old jade from root rot 😢. Love to see a video as informative as this for adeniums, as they have just become my fave plant and finding it hard for them to thrive in the UK.
Thank you. I don't have an adeniums unfortunately
Wow!! I have those dots. Never knew that!! Thank you :-)
Happy to help!
Lovely info thakyou for sharing.
If your plant has white spots that form from the water... probably a good idea to start filtering your water.
Thanks for watching 😁
Thank you for this information.
Glad it was helpful!
I always put my 20 year old jadeplant outside in spring and bring it back indoor in the fall. It gets rainwater or filtered water, never noticed white spots. Some leaves do get little roots on it while still on the plant.
Ooo that’s interesting
I bought a small jade plant. Every time I watered it... lost a leaf. It didn't grow for a full year!! It lost a lot of it's roots. I replanted it and another 6 months later and I finally saw new growth! It took 2 years to take it from 4 leaves... watering only a spash every few weeks, to 2 main stems, each with 3 sets of leaves. Idk what Im doing wrong, but it is creeper slow. Otherwise it is a deep green, smooth but not squishy. I moved it closer to the light and put it in a smaller container before it did anything.
Moving it to the light is the thing. They need lots of light to grow
So funny how different it would be where you are compared to me. I live in San Diego so mine are all outside and require different things. But I love your video and your jades look awesome!
Thanks for sharing!
I actually like the look of a ‘stretched’ Jade plant. They look like little trees to me.
4:20 is a portulacaria afra, not a crassula ovata
Was looking for this comment 💯💯👍🏾👍🏾
4:17 This is not a Crassula ovata plant (jade) but a Portulacaria afra (elephant bush)
Help, I get holes on my succulents like something is eating into them, but there's no mealybugs nor any other obvious pests
Not sure what that could be other than sap sucking pests
That may be due to fungal infection.. Change the soil and use fungicide.. Remove infected leaves..
Thanks so much. Alway wondered what the white spots were on my Jade plant. It seems happy otherwise.
Glad I could help!
No, I have only ever watered with filtered water and they have these spots.
Use to get white spots down south England lot of lime in water you dont get it in north of england were i live now cheers buddy😊
Thank you for sharing I will have to check on myj jade plant so lovely
Thanks for watching
I have succulents from all over the world in one media in a trough all very very very happy and all flower every year.....I use cactus mix with succulent mix and 50 percent perlite with clay pebbles 1inch deep at the bottom no drainage holes....I am a watering master.... there is also a pink quill plant in the middle which is an air plant......lol....I just rarely mist its leaves allowing little pooling on it....lightly water its surrounding soil and less so for the cantus and the jade's medium watering in their surrounding areas.....the mint fern is misted regular and keep its air root base at the soil surface damp each 2 days and it's below roots every 2.5 days....its beautiful.....they tell u quickly if u water wrongly.... if u have eyes to see what they show u.....also I water so that in my mind the pebbles at the bottom never get wet for over 3 days then must be dry- I have dug it out often enough to know the balance-...I will answer questions.....on training or whatever... .also they all shade eachother adequately due to forward planning when bonsaing;))....errrm
Cool vid by they way my guy 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏
Errrm.....what else while I'm writing typos r us essays... if u love them and their flowers they know.... pls see THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS documentary....and experiments on utube using electroecephelograms on plants that show they recognise people and remember them over time including things they have done, even if they wear disguises becauseobviouslythey dont have eyes lol......plants even have electric based inner reactions to our thinking of harming them 🤯🤯🤯.....so remember to tell them it's for the best and their benefit when u have to cut them or help them to make babies basically 😆🙏🙏🙏
Wow I’ll have to check that out thanks 👍👍
Thanks. Yet another brilliant video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I own a 30+ year old massive jade plant and use a water meter religiously
Wow what a veteren 😁
You have talked me into a moisture meter 😊
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Thank you for the advice on Jades! I was gifted one last fall and I had no idea how to care for it. I'm doing something right because my leaves are firm and it looks very healthy. I do want to ask you if you have any idea how to care for Monkey Puzzle trees? I was gifted one a few weeks ago. These are trees and do get rather large but I was told I would be able to keep it in a pot for a few years before having to plant it. I can't find much information on how to care for one indoors. Would you please post a video on that? Thanks again!
Never heard of that one
Richard the cutting I was given of my jade is very long then it has leaves so I’m going to cut it back before the leaf area it’s like 3/4 inch from dirt to first leaf. Wish me luck 🍀
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I am a new subscriber, thank you for sharing. I have Jade plants 👍
Thanks for subbing!
You are so informative. I had gotten cuttings many years ago. It has not grown much at all . it is 2 cuttings and it has creeping like stems. How can grow this jade plant better? Petals are small.
Lots of light. The more light the better
my jade looked like that & was dehydrated. great price tho. i look the chance & bought it. i rubbed off the dots & watered a few times. its doing very well now. its in a teensy pot, im going to knock up the pot size just a tad. not much, i understand they enjoy it a bit rootbound. so, soon i will do that. thanks for the info, i had no idea.
Glad you found it useful 👍
I am relieved to find out that the white spots are harmless...I thought I had amould or insect infestation on my jade plant...phew! good to know I don't need to worry about them! Thanks.
Glad it was helpful 👍
The white spot thing is very helpful. Mine gets it but its right next to where i use my electric toothbrush so i thought it might be just spray from that 😅. Still not sure which it is but glad to know it's not a serious issue.
Glad I could help!
Hi
Please can you make video for philodendron pink princess plant.
Thanks
People forget that the roots are underground, they will be drinking, the water will just be deeper, I mainly bottom water mine every week’ish
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I love the red or colored tips it gets in the sun. But how do 8 know when too much sun is too much without it burning?
Also what’s the best soil mix for jades?
If things are starting to go brown and crispy
My jade is young at 2 years nearly but it's 2 trunk bases are both 1 inch diameter and idk like 3.14x the diameter in circumference or whatever the calculation is.....either way they're an inch across each of them 🤷♀️ they really like the soil mix....I also collect any moss blobs I find that birds knock out of gutters etc lol and growth that round all the plants cos looks nice and holds water at the top of the trough aaaaand if they die u know way early that your under watering or using too much tap water cos that kills moss in like a week or less 🤯🤷♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ basically think of the moss like miners used to think of canaries like...... 👍 if it dies its about to get bad all over lol
Happy growing plant loving ppl
Ooo interesting tip. I get plenty of that in my garden from the birds too
The problem I have with Jade is that they grow so big they crack the foundation walls and concrete boarders around my property. I pretty much consider them weeds. Very little water, sandy loamy soil and burning direct sun all day everyday and these things are unstoppable! Still great for our Spanish garden tho.
Blimey didn’t know they were so destructive
@@SheffieldMadePlants I can send photographic evidence! They can be real pests! Beautiful Pests! 😉😉
@@TheRealSabrinaDeep I’m on insta
With the first one I stopped the video and ran outside to check my plant. Whew! No white crystals. Juicey green leaves and new shoots. Oh, and a little bit of leaf scale. $%&*@! The bane of my balcony family. And the jade plant is in a railing pot hanging over the 2 new blueberry plants I got last week. . . the neem never ends. They all thank you for this video.
Thanks Sarah 😁
I have several jade's. I water them with rain water. They still have white spots.
Must be some high mineral content in the water
My jade is showing over watering issues and loosing leaves again.... It happened half a year ago, I put it in a new sunny place and watered less and it was thriving. Last week the soil was 100% dry and I gave it water and now it's happening again, even though the soil was dry. I guess it Is the soil that isn't chunky enough
The leaves probably had enough water even though the soil was dry. Try waiting till the leaves are wrinkled
What is with all of us inheriting super old jades?! Lmao. I have one I got from my great grandma. 70 some odd years old. We cut it into three trees. All three going strong
What are your thoughts on jades placed next to the kitchen sink? They seem to survive here but I often wonder if the excessive humidity will make them struggle compared to one placed in another window. Thanks for your thoughts.
Doesn’t seem like an issue. Jades are pretty robust
Jade is imo one of the succulents that need to more water
Thank you for all of your great videos. Last year I saw a jade plant in bloom. I didn't even know they could flower! Is there a way to encourage the plant to bloom?
I’ve never seen it. It will be down to light and warmth. Thanks
I have jades and crassula everywhere(outside) and they're all blooming right now. So pretty!
@@bonnieblenders4606 lovely 😊
I'm really lost bc all the windows in my apartment has hot radiators right beneath them. I guess growth light are my best bet😩
I think so
Generally, people are terrible at checking the soil before watering. Like... dude, don't water if there's already a puddle on the tray! (I've had this happen to plants at work, and it's killing them. And I'm desperately trying to save the poor buggers. XD)
Keep fighting the good fight 👊
If you keep your jade plant outside (I live in Mexico, temperate climate) should I use fertilizer for outside plants instead of indoor? it is in on a covered patio but in the sun.
I fertilise my outdoor plants 👍
Excellent information. I have a window in my bathroom that gets sun all day. Would that be a good location?
Yep that should work 👍
My jade is doing great not lanky roots are healthy as well but recently I have seen some callous like browning on the leaves, no one has any video about this issue, dont see any infestation signs either
Could be damage from letting the soil dry out too much
“Look ugly stretched out with large gaps between the leaves” bro I’m trying to bonsai this think over time 😆
Thank you so much for this video. I've got a jade and this is the first time having one, so I haven't learned everything necessary for its care. In particular, the white spots on the leaves. I thought I had a fungus problem. Could one do a monthly flush of the soil to remove the salt from the tap water?
Thanks. You can do a monthly flush to get rid of salt built up 👍
Have four large outdoor jade that are looking poorly. They have brown spots on the leaves that look like a scale. ll are dropping lots of leaves. Should I spray them? or use dawn dishwashing soap? Thank you. Looking for your water meteor.
Mr.Sheffield! I'm such a fan :) I need to ask you, what is the plant in the middle
Got a time stamp?
@@SheffieldMadePlants I'm sorry I thought I added the time, 5:17, right about. It is the plant you showed us when you added fertilizer by bottom feeding. It's the exact... Plant! I can't seem to make it happy 😥
@@Theperilsofbev that’s a ripple Jade
@@SheffieldMadePlants thanks so much! Now I can look up better info as to how to better care for it, like I said, I can't seem to make mine happy
Hi Sheffield. Thank you for all your plant advice, and it is extremely helpful, but! Not to stunt your growth, but the volume is quite low, and hard to hear. Humor.
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I have to buy some extra light, my plants are next to my glass door but my neighbor palms block a lot of light. My jade looks poorly and I do think I over water but have been using the moisture meter a lot lately.
A light sounds like a good idea. They need lots of it to thrive
I got a Crassula Ovata that I propagated from cutting 30 years ago when studying horticulture (an easy assignment). I have developed it in the omono bonsai style, and is currently about 4ft tall, including the pot.
Unfortunately, the root system is underdeveloped (and no, I have not done any of the root pruning common with bonsai) leaving the tree top heavy. at the end of each winter I repot it upright. but by the start of autumn it's always leaning around 45deg. Last repotting I also pruned back to primary branching, still leaning.
Is there any way to encourage more root growth so the tree can support it's own weight?
I’m not familiar with bonsai honestly. Maybe warmer temps and more light will develop roots quicker?
Collect your rainwater for plants.😁
Hello, I would really use some help with my jade plant, hope you can help please 🙏🏼. I bought a 7 yr old, huge huge huge jade plant a few years ago, everything was fine until we moved to a new flat. The leaves were getting smaller and smaller, thin, wrinkly and a lot of the bottom leaves even get totally dry and fall off. I understood it needs watering and so I was watering more often. However, it didn’t help, and even one day 3 big branches fell off the tree. The leaves are still the same - small, thin, wrinkly and a lot of them still dry off, but not yellow! I’m afraid to overwater it since it’s a huge tree and a pot that does not have drainage holes o I water a little every week. I don’t know what to do. Hope I can get your help! Thank you!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Did you notice any rotting in the middle of the stems? How are the roots looking?
Mine loses leafs very easily and since two months ago it’s been losing entire branches. I’ve already moved it to the balcony and water it every ten days (I live in Brazil) and still no luck. The same thing has been happening to my peperomias, I have no clue why my succulents and semi succulents are undergoing this
Hmm have you checked the roots?
Thank you for all your great info.
I also have recently purchased the water meter 😊.
I have a jade..seem to be losing leaves..I watered as the leaves were wrinkled..and still they just fall off..what is the proper kind of soil I should put in if I transfer it to another pot as u think this pot I got it in
doesn't drain.
Appreciate your help.
Thank you.
Marilyn
I would use 3 parts compost 2 parts perlite
Sad to see that you now have more subscribers than Planterina 😢