INSANE JADE ROOTS and new soil

[@kimberlyskinner8177]

🤯Holy Roots, that was a workout!!! It's only fitting that your first desk plant be a Jade.🥰🤩😍.

[@EverythingPlants]

Yes....and I still love the tire swing!

[@kathyvettraino2267]

@EverythingPlants I'm going to ask my grandsons for a tire so I can do that, it's so cute!

[@EverythingPlants]

@@kathyvettraino2267 mine was a gift from Kimberly and CREW....the comment above

[@kyrad6543]

I like my stainless steel chopstick a lot.

[@AhmedAbdalaa]

I watch your videos to pick up the attitude more than the information ❤. Anxiety is the worst enemy of new plant owners. Or is it just me ?

[@EverythingPlants]

Oh ya.....I was terrified the first time I pruned or did anything to my jade (plants)

[@loriedmundson782]

Can't wait for my jade plants to get as big and beautiful as yours. Getting into bonsai cultivation has helped in building courage in root pruning. Your video is further validation. Thanks Jeff!

[@EverythingPlants]

The art of bonsai is just so neat.

[@finnster6582]

Love the tire swing😂

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks! It was a gift from a group of subscribers

[@veronika.y.p]

You are not the only one with the butter knife! I have a dedicated butter knife and a spoon for plant work, and you actually inspired me to buy that little root rake (mine has a pair of tweezers in the handle too). Butter knife is invaluable for repotting and getting plants out of pots when they are stuck! Another thing I recommend 100% is a pair of black Chinese carbon steel shears. They are hard and sharp and can cut through plastic pots easily if necessary (also can be used to prune things).

[@EverythingPlants]

I agree with all of this! The only thing you are missing, and I would recommend, is a designated PLANT PENCIL ✏️! I have also looked at Amazon for bonsai style pruning scissors. I just haven't bought anything yet lol

[@kyrad6543]

Your jade has always been an inspiration to me and mine! I know it's close to time to prune. I'm mentally preparing. Great tips on repotting and yes, I think "phone a friend" is in order. I sometimes use big rocks to hold it upright until it settles the root system into the new pot.

[@EverythingPlants]

You can do it ! If you need to send a picture for advice, please send it to my Instagram and hopefully I can help you out.

[@kyrad6543]

@@EverythingPlantsThank you! I could post in your Reddit. I don't do IG.

[@carolstuff]

Beautiful jade plants. Thanks for sharing your repotting Jeff!

[@EverythingPlants]

My pleasure!

[@ArsMcArs]

I recently repotted my Gollum as it lost a lot of leafs, it looks a bit rough now but the remaining leafs are plump again. Thanks for all the educational content Jeff.

[@EverythingPlants]

Ya....could have been in shock. Just keep doing what you are doing!

[@erickmcgraw]

It's amazing how little of a root system that particular plant has!

[@EverythingPlants]

Which plant are you referring to? The large one? They are truly amazing plants

[@DH-wq3mo]

I love your videos! So informative. I lost my large jade over this last fall/winter, so I will be starting over with the babies I have. Thank you for all the specific information. I believe it will help me to be a better plant parent to the new crop!

[@Dwynfal]

Congrats on the new job Jeff!!! 🎉 Your jade looks amazing, as always! I've just repotted my biggest jade (nowhere near as big as yours though) and it was pretty much as root bound as yours. Took a serrated bread knife to cut off the outer and bottom fibrous crust, then used a chopsticks to do loosen the inside. I swear it gave a big sigh of relief once I was done! 😂 Next up is my Golem, it's pretty bad too! I'll let both get used to their new home for a month or so and then they'll both get a good prune.

[@EverythingPlants]

That's awesome! It takes a lot of courage to start chipping away at a plant root system or even pruning a plant, so great job!!!

[@MsShelley]

“l need an assistant now…” 😂😂😂 thank you for you informative videos! You’re so true to yourself and honestly funny.

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks MsShelley!

[@MarieBrochstein]

Hi from Texas. Love your channel. I am growing a small Jade plant indoors. Why is it dropping it's leaves (from the roots up). New growth and leaved, overall are bautiful and healthy. Thanks

[@mollys1584]

Thanks Jeff! My big bowl o' Jade has some yellow leaves and not from overwaterinng. Time for a repot as it's been at least 2 years. Thanks for pointing that out!

[@EverythingPlants]

No problem! Good luck with your repot

[@Vector_Ze]

I've got a number of largish jades that haven't been repotted in four or five years, and the soil is very compacted. They're presently in rather shallow 8" W x 4" D terra cotta pots. I pulled one plant out and kind of surprisingly it is not pot-bound. But, I do believe they would benefit from new soil. So I intend to proceed using your method in this video to return them to the same pots with fresh soil. I don't have a nifty root rake like yours, but I'll manage. Thanks.

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Good morning to you vary nice plants thank for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely

[@lynnshirley]

thankyou so much because you are the main person who has given me confidence and courage to do things with my Jade plants since I have been following you. How often do you fertilize with the new Molly's succulent mix?

[@EverythingPlants]

I use small diluted amounts of fertilizer like every second watering when they are growing

[@lynnshirley]

Thankyou.

[@juliajones26]

Your jade trees are so beautiful! I keep trying to grow one no success yet but not giving up..your information is so helpful thanks…your jades are simply amazing…have a Great day

[@lisawagner6076]

What a gorgeous plant!! Now I need a Jade plant!

[@EverythingPlants]

Yes you do

[@kathyvettraino2267]

Looks so good! A spoon, old butter knife, and a skewer are the best tools!

[@EverythingPlants]

Absolutely! No need for expensive tools haha

[@andreashire2214]

I can also recommend a palette knife that you use for baking. It has just enough bend to manoeuvre nicely around the pot to free a root bound plant.😁

[@lindaedwards4632]

That Jade plant had amazing roots 😮😀🇨🇦

[@EverythingPlants]

I know!!!

[@JoannaLouise200]

That's amazing!....it's like the Incredible Hulk of Jade plants :)

[@janetprchal524]

I just repotted my jade plant a couple days ago, of course before I saw this video, fingers crossed. Thanks for the great video

[@EverythingPlants]

Did you do everything correctly?? Lol

[@janetprchal524]

@@EverythingPlants yes pretty much except for the “soil”

[@fatimagibsonhenley2281]

Beautiful Jades, thanks for sharing. I love the Jade Plant's

[@marina4687]

Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge about jade plants. I’ve learned so much and now know that I can trim long roots when I repot my tallest jade

[@lavender_lava6697]

Great video! I am struggling to find a good new pot for my jade which is very top heavy like yours. Hard to find one that will help prevent tipping, but is also not too large for the plant.

[@pattituringan6745]

Your jade plants are always beautiful, I really need to get one.

[@EverythingPlants]

Yes you do!

[@planttherapy1860]

Wow, it's huge! I have my two little ones, I think my original split into 2. I think I will check to see how they're looking. 😊

[@EverythingPlants]

They are such wonderful plants

[@planttherapy1860]

@@EverythingPlants Yes, they are!

[@christinewinnell1876]

Excellent video as always, so enjoyable, entertaining, and informative. My usual go to tools are chopsticks, a root rake, and dedicated spoons, knives, and forks. Do I have special tools? Of course! Do I actually use them? Occasionally if I want to feel what I am doing is special and fancy, so once in a blue moon. I do keep forgetting to invest in a yellow pencil. Thank you for your videos and hope that your human, dog, and plant families are all happy and healthy.

[@EverythingPlants]

Replace those chopsticks with a ✏️ and be part of the team 😂

[@krisfarnsworth620]

Congrats on the new job! QUESTION: how large of a cutting have you successfully rooted? I know a single leaf will root, but could you root a whole branch?

[@EverythingPlants]

Oh yes. It might take awhile to grow roots and lose some leaves, but I have propagated MANY like 3-5 inch branches in the past

[@hwilson8572]

Love your tools! Great video ❤

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks so much!

[@skullchick911]

Yeah ive had my jade tip over a few times because of moving so much and it isn't awesome Thnx for your tips

[@pages7]

Beautiful jade!! I had to buy a new one and start again, as I rotted my first one. So I appreciate your instruction!

[@joyjordan4226]

I recently "bonsai(ed) two huge jade plants. All is going well, new leaves are popping out all over the trunks. Thanks for showing me the gravel type of soil you are using. I purchased a mix of pumis, charcoal, and bark chips. With this being said, I have never potted my jades in just "gravel". I believe you already answered my question regarding how often to water (since it's not in dirt) but watch the leaves for clues that it needs water? Historically when potted in dirt, I'd water about every 10-14 days. So water when leaves get pruney? BTW, what is shown is not my email address... I don't know where that came from.

[@EverythingPlants]

Yes....I always tell by the leaves. If they get a bit soft then I give it water. And it depends on the environment and conditions

[@dbbrbc]

Amazing Jeff!! ❤

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks!

[@iloveitUbet]

Wow! Amazing jade plant, so how do you overcome the top heavy problem often associated with the potted jade ? Thanks ☺️

[@annparker6920]

Such an inspiration! How old are those jade trees with the big trunks?! Thanks much -

[@JohnTollmann-s7g]

Can you split a jade down the middle trunk to make two separate plants

[@EverythingPlants]

I can't see this ending well. The plant receives nutrients and water through the stem. Any sort of damages could be catastrophic for the plant

[@QueenGail]

If you used the soil less mix does that make a water meter useless for that plant? Blessings 💜💚

[@johnmoldenhauer]

Using a less peety soil is great. Any idea if a hard pruning to no leaves on the stalk would survive? I've trimmed to almost no leaves but want to trim back further.

[@stephenwilling7287]

I would love some of your cast offs to grow as my own. But I'm sure there would be restrictions in getting them from Canada into the US.

[@EverythingPlants]

I would totally send cuttings to people!

[@sandramoss8726]

Is Molly’s succulent soil the substrate you are using in this demonstration? You referred it to as “soulless soul.”? Thank you.

[@EverythingPlants]

Soil-less.....no soil haha

[@torquess454]

Mollys is my fav for succulent mix. I just got a Philo Joepii, any tips for me? I’d be taking a serrated knife to that root ball, trim it like your cutting off the pineapple skin

[@karen867]

Thanks for the video! Curious to see how the soiless mix works out long term. I've tried gritty mix (bonsai jack) before and found it dries too fast and can be quite expensive alone so I like to mix a traditional succulent soil with gritty mix, which I use for all my succulents or semi succulents, including my hoya plants.

[@salem_meow7137]

Is there a reliable way to get leaves further down the stem of a jade? Mine looks a bit bare below the ends

[@bradleypryor5586]

I have a question. My Jade looks relatively healthy, but it's kind of scrawny. The end of the branches have leaves but the trunk/branches are bare. Is there a way to get sprouts off of the trunk/branches?

[@EverythingPlants]

Hello! Feel free to send me a picture to Instagram so I can have a look at your plant

[@kararosee47]

Could you soak the soil before hacking away or is that not recommended

[@EverythingPlants]

Oh for sure....even using a hose to blast the soil away

[@marmar6692]

Do you give it a fertilizer each time you water it?

[@kimberlykhabeer7933]

You think the jade would do just as well in a pons or leca substrate? Not sure if you mentioned it. Thanks for the video. I bought a jade last summer had it on my porch then when I brought it in for winter it didn’t do well.

[@myathehappy_1]

I just bought a jade plant Mid November but the roots are all root bound should I wait until spring or do that now? Thanks

[@anitaparikh6415]

I just bought a big bag of Molly’s aroid mix for my monstera. May I use the same for my jade plants when I repot them?

[@glorianayeagley9258]

Love your videos !! Always great info.....I have a variegated jade can you propagate stems in water for extended time

[@EverythingPlants]

I've haven't done much water propagation with jades.

[@Prickly-Brew]

Water before never after with succulents! Been collecting Trichocereus cacti for 30 yrs or so and I was given a soon to b this fall a 51 yr old jade tree and she scares the hell out of me. Trunk as thick as a bic lighter.

[@EverythingPlants]

Water only if it needs water is another key point. Thanks so much for watching!

[@MarisaAndChew]

I think your last video on that specific Jade being repotted was 3+years ago. I love that you're all "holy rootbound" followed by "these are shallow rooted" 🤣 tell that to the plant that ate the soil! Now, these big temp swings are affecting my inside air and my Maranta yesterday yellowed up a lot of leaves, my other Maranta went dormant a few months ago then started again then stopped so I have no clue if it will come back... It is wild to me that despite what feels like fairly even indoor temperatures is still having an effect on certain plants, I guess it's got to do with the pressure and stuff in the air?

[@EverythingPlants]

They "typically" have smaller shallow roots......haha. See I really don't know what I'm talking about most times

[@MarisaAndChew]

@@EverythingPlants you made me laugh tho 😬 I assume that shallow rooted for any plant with that claim is the big thick feeder roots

[@EverythingPlants]

@@MarisaAndChew ya...sure that's it

[@airceli23]

Love your videos! They're super informative! They're giving me the confidence to repot my jade and prune the leaves and prob roots. 🙈 I have a random question... Can you paint a terracotta pot? Or will that have some kind of negative effect? Thank you, in advance 🙏🏽

[@EverythingPlants]

It may lose some of its evaporation qualities as it's blocking the pores.....now with that being said, you do what you want! Haha

[@airceli23]

@@EverythingPlants darn! Yeah, that makes sense... I figured you might say that. Boooo, they just aren't the cutest 😂 🤣 I have a blue plastic pot right now but watching your videos... the orange is starting to grow on me lol thx again!

[@EverythingPlants]

@@airceli23 make some designs on the outside. I just wouldn't recommend covering the entire exterior. Jades are also grown in plastic nursery pots so paint away....or don't paint lol Just make sure you always pay attention to the soil before you water

[@JennyChung-b4o]

Thanks really helpful.

[@EverythingPlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marcellinodadon1103]

_...such beautiful plants!..._ 🌱...🌎...💚...

[@EverythingPlants]

Thanks so much!

[@kathyvettraino2267]

Jeff, the jade king! I got a varigated jade last summer. I had high hopes....it is loosing leaves and some are turning grey-ish? I haven't over watered. I do have well draining soil. It has new leaves... I hope I can succeed with it.

[@EverythingPlants]

These ones need full sun due to the less amount of chlorophyll in the leaves. Do you have a south or west window?

[@kathyvettraino2267]

@EverythingPlants I have it in an East facing patio window and under a grow light. I'll try putting it in my west facing window where it will get more sun. I don't have south facing windows, sadly. Thanks, Jeff!

[@kathyvettraino2267]

@EverythingPlants ok, I checked it out. The root ball still had peat around the roots. Still moist when I thought the soil was dry. I rinsed it all off with peroxide and bared the root ball. Replanted in a shallow clay pot with succulent/bonzai soil mixture. I cut off the fungal leaves. I'll wait to water it as you've suggested on your videos until the leaves are bendy! I'm hopeful. I will also give it more light. Thanks Jeff!

[@janetprchal524]

What are the white dots on my jade leaves?

[@EverythingPlants]

Those are just minerals excreted from the leaves. Nothing to worry about

[@Etienne_Beaumont]

Hi Jeff, how old is that gollum jade?

[@EverythingPlants]

I think about 6 years old now

[@donna-leearnold1460]

Hi! I have a Jade that I just repotted (for the 1st time) and it has many trunks. I didn't separate them. My question is : should I separate them next time?" They looked like they were very close together and I was afraid to hurt them. I'd love to send a picture but I see that there isn't a way to do so.

[@EverythingPlants]

Hello. You don't need to separate them at all. If you want you can send a picture to my Instagram account

[@monikarana8126]

I put my jade plant outside in afternoon sun for 1-2 weeks, it got very dry then I moved it inside and watered it, the leaves became plumpy again but now after 3-4 days it is dropping its leaves as well as stems also.. What could be the problem?

[@joycewilliams4578]

❤❤your Jade is beautiful. I try but I'm not good w/them. I start ova every spring. Put them outside w/my other plants & they thrive. They'll do well up until Fall. After then they die. Any advice???Thx n advance ❤❤

[@EverythingPlants]

What kind of light in your home do you have? That is the number one jade killer ...low light

[@ruthdennisKnits]

I had to put my Jade under a grow light. My home has very poor window lighting. So far so good

[@EverythingPlants]

Nice work!

[@joycewilliams4578]

Maybe. My lighting is not too good.in my living room. I'm always trying so I'll try something different this time. Thx.

[@chelseasmile7689]

The little tire swing 🥺

[@EverythingPlants]

I love it

[@philliesphillips6346]

I like your confidence and knowledge

[@PlantsAndBlink]

Do u glaze your terracotta pots?

[@scottmoon4730]

Why is there a string with a weight hanging off of a branch?

[@B-kl8vj]

Would be great to see how it did in a month or two.

[@EverythingPlants]

There will definitely be an update when it comes to pruning time

[@mcchapman4095]

This is so helpful!

[@EverythingPlants]

I'm glad you found it useful!

[@melissawilson3729]

I have a Jade Plant and I didn't know how it was root bound until the pot fell off on me lol. The soil is rock hard and I use the Flora app and someone said I shouldn't chop the bottom of it. I wanted to cut a quarter of the bottom to keep it in the same pot. Someone told me it would die so I didn't do anything to it and I put it in a new pot 1 inch bigger. It seems ok but the leaves still feel a bit soft. Other than that it's ok.....should I chop the bottom? I couldn't even stab the soil is just too hard

[@simplydee4522]

Hi Jeff. Beautiful Jade plant. How long have you had it and get it to that size?

[@EverythingPlants]

This is from a cutting off the mother plant from just over 6 years ago now (I think) The original cutting was like 4 or 5 inches tall

[@simplydee4522]

@@EverythingPlants Awesome! You give us plant goals or at least wishful thinking🪴

[@Lyssa72]

What a gorgeous Jade! How old is this one?

[@EverythingPlants]

It's about 6 years old now....

[@Braxx-Vision]

i was about to say those roots remind me of a giant peat pot but it's more like a wicker basket. 🤣 good vid, scared to check the roots on my jades.. i know there's work to be done lol

[@BoatzNhoes2030]

What soil was it in before repotting?

[@EverythingPlants]

It was cactus/succulent soil....just cheap stuff lol

[@BoatzNhoes2030]

@EverythingPlants 😂oh no does miracle gro cactus one count?🙈 & with your new more draining mix do u have to fertilize?

[@Planty-Mandy]

My gosh I gasped when I saw how small you made the root ball! I hope you know what you’re doing! 🤣 Congrats on the new job!

[@ruthdennisKnits]

I have a variegated jade under a plant light 12 hrs per day. The variegation is leaving, any clue as to why. I’ve had the plant about two or three years.

[@EverythingPlants]

How close is the light? Do you have a light meter to measure the amount of light it gets?

[@ruthdennisKnits]

@@EverythingPlants I don’t have a light meter. It’s about 8-10 inches from the lamp light

[@Mari443Garrett1]

I didn't know you can rip those thin roots. I just repotted my 3 year old jade plant. The root ball is solid hard. But I didn't rip the fine roots. I just poke it with bamboo skewer then repot with the hard root ball. I hope it is going to be OK

[@EverythingPlants]

Oh ya ..that's fine to keep them. More roots the better. I remove them to keep my plant in the same sized pot

[@Mari443Garrett1]

@EverythingPlants whew.. thank goodness. You are my GO TO for jade plant care in the past 3yrs. I started with a pot from the store with maybe 8 cuttings in it. There wasn't much to do during the pandemic. 3 years later, I have 6 giant ones and about 20 smaller ones.. arghhh.. I'm being overrun by Jade Plants..🤣😂.. but out of all my 100s of plants, jade are some of the ones that get through the winter is why I'm keeping them all. Lol

[@Fernsandfiction_7888]

How long did it take you to grow it that big??!

[@EverythingPlants]

I think it's about 6 years now

[@debbiecain6276]

I love your plant tools! 😂

[@EverythingPlants]

Glad you like them! ✏️

[@cathyg7671]

What is the name of the soil/rocks,again?

[@EverythingPlants]

Very Plants....there is a link in the description of this video if you are interested in trying it out

[@lynnshirley]

I don't suppose it would be available in UK?

[@EverythingPlants]

@@lynnshirley I would message their instagram and ask them. I know they ship to the USA and Canada

[@mamakimsplants]

I love the tire swing! 😂

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

💚

[@sillyrednewby]

I love your channel and your yooper accent gives me life. LOL #midwesterner

[@EverythingPlants]

Yay! Thank you!

[@noymichel]

technically....your soil isn't rock hard . your plant is just root bound (too many roots for that size pot)

[@EverythingPlants]

@@noymichel I think we are both correct, because it has been pretty packed down for awhile...turns out the roots just continued to grow as well

[@paulkline3011]

So 9 years in the same dirt isn't good? 😂 ya. Realized that's how long it's been. Ooops.

[@EverythingPlants]

Well...... probably not. Don't worry I've done the same 🤣

[@BlackWit11]

The word you are looking for is "substrate"!

[@EverythingPlants]

I think I eventually used it hahaha

[@masixchell]

Great vid!!! Learned a lot. Def need to get my babies in the right soil. 🫶🏽🙏🏽 Ty

[@EverythingPlants]

Good luck!!!

[@masixchell]

@@EverythingPlants 🙏🏽🙏🏽 just bought my new soil and I hope they get big and strong. Ty for a great vid again

[@maryeveylon]

I’m totally going to try that substrate as I’ve seen this around and been curious. I have two HUGE jades I want to repot this Spring. Thanks for saying you’re good with questions as I have some! 1) with that substrate, how frequently are you going to water the one you just repotted? 2) Do you recommend repotting and then pruning at a later stage or doing both at the same if time if the plant need pruning? 🪴❤

[@EverythingPlants]

I will still determine if it needs water from the leaves. If they start to feel a bit soft and able to slightly fold them, then it will get some water. I will be pruning mine later as I want the plant to focus on growth of the roots before I prune for branching.

[@maryeveylon]

I won’t do exactly what you’re doing as obviously conditions are different but how frequently do you find you need to water with that substrate?