Posted not too long ago about my jade and watering questions. I watered it and it looked better for a day or 2. I've been keeping her outside cause that's where I have heard they thrive but she keeps getting shriveled. I don't wanna over water but it looks like that's what she needs.
I have her in a Glas cup, no drainage but lots of rocks at the bottom of the cup and less than an inch of soil for the roots to sit in.
Maybe that's too hot for the roots outside? Should I move her inside?
I took pics then watered her just a tiny bit and took more pics.
Please advise me. šš¼
by SoggyCapybara
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Unfortunately you have made almost all the wrong choices but thatās ok bc weāve all been there before.
I would try Moving it to a terracotta pot with a drainage hole, amending your soil with pumice or perlite to at bare minimum 50/50 mix. A layer of ādrainage rocksā is actually a detriment. DRAINAGE HOLES ARE NOT OPTIONAL no matter the material. And then leave it alone for as long as you can bare, and then water it again. It needs to REALLY dry out rn though.
Could also start out in a terra cotta smaller than that, you just want enough soil to cover the root mass, anything more can mess up smaller plants like this
I would move it to a new pot that has drainage. Use a high grit fast draining mix. Place it in a brightly lit (not full sun) location and withhold water for about a week.Ā Then just lightly water. As it shows sign of recovery and new growth you can slowly increase the amount of water and light you give it. It may lose some leaves as it recovers. HopefullyĀ barring any rot it should be fine. Good luck. šĀ
That thing needs water desperately. Get it in a real pot with drainage and water it as much as it needs it. These guys will shrivel quick once they dry out. They seem to like more water. Generally the thinner the leaves the more often you should be watering, so long as the substrate dries completely between watering.
If you can’t get a terracotta pot soon, consider transplanting to a paper coffee cup or something similar for the sheet term. I often reuse old coffee cups for propagation. It’s easy enough to poke a hole for drainage. By the time the paper degrades, it’s ready for repotting.
If you have a drill you can add drainage holes. Put the pot submerged in water and itāll help protect from cracking. Go slow
Unfortunately, you may have killed the roots, so the plant canāt take up water.
If not, youāre getting good advice here about a temporary pot. Succulent soil and perlite are fine in a 1:1 ratio. When you repot, pull off any dead roots you see.
If this doesnāt work, know that most of us here killed our first succulent. š (They are easy to care for once you understand what you need to do to keep them from getting too wet. )
Take the exact plant you have right now and that pot and put it in a cup of water that fully submerge it. I know you donāt have any drainage holes, but that plant is so dehydrated itās turning into a raisin. Leave it in that for at least an hour if not overnight. Then tomorrow just pop the plant out of that shot glass. Just take it out, Lay on a table somewhere or something, finally put in a pot with a hole in the bottom. Your plants gonna be fine, it really just needs such a soak and whether or not you have the right pot yet itāll be fine, just donāt leave it in a puddle of water for weeks on end.Iāve had plans like this dry out and I practically submerge them and then 24 to 48 hours later they plump back up. Eventually you will want to only water it when it looks thirsty and when you do bottom water it in a drench, they like to get soaked and then completely dry out.
Dude..
Rocks at the bottom of the cup do not help with drainage. All they do is reduce the amount of soil.
I killed earlier 2 of my Oggy’s ear , then I started noticing from where I bought them they were kept inside a green house. From now on whenever I buy any succulent first I keep them in totally shadow area for 15 days and then slowly step by step move them to the sunlit area. This worked for me and I stopped killing succulents.
Glass is absolutely one of the worse planter container for succulents. Succs like full sun, yet full sun on glass will absolutely obliterate the roots with heat.
Update- she’s not in glass or outdoor for the time being
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THE FEEDBACK
IT WAS WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY NEEDED šš¤£š¤£
Bros thirsty af