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Central Connecticut

I have a jade plant that I raised from just a single leaf and it has done great...It's about (2) years old now...

Here's the problem...About a month ago I had acouple of leave develope dark spots and fall off...at that time it was in older leaves...now I am seeing those same spots in newer leaves. I usually water once a week...the plant is not in direct sun light...any thoughts would be appreciated...Thanks Chris

12/9/2004 8:57:16 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

slow down on the watering...House plants go into a dormant period during the shortened daylight winter months.

12/9/2004 9:13:44 AM

Western Pa.

Make sure that the plant has good drainage, and that water is not laying "in the dish" under the plant. Jade is a "succulent", similar to a cactus without needles, these plants retain much water. I only water mine once or twice over the entire winter. I've seen 40 year old jade plants with a 4" trunk that resemble small trees!

12/9/2004 9:32:44 AM

Long Island,New York

Its a basal crown kilr

12/9/2004 4:37:20 PM

Central Connecticut

Thanks guys...I will start with putting away my watering can and see how it does...Does anybody know how to get it to flower?

12/9/2004 4:53:52 PM

Montoursville, PA

Here is what Google will show you and a lot more:

GROWING GUIDE FOR JADE PLANTS

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/crassulaargentea.htm

12/15/2004 9:55:35 PM

Oakland, CA, USA

Yeah, I will second the slow-watering. There's one sitting on our front porch in a pot, it was watered maybe twice all summer...California summer. They don't need much water.

Kilr, I used to go play in a "forest" of Jade plants in San Diego when I was a kid. Some one must have dumped a bunch of jade plant cuttings into the canyon and they just took root and went nuts. There were plenty of 6"-8" trunks and quite a few were about 6' tall! Of course, the climate and conditions were probably just about perfect for them there.

Erin.

12/15/2004 10:42:48 PM

Western Pa.

It's a basal crown, Erin!

12/16/2004 9:05:10 AM

Montoursville, PA

My kids in Portland, OR have one they started from a cutting when they were in college. Today the indoor Jade is single trunk and reaching some five feet tall.

They sit it in the shower, for cleaning and dusting, while shielding the soil from most run off water, with a plastic bib. This dusts it nicely and seems, to provide, nearly all the water the plant needs, in the Oregon high humidity climate.

Our Jade is a cutoff from theirs. It is about eighteen inches tall and nicely branched in five or so years. We shower ours at the kitchen sink. It seems to dehydrate due to our heating and lack of humidity, in our house. Still it gets very little water....even in summer conditions.

12/16/2004 11:28:47 AM

Central Connecticut

Thanks for the Website Doc...Lots of info there...CHris

12/16/2004 12:10:20 PM

Covington, WA

I had big jades in my yard at the last place I rented when I lived in San Diego, that and another succulant called elephant tears. I would think a bit more water and light exposure in the spring will get them to bloom. That's what the ones next to the driveway did each year.

12/17/2004 1:40:14 AM