I would repot it immediately in a 1:1:1 mix of vermiculite:perlite:sand. Otherwise, you'll lose your plant to root rot. Choose a small pot, they like 'tight feet'. Also, make sure it has a drainage hole. You can find cheap clay pots at Wal-mart, those work great. I'm sure you'll find a lot of good information on this forum, hope your Jade makes it :) Christy

Yeah, I agree with Christy. I inherited a jade from a friend who was killing it with water. The trunks were completely limp and hanging over the sides. I would take it out of the wet soil (I'm assuming it's "muddy" soil?) and repot it in a fast draining soil. The mix Christy mentioned is ok, but I'm not a big fan of vermiculite, and you need to be careful of what kind of sand you get. An easy mix to get is a bag of cactus and succulent soil and mix some extra perlite in there. But you'll get many different soil mix opinions :-)
As Christy said, search the forum and you'll get lots of info.
And maybe let the roots air dry before repotting? I'd also hold off on watering for a while.
Good luck!
Gabi

Ah, thanks Gabi! I meant a 1:1:1 of Cacti and Succulent mix:perlite:sand. I use vermiculite with my AV's. I found a small bag of sand with the Cacti and Succulent mix at Lowe's, and it is working well for me. I agree, hold off on watering and fertilizing for a bit. :) Christy

You may not have done anything wrong. Theres no way to know how long HD has tortured this jade. All you can do is dry it out and start it on a more appropriate watering schedule. As much sun as possible and as cool as possible but with good air circulation. I personally would probably not repot unless I saw ANY brown roots when I tipped it out of the pot. If it is in a plastic pot I would be tempted to buy a clay pot the same size and switch. Nothing dries a plant out faster (safely) than a new clay pot.

I'm not saying advice to repot is bad advice.

Hey Gabro: I'm back. I keep hearing about sand. I said in a couple posts that I use course concrete sand along with
Perlite. If for evergreens ,I mix in some Hemlock Humus. The finer sand (bar sand);that is used for Mortar, compacts.
Do you think Ophelia could unpot the plant and set it on something to absorb some of the water and put paper towels around the sides too. Then put it back into the pot.
If it is a clay pot, she could put it in a warm oven to dry it a little before repotting. She could also check out the roots.
Is this a good idea ????
Lou

Hi OP : I had a similar problem with overwatering and had lots of help with the Posts. My 5 year old Jade was dropping leaves ( about 12 per day )and I was told to stop watering. Haven't watered for over a month . It has stopped dropping leaves and growing nicely. All the people who have given helpfull advice, know who you are. I'll get even somehow. Don't worry OP, your plant will survive.
LOU

Hi Lou. Well I think if she unpots the plant, she might as well change the soil. The soil the plant is in (from HD) is most likely too "muddy", and a fast-draining mix is needed for a jade. If the soil seems ok (which I doubt), then yes drying it out is the best thing to do right now. But I think just putting it in the clay pot will dry it up pretty fast, like Fred said. I don't think there's a need to keep the plant out of a pot for it to dry out. Not sure what your reasoning is for the clay pot in the oven, but I can't see why that's necessary or beneficial. Maybe you could explain?
Glad to hear your jade is doing well :-)

Gabro: Do you think the HD plant has the same soil as they sell in the bags ? Then like you said , Change the soil !!!I thought if the plant was in a clay pot, putting just the pot in a warm oven would dry it out, instead of putting the plant back into a wet pot.
It probably is in a plastic pot anyway. I'm getting tongue
tied.
Ophelia: Is it a clay pot ? Does the soil look loose or
compact.?????
Lou

Hi Lou,

It's in a plastic pot with holes in the bottom, which sits in a ceramic decorative pot. I made sure to take out the plastic and check that there was no standing water in the ceramic base - there was a little bit and I emptied it out.

The soil definitely seems like "normal soil" to me, it's pretty compact and seems to be drying out.

The plant's not drooping over or anything and has lost a few leaves (they snapped off when i touched them and were a little shriveled). What do we think? Definite repot?

"Normal soil"...."Pretty compact"....
Therefore, I vote for REPOT! In fast-draining soil.
Good luck,
Gabi

Gabi : I second the motion !!!
I always wash the soil away when repotting. (into a clay pot)Rather than digging the soil away.
Then fill in with the new soil mix. Don't compact it too
much. I don't want to comment on watering. Some plants I water and then leave them be, for awhile.
Help !!!!!!!! Someone else more experienced come to the rescue. How did I do ?????
LOU