Do I need to repot this guy? I’ve had him for a while and...
4ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 years ago
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@Some_rando Hello 👋 there!
Unpot the Plant
Unpot the jade plant and remove the soil to expose the roots. Examine the roots to see if they are healthy, firm and white or if they are stringy, limp and black or brown.
Prune Rotting Roots
Use sterilized pruning shears to cut off any roots that show symptoms. Examine the cut portion of the roots; if there is any brown showing in the interior of the cut area, keep cutting the root back until it is entirely white. (You can sterilize your pruning shears or scissors with rubbing alcohol)
Disinfect Your Pruners
Disinfect your pruning shears by wiping the blades with a paper towel moistened with rubbing alcohol.
Make Another Cut
Make another cut on the healthy tissue of the pruned root. Do not allow this fresh cut to touch the soil. Repeat until the jade plant has only healthy, disinfected roots left. Discard the potting soil.
Dry the Roots
Lay the jade plant on its side in the shade and let the roots dry out for a few days so the cut ends heal over.
Repot the Plant
Repot the jade plant in a clean container. Jade plants like being root bound, so repot the plant in a smaller container if its original pot is much too large. Fill the pot with a fast-draining soil-less mix, such as cactus and succulent potting soil, or mix your own using equal parts perlite, peat and vermiculite.
Water the Soil
Wait several days, letting the soil dry out to half of the depth of the pot between waterings. Then apply water till it runs from the bottom drainage holes. Discard excess water.
Unpot the Plant
Unpot the jade plant and remove the soil to expose the roots. Examine the roots to see if they are healthy, firm and white or if they are stringy, limp and black or brown.
Prune Rotting Roots
Use sterilized pruning shears to cut off any roots that show symptoms. Examine the cut portion of the roots; if there is any brown showing in the interior of the cut area, keep cutting the root back until it is entirely white. (You can sterilize your pruning shears or scissors with rubbing alcohol)
Disinfect Your Pruners
Disinfect your pruning shears by wiping the blades with a paper towel moistened with rubbing alcohol.
Make Another Cut
Make another cut on the healthy tissue of the pruned root. Do not allow this fresh cut to touch the soil. Repeat until the jade plant has only healthy, disinfected roots left. Discard the potting soil.
Dry the Roots
Lay the jade plant on its side in the shade and let the roots dry out for a few days so the cut ends heal over.
Repot the Plant
Repot the jade plant in a clean container. Jade plants like being root bound, so repot the plant in a smaller container if its original pot is much too large. Fill the pot with a fast-draining soil-less mix, such as cactus and succulent potting soil, or mix your own using equal parts perlite, peat and vermiculite.
Water the Soil
Wait several days, letting the soil dry out to half of the depth of the pot between waterings. Then apply water till it runs from the bottom drainage holes. Discard excess water.
Slide the plant out of the old pot and examine the root ball. Trim any dead, damaged or diseased roots with sterilized scissors before centering the jade plant in the new pot. Fill in around the root ball with fresh potting soil, and tamp gently. Water thoroughly to settle the soil around the plant's roots.