Hi there,

I've acquired a large jade plant, which I've pruned back significantly (it was a tangled mess when I got my hands on it). Originally, I was trying to keep some of the leaves, but am now prepared to cut it back as much as I need in order to ensure that it grows properly from here on out.

I'm wondering if some of you might be so kind as to take a look at the photos and suggest where to make cuts. The most helpful thing would be for you to use MS Paint or some equivalent to mark several of the branches and offshoots, and then upload the edited image in a reply. Just to give me a general sense of how far I should be cutting it back. Apologies for the dark photos--I wanted to get them up here as soon as possible, as I am hoping to cut it back either later tonight or tomorrow.

Also, I purchased gritty potting mix from repotme.com (http://www.repotme.com/potting-mix/Gritty-Mix.html). It appears to follow the same recipe that I've seen people raving about on here. The soil that the plant is in now is absolutely awful, so I'd like to re-pot soon. Should I wait a bit after pruning, or should I do everything at once? Has anyone had any experience with pre-mixed gritty potting soil?