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Interesting. His advice was always dead-on. The original Victory Garden book
was equally good, except for his outmoded dependence on chemicals. What innaccuracies did you find? "Cereus-validus....." wrote in message . com... Crockett's book was a useless piece of coffee table anecdotal fluff catering to dummies when it came out. It was never to be take as gospel. It certainly isn't even a horticultural reference book either. "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... Please explain exactly how long it takes before a book becomes useless, in your opinion. Also, explain WHY you believe this is so. Have jade plants changed because of the advent of the interent? "Cereus-validus....." wrote in message m... "Crockett's Indoor Garden"?!!! ROTFLMAO!!!! Crockett died a long time ago. It's time to let it go, Dude. "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Charles Woolever" wrote in message ... I have an old jade plant (age unknown) but from the size, I assume it's fairly old. The plant has always been in a southern window. I water it once every few weeks. When I water it, I soak the soil but do not let it stand in runoff water. It stays inside all year. I have no insect problems with it. Since last summer, the plant has started to droop. The plant itself is in very good shape with no soft tissue and only an occasional leaf drop, usually in the fall (I live in NY state). Here is a URL showing the plant: http://ny.existingstations.com/Jade/Jade.html The plant is 4 feet across and 20" high from the top rim of the pot. Before last summer, it never hung below the top rim of the pot and now it hangs 14" below in some places. All the "trunks" used to stand up straight and as you can see from the large horizontal trunk, they are loosing that vertical stance. Maybe it's top heavy? I'd like suggestions as to what, if anything is wrong, and what I should do or if it should just be left this way. Thanks for the help. Charles If the leaves have a red tinge around the edges, the plant's getting enough light. Otherwise, it's not, and it'll tend to get leggy. Yours appears to be in pretty good shape, but I wonder if it's getting pot-bound. According to "Crockett's Indoor Garden", they'll survive pot-bound for years, but not always thrive. Does the plant perk up at all within a day of watering, or does it still droop? And, does the water seem to pass through the pot more quickly than it used to? I'd repot it (with someone else's help, to avoid snapping branches). Go to a pot size that allows maybe 3" of extra soil in all directions, and make sure it's a heavy pot, to provide some weight to counterbalance the plant. Repotting can be done at any time of year. The plant should be fed every 3-4 months. If you break off any stems during repotting, they can be rooted to make new plants. If you can find rooting hormone powder, it'll help. |
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