Office Jade Plant - January 8th, 2007 at 10:34 PM
This past summer I purchased a Jade plant for my desk here at the office. It's still a baby and it sits underneath a florescent light, so I know it gets plenty of light. I don't water it that often. In these winter months I think I've only watered it once or twice. Well, I recently had to repot it, since the pot I was using didn't have proper drainage. I was hoping to wait until the Spring to repot, but we had some down time here at work over the holidays, so I figured why not. Well a co-worker of mine, who is a more seasoned gardener than I came over to help me. I used cactus soil and sand and put it in a clay pot. Before she placed it in the new pot, she "teased" the roots to promote better root growth. Well I think her teasing might have been a little too harsh because I think she tore or broke off some of the roots, because one of my branches has now begun to brown and shrivel from the base up. Am I correct to assume that there has been some root damage or was it a bad idea to repot during the dormant season? I love my little Jade plant and I've been so careful with it. I hope it's not going to die on me. I can try to get a picture of it if needed. Any advice? Anyone?