Your problem is you love them too much. Stop loving them;). All the succulents I could careless about always do well, but the ones I walk on eggshells around I usually struggle with:). You say your acupuncturist treats theirs in not the best manner. Do the same. Jades usually just need fast draining soil, a place with good light and airflow, and water once every 7-10 days:).

Ok now I will try to help:). I have a couple questions. What mix were they planted in? How much did you water?

...and did the container have drainage hole?

All Kara said...pot them in well draining mix, into pot with drainage holes, acclimatize to outdoors sunlight and let them be. They will get watered by rain, and just hose them down if it doesn't rain for over a week...

Sigh, I do so love them! ok... love them from afar.. got it... 7-10 days... got it... Full sun though? won't that give them sunburn? and as far as the soil it was whatever they came although my daughter is a succulent fan and has some cactus mix here, will this work? or wold you recommend something else? I'm going to buy a couple of new ones tomorrow. I can do this!

Just get some pumice or perlite. Whichever is easiest to find. A good starter mix is either 50%-60% perlite or pumice mixed with 50%-40% C&S soil. I would just get a plain terra cotta pot with drainage holes. Start out with just morning sun. At about lunchtime the jade should be protected by shade. I'm not saying while you're eating lunch everyday go outside and move your jade to some shade, but find a spot in your yard or a balcony that the light shifts to shade during the afternoon:). That morning sun could be enough light for the jade. If you want it to be in all day sun or have no choice. Just acclimate the jade to sun slowly. It will burn:(.

I struggle to tell people when to water because we all live at different spots on the globe. For me I water my jades and most of my other succulents once a week, but I live in California where they will not be getting rained on or any humidity. If you live in a spot where you get summer rains and or is very humid, take that into account. You can do it I have faith in you. Goodluck:).

Anything that says 'helps retain moisture' is not that great for succulents IMO.

Alexis, if you have other cactus and succulent soil choices at the store. Always go for the cheapest. They usually don't have additives that succulents don't need.

Rina, I didn't even see that 'helps retian moisture'. Doesn't that seem a little counterproductive for succulents:).

Light is the another important issue for Jade. They do not like lower light at all and will end up sickly or have pests. I know that from experience. When I lived in CA, super easy. Back east, a lot more difficult.

Did you water them in after repotting? That can cause problems too.

I live about an hour North of NYC on the Hudson... so they LIKE sun? I always thought they needed diffused light... I need to do some more reading! Yes I watered after repotting... oops

Hi

Likely:

1) LIght. Jades love bright light. And the advice of indirect light mean a lot of light, just not searing heat. So indoors, I find succulents other than gasterias and haworthias don't do well. Ensure they are in very very bright places, as much as you can give. Inadequate light inhibits photosynthesis, so essentially the plant is starving.

2) Mix. Ensure soil is half pumice and very loose. And also, when you water, ensure you remove water in the drain plate. If not, it's as good as putting it in straight up wet loamy soil.

3) Watering is fine if you do it when it's dry. In high high light, rotting is less likely to happen since the mix dries faster AND the plant grows faster and therefore, can use the moisture.