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jlisiewski
Seattle, WA
(Zone 8b)
September 23, 2009
06:49 PM Post #7097246
| I got a jade plant secondhand yesterday. This is my first jade plant. It's a beautiful jade plant at least 5 years old. It looked very healthy when I picked it up. However, it didn't like the car ride across town. The 15 minute car ride caused the tallest stem to droop over (it was standing upright before I moved it). I held it in my lap while my husband drove, but apparently that wasn't enough.
Will the stem be able to stand up again on its own or is it more likely that the car ride damaged it permanently? Is there anything I can do to help it recover, other than stake it up and put it in a sunny spot? The soil seems to have recently been watered, so I'm hesitant to water it.
Thanks,
Jessica |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 23, 2009
07:00 PM Post #7097276
| wait a few days if it doesn't perk up you either need to stake it up or break it off at the bend...before you get upset, the part you take off can then be put in potting soil, in the same pot if there is room or its own pot and then you will have 2 plants...keep that in mind later to cause the leaves get knocked off pretty easy as well and they too can simple be placed in soil and will produce more plants...and Jade trees do NOT require alot of water |
kwanjin
West Valley City, UT
(Zone 5a)
September 23, 2009
08:59 PM Post #7097684
| The heat in the car likely caused the wilt. It should come back but if it doesn't, I would follow Trina's advice. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 23, 2009
09:55 PM Post #7097928
| woohoo the master has spoken I said something right!!! |
jlisiewski
Seattle, WA
(Zone 8b)
September 24, 2009
12:55 PM Post #7099680
| Thanks for the advice. It was in the evening with the windows partially open--not much heat here in Seattle at night. I think it was the motion in the car. But I'll keep an eye on it, and cut the stem if it doesn't recover. |
kwanjin
West Valley City, UT
(Zone 5a)
September 24, 2009
04:04 PM Post #7100421
| How is it doing today? |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2009
04:23 PM Post #7100466
| I so hope it recovers for you but if it doesn't then you have two |
jlisiewski
Seattle, WA
(Zone 8b)
September 24, 2009
05:43 PM Post #7100725
| It's still droopy today. I've staked it up for the moment. Do you think I should cut it now, or wait and see if it does better after the next watering? It's not due for a watering yet. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2009
07:49 PM Post #7101120
| how often are you watering it? because they don't need much water |
jlisiewski
Seattle, WA
(Zone 8b)
September 28, 2009
02:36 PM Post #7113242
| I'm aware that they don't need much water, so I haven't yet watered the plant since I got the plant a week ago and moved it. It seemed to have been recently watered when I picked it up. Before last Wednesday, the plant belonged to someone else. I don't know how much they watered it, but as I said before, it looked good until I moved it. |
kwanjin
West Valley City, UT
(Zone 5a)
September 28, 2009
02:59 PM Post #7113332
| Is it still having trouble? Does the rest of it feel firm? Can you show a pic? |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2009
03:44 PM Post #7113511
| It's always possible that the people you got it from had given it a bit too much water thinking that would help it make the move better and the problems from that excess watering didn't show up until after you got it home. Can you post a picture of it? Someone might have some other ideas for you if you had a picture. |
trinawitch
Canton,IL &Dent Coun, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 28, 2009
03:45 PM Post #7113514
| kwanjin you read my mind...I was just wondering how they were doing with this |
