jade plant leaves turning dark green

last year

I can’t tell if the leaves are turning dark green near the edges in spots or it’s the other way around that they are going light green. Any ideas what this might be or what might be causing it?

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L Evve (Miami)
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last year

Yes the same one without roots… Before and after pics and media… also added good amount of perlite.

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L Evve (Miami)
Original Author
last year
Also some leaves are not the usual flat… curling…
tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
last year
Chlorophyll is a green pigment central to photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is also considered to be "nature's sunscreen for plants", because the brighter the light, the more chlorophyll the plant synthesizes. The plant needs more light, and the plant's long internodes and weak growth also serve as witness to that observation.

How long have you had the plant?

When did you last fertilize?

Drain hole in the pot?

How do you determine when it's time to water?

Al
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L Evve (Miami)
Original Author
last year
I allow weeks before watering and usually not use a lot of water. Unfortunately my apt doesn’t get direct sunlight, however I have it next to a window and also have white bulb over it. It was planted few months ago.
tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
last year
Fertilizer? When last?

Al
L Evve (Miami)
Original Author
last year
Non fertilizer… I used the potting mix for succulents which I asume already has some sort of fertilizer, no?
tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
last year
If the medium contains a starter charge of fertilizer, that info will be prominently displayed on the front of the packaging. If it doesn't, it's a near certainty that the plant is suffering from nutritional deficiencies. Several nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, and magnesium) are considered to be mobile in the plant. That is to say they can be moved from location to location within the plant. What happens when one or more of those nutrients are deficient is, the plant robs nutrients from existing foliage to fuel the new growth occurring at branch tips. This causes the existing leaves to turn chlorotic due to the fact this process of resorption affects the amount of green pigment (chlorophyll) such that it is no longer able to mask other pigments (carotenoids - in this case B carotene), which is the norm.

Foliage-Pro 9-3-6 is a great 'go to' fertilizer for houseplants, and it contains all nutrients essential to normal growth, something very few soluble synthetic fertilizers can make.

Al
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
last year
can we see the whole plant..

is this the huge plant with no roots you had mailed cross country a few months back??

is it is.. its probably struggling for water while its trying to grow roots to support the large plant ..

im not sure 'white lights' offer any benefit to the plant.. unless you can give us more info in that regard ...

if you want an opinion on your media.. show us a pic of the bag it came in.. why ask us whats in it???

ken