Is there any hope for their recovery, or are they beyond help and considered dead? I am a beginner when it comes to Jade and would appreciate any detailed insights or guidance you could share.
I’ve had luck with both leaves alone and stem cuttings, but if the leaves aren’t working for you, maybe try a stem cutting. A leaf by itself is much more likely to propagate if it’s got a tiny bit of stem tissue at the base of the leaf, so try to break them off as close to the stem as possible.
What is your care routine, i.e. light, water, etc.?
caramelpupcorn
If it’s any consolation, jades take forever to propagate from leaves. But once you get the hang of it, you’ll suddenly have way too many jades!
These look like they’ve completely lost all of their juice, so it’s unlikely they’ll work. What conditions did you have the props growing in, and how long did you try? I have some jade leaf props in my profile that are now finally tiny plants in their own 2″ containers, but it took about a year to get there.
Honestly, if you can get stem cuttings, they much easier and faster to prop than leaves. I think it’s a less discouraging way to get into propagating jades.
Next-Firefighter4667
Make sure you’re putting them on dry soil and keeping them away from any water or humid drafts. They also like it really bright, and if you can add some warmth that speeds things up a bit.
Be very gentle with them because even just keeping them in an enclosed container for a couple hours until I brought them home have made mine rot in the past.
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Ded
Those won’t grow anything but you can try again.
I’ve had luck with both leaves alone and stem cuttings, but if the leaves aren’t working for you, maybe try a stem cutting. A leaf by itself is much more likely to propagate if it’s got a tiny bit of stem tissue at the base of the leaf, so try to break them off as close to the stem as possible.
What is your care routine, i.e. light, water, etc.?
If it’s any consolation, jades take forever to propagate from leaves. But once you get the hang of it, you’ll suddenly have way too many jades!
These look like they’ve completely lost all of their juice, so it’s unlikely they’ll work. What conditions did you have the props growing in, and how long did you try? I have some jade leaf props in my profile that are now finally tiny plants in their own 2″ containers, but it took about a year to get there.
Honestly, if you can get stem cuttings, they much easier and faster to prop than leaves. I think it’s a less discouraging way to get into propagating jades.
Make sure you’re putting them on dry soil and keeping them away from any water or humid drafts. They also like it really bright, and if you can add some warmth that speeds things up a bit.
Be very gentle with them because even just keeping them in an enclosed container for a couple hours until I brought them home have made mine rot in the past.