What could have happened??? No rot, no bugs. She just wen...
1ft to light, direct
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 years ago
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@EarthlySoybean the plant is wilting, which most often a sign of a watering issue. I checked the cultural conditions of the plant and they seem fine. However, I do not the blackened stem. This points to overwatering. The wilted leaves, while often a sign of underwatering, likely resulted from the stem turning necrotic. The plant’s profile does not indicate what kind of soil mix you had it in, but from looking at what’s in the roots, I see lots of water retaining type matter, but not much indicia of what kind of additives might have been present to improve drainage. I see you used a terra cotta pot and it looks like you’ve done everything right, except for perhaps the soil mix wasn’t just right. . I have found that most “succulent” mixes still retain too much water for jade plants. I have had several jade plants and they have been my most challenging succulents. I started transitioning my succulents over to Bonsai Jack gritty mix and have not had watering issues since. The mix doesn’t have peat or coir in it—it looks like fine gravel, but it’s more than that. Bonsai Jack is expensive, but a less costly option is to use 1 part perlite to 1 part succulent/cactus mix or, if you’re in a bind, peat based potting mix can work although not ideal. I hope that helps.
@TexanExpat thanks so much. I cut the stem off and I think there might be enough healthy top left to maybe propagate? How do I do that? Just like any succulent?
@EarthlySoybean Thank you for the recognition.Set it in some potting mix and prop up with toothpicks. I like to use the 1” small terra cotta planters, you just have to be careful not to knock them over lol