Grow a Jade Plant

Enjoy the benefits of growing a jade plant! Known as the feng shui money plant, this popular succulent has many wonderful features.

A jade plant is a popular succulent with jade-colored, round fleshy leaves. It easily grows over three feet or taller. Mature plants may have clusters of tiny pink or white flowers in the fall if you summer them outdoors but ease them into the sun or back inside in steps.

Steps

 * 1) Place in direct sunlight.
 * 2) Do not overwater. Jade plants can easily go two weeks to a month between waterings.
 * 3) Repot using any soil when the soil’s nutrients need replenishing. Once repotted with fresh soil, a jade plant usually bounces back. Plants usually live for years.
 * 4) Feed plants once to twice a year, except lightly in summer or they may grow too fast.
 * 5) Prune if you wish for a more treelike plant. Leaves or tip cuttings root easily.
 * 6) Let them lie exposed for a week to form a callus before inserting in sand or perlite.
 * 7) * Once planted in a big pot, the jade does not like to be moved. If it looks too dry, it is not receiving enough sunlight.
 * 8) Mist regularly to remove dust from leaves or the dust suffocates the leaves.

Tips

 * Remember the jade plant thrives from sunlight so leave it in a good spot where it can get sunlight, even indirect sunlight.
 * Repot annually or when the soil has no more nutrients.
 * add knick-knacks to the pot for a decoration effect.
 * Mist the jade regularly to remove dust from leaves.
 * When a leaf falls, stick it back in the soil to let it root
 * A jade can be bequeathed to your grandchildren. Jades usually live for years, even when rootbound, although jades may not like being root bound.

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