First of all, I posted here a couple months age regarding getting this jade to branch out by pinching. I took your advice (though it took two attempts, as after the first attempt I only managed to make holes in a set of leaves that continued growing) and now have two nice, separate branches growing off the main stem. So, thank you for your time and advice.
I have a new problem. The jade has been around for about a year now. It looked healthy and upright all winter. We live on a wooded lot and get tons of direct sun on one side of our house all winter. But in the late spring when the trees leaf out, we lose a lot of that light. It seemed that as soon as this happened the jade flopped. I watered it thinking it might need it, but that was two days ago and it's flopping again (I generally water about once every two weeks). I did a little research online and think it might be because it's not getting enough sun? I have started moving it around the house to whatever window is getting the most intense sun. I know that plants can react badly to being moved around, but I think this one just needs light? I have it propped on a popsicle stick, and it's managed to flop itself over to the direction of the sun.
It seems healthy in all other aspects. The leaves are firm , supple and glossy.
I am almost positive it needs to be re-potted (thoughts?). I re-potted it last fall from a tiny seed start container, but I think it's ready again. I read someone mention that it wasn't the 'right time' to re-pot a jade early in the season, but I'm not sure if now is fine?
Anyhow, I will attach a couple more pictures (seems you can only do one at a time?).
I guess I'm just looking for thoughts as to what is going on with this plant and if there's anything I can do to help it out. Thanks a lot!
This post was edited by angt29 on Thu, Jun 5, 14 at 10:08
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