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Watering Hard Pruned Jades

10 years ago

I hard pruned a couple of my Jades...completely leafless! Its been a few years since I've done this. I was wondering for you guys that have done this how often are you watering? Its still in the upper 80's here and the humidity is around 50-60%. It gets about 4-5 hours a day of direct sun. I lost a cutting a few years ago that was completely leafless (though rooted) to over watering and trying not to make that same mistake...

Is watering once every 7-10 days too much...its in a very fast gritty mix potting mix. Do you guys wait to see new growth before resuming watering it?

Thanks!!

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greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
10 years ago
Nancy, I think that sounds like a good plan.
It's always difficult to assess how much and how often to water a leaf-less or stumped Jade, but in a free-draining mix you know the roots won't be rotting. I would still water a bit lighter, then increase again as new growth erupts from the nodes.

Josh
puglvr1
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks Josh...I'll try that and keep an eye on it. Hopefully I'll see some new growths soon. It was getting leggy and I wanted to cut it a little shorter...
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