The last pic tells me its the sopping wet soil drowning the roots. I reccomend removing them from their pots and checking the roots at one!

Agree with Rhamel, soil looks very wet. But I am not sure it is the same problem on the first plant. I had one leaf like that (silvery, hard) on mine, got scared as hell, ripped it off and since then everything is fine. I didn't overwater by any means. Anyway the soil in that pot looks sopping wet as well.

Last 2 plants are definitely rotting. I would take them out of the pot asap (first plant also) to check for roots if there are any left. Cut away mushy stem sections, black leaves, everyhing that looks bad. A pic about first plant could help us more about giving advice. Let the plants dry on a piece of paper for a few days to callous the cuts. Meanwhile do some research on GardenWeb about appropriate soil and watering for succulents and prepare their pots.

I think they are salvageable if you act fast.

I reccomend when you unpot them to let them dry somewhere unpotted for a week so they can breathe. Please show us pics of the roots when you unpot them....

Let me say the soil they are in is very moisure-retentive, a serious issue with succulents. Well-Draining gritty soil is the standard

I plant all my plants in "gritty mix"

Thank you Rhamel and MsGreenFinger. I pulled all of the plants out of their pots and the soil was very, very wet so I am wondering if that was the cause? Here are some photos of the roots. Does this look like root rot or have I caught them early enough? Any other thoughts?

One of the plants (the large first one) had little worms in the roots. Is this something to be concerned about? I only found them in one of the four plants that I un-potted and I cleaned the roots throughly.

I now have all of the plants out of the soil, with the roots cleaned and trimmed and laying on Vermiculite. I'll leave them out for a week or so and will see what happens. I've also purchased cactus soil mix for when it's time to re-pot (fingers crossed!).

Roots:

Worms:

After, on vermiculite:

Where do you live? Its important to let us know how you are growing this plant, growing zone, light, etc.

These plants like to grow dry. I have one outside in Florida which I have never watered. Its in a pot with sand and some perlite. They like to grow dry, dry. Mine is in full Florida sun.

Plant in a well draining mix and place in full sun gradually. It should come around. You don't have to get fancy with potting it. Just get it out of that wet mix and put it in good sunlight.

Jane

The roots are definitely rotted. The roots on those plants should have filled the pot and pulled out in a nice ball the same shape as the pot. Clean them off, remove any brown soft roots (healthy roots are firm and white and look alive). Make sure they are in a pot with drainage. If you bought the commercial "Miracle Gro" or similar brand cactus mix it is still peat based. It may be "ok" but I would add some additional perlite to it at a minimum and maybe some coarse sand too if you can get some. A handful or two of topsoil or good garden soil thrown in may also be good but make sure there is enough perlite (and or sand) added so it drains well. Pot them up again and firm the soil down. Make sure they are as close to the window as possible and get a few good hours of direct sun through the window. You don't want to burn them but they look they could use a bit more light too. However that soil looks like the biggest problem. They should be able to start growing some new roots before winter slows them down too much. Those worms look just like that......earthworms. Not a plant pest. Probably got into the pot at some point and have been living there.

Love the advice. It appears they are saveable!!!!!

Roots don't look that bad. I expected bare stems by looking at your photos. Woodnative is right about adding perlite to the bagged cacti soil, maybe 50/50. You will get a very porous, light mix. That is perfect for Crassulas. I wouldn't bother with the sand because it is hard to get the perfect coarse sand.

After you pot them up don't water for at least 1 week. Start regular watering when you see new growth. Only water them when pot feels light, and soil is dry more than half way down the pot. Bring them to the sink, pour water until it runs out the drainage holes. Let the excess water drain away and then put them back on the saucers/ cache pots. During winter you need to do this maybe once a month (depending on your location).

My jade plant was very healthy looking but suddenly 4 days ago it started turning like the 1st photo with brown silvery leaves and started shedding leaves. I live in India and it is the summer season so I thought that it would be sunburned but after keeping it in the shade nothing has happened and it is still shedding leaves. I water it once a week. please help me about what to do because I don’t want that plant to die .

It used to look like this 3 days ago

It looks like this after 4 days

I took it out of the soil today and the roots look like this

The soil looks like this. Please help me about what to do? I can’t understand is it overwatered or underwatered or is it because of the summer sun. It just won’t stop loosing leaves.

The soil is too sandy and water retentive, and you are overwatering it. Go to Home Depot or a garden center in your area and find a cactus and succulent soil and mix it with 1/2 perlite for right now. Water it a lot less. Jade is a relative of cactus, and likes to be fairly dry. Over the next couple weeks, as the plant is recovering, search the forum for the posts of a forum member called Tapla, and read his soil articles. Once you can understand how soils can be made to prevent overwatering, it will go a long way toward making your thumbs change color.

Thank you so much

Should I leave my plant outside the pot like this for 3-4 days or should I put it in soil at the earliest. And I what about the sun. Here in india it is very hot so for how long should I keep it in the sun ?

You could leave it out in the shade for a couple days, but its not necessary. The soil composition is the most important part. As far as sun goes, keep the llant in limited sun for a few weeks in the new soil until it develops roots. Once the pllant is stable, over a few weeks time, allow it to have progressively more sun so it has time to adjust. It will handle all the sun you can give it, even in India.

Jsde is very resilient against anything but being overwatered. Once you get the soil and the watering figured out, it will be easy to grow. Read Tapla's soil article. You may have to do some hunting in India to track down some ingredients like pine bark, but be patient.

I have the soil so should I water it today it not ? And after how many days should I water the plant ?

Add a little moisture to the soil so it is not completely dry, maybe a tablespoon, and mix it into the soil before it goes in the pot. After the repot, put it in a partly sunny location, and ignore it for 2 weeks. It will pout for a week, then start to respond. After two weeks, give it a good watering and slowly move it to full sun over the next week.

I have this plant and and recently it’s leaves are falling very easily and the leaves have turned like very hard and greyish like in the photo. I don’t know what to do. I live in india and temperatures is really hot in here. I water in only once a week. Is it sunburn or something else. Pls help me.

Take the gravel off of the soil, make sure the soil is loose and not water retentive, and before you water it, check the moisture deep in the root zone with a wood skewer. If it comes out with any discernable moisture, don't water. This plant is a succulent, a desert plant. They are tough plants but the surest way to kill one is to overwater it.

Is this the same plant that we have been talking about? Or is this a different one?

No this is different plant but recently it also started shedding leaves. Should I change its soil too ?

Yes, if the soil retains too much water. The stones hamper evaporative soil drying, which can compound the overwatering problem. Once you get jades into the right soil and they start growing well, you can tell signs of underwatering from leaves getting a wrinkled appearance. You want to water before that happens, but succulents are at their happiest in soil that feels bone dry, If you can feel moisture on a skewer that has been pushed into the rootball, its probably too soon to water.

I took my plant out and cut some of its root until they were white and covered the roots with some cinnamon as I don’t have the anti infection root medicine/powder. The plant has been shedding leaves and this is how it looks. It’s been a day and it’s been drying like this. The bottom part of the stem looks wet but it still feels hard.what should I do next. Leave it dry like this for some more time or repot it in the new soil? I waters it last Saturday a week ago so whene should I water it. The bottom looks wet so should I cut the stem from the bottom to stop the rotting or will be the plant do fine without doing it? It’s only the bottom now that looks like it’s holding water and is wet. Pls tell me what should I do? Should I propagate the stem. What do you think about the success rate of the plant to live or it’s late. If it’s late Ashokji I propagate the food stems and cuttings. Will the rotting continue upward or will it stop moving up in some days. If it won’t stop I can cut the stem where it feels fine and shows no symptom of rotting . Will this option help or doing nothing will stop the rotting going up. The roots now are hard looks white on the inside and outside both. The second photo shows till where it looks wet but still feels hard. Pls reply so that if something had to be I can do it right away as I don’t want to late.

Pls calm down & DO NOT WATER. We don't provide express service here. Someone's tried to help you, now pls allow some time for him or others to return.

Pls use some spaces btwn all your questions or it's too hard to read, given all the info you provided & Questions asked.

It was allowed to get this bad, there are not necessarily instant fixes or cures for you, sorry.

I am really sorry for talking in such a manner. I did not mean to convey myself like this at all. I am very thankful for the help that you all have provided me earlier and I never expect you to reply right away.

I was just confused and panicked a little bit and wrote the msg. If nothing can be done in such a situation its fine. I will wait for it to airdry for few days and wait for the plant to get better. I just don’t want it to die. Thank-you very much for your suggestions.

If the stem feels hard where it looks wet and there is no softness, it is probably stained in that area because it was buried in the soil. Leave it out in the shade for 3-5 days, then pot it up in the soil mix already discussed. Do it dry, and leave it without water for a few days, and give it very little water over the next few weeks after.

If there is any softness in the stem at all, cut it well above any softness, and leave it in the shade for a week to harden and callous over. Monitor it every day for rot, then root the cutting in soil.

Hi all,

My Jade pant s are looking a little the worse for wear.

I’ve been away for the last month and had a friend come in to water the plants. I don’t think they overwatered. Just got back last night and see that a lot of the leaves have shrivelled and turned black, some seem to have a slightly furry coating on top and in other place they’re seem to be some crystals/ like small pieces of sugar on them.

As I say I don’t think they were overwatered and they were planted in a cactus mix with a little other soil.

Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated.