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The Gollum jade succulent plant which is considered the symbol of good luck and also known as the Money Plant is one of the best plants that you can grow in this period, it is a nice shape with fascinating green finger-like leaves and has a red circle on its tips.
How does that sound to you? Is it worth venturing into or not? Well, I don’t know about you but when I did so, it was worth all the stress and time staying in the garden.
If you want to embark on this adventure this year with this plant, then we have designed a guide that will help you to achieve your successful planting as well as continually caring.
Let’s get down to it! Shall we?
Top Guides On How To Grow And Care For Your Gollum Jade Succulent
Growing your Gollum Jade succulent plant is best done during the early spring which is the best suitable thing as there is a lot more sunlight than in the summer growing season.
This is because the Gollum Jade plant loves to be positioned in a location where there is full sunlight though it can still survive when kept in a partial shade area.
Having known this basic fact, let’s guide you on the best ways that you can grow your Gollum Jade succulent plant.
Guide On How To Grow Your Gollum Jade Succulent Plant
Before growing your Gollum Jade Succulent Plant, the first thing that you must know is that you can easily grow it through propagation from a simple leaf cutting. These can be done by following the steps below:
Step 1: Remove a leaf or take a stem cutting from a well-established Gollum Jade Succulent Plant of about 2–3 inches in length and must have at least two pairs of leaves.
Once you have your leaf cutting, allow it to sit for several days in a warm place.
Step 2: Get your pot which must be a well-draining potting mix and fill it with soil that is slightly moist, but not wet.
Step 3: Take the leaf and lay it on top of the soil horizontally, covering the cut end with some of the soil.
If you have a stem cutting, place it upright in the soil. Do well to aid it with a few small rocks or even a toothpick as it can’t stand on its own.
Step 4: Afterwards, place the pot in a warm place with bright and indirect light. While at that, don’t water it.
Step 5: After a week or two, the leaf or cutting will start shooting out roots. After a week that it has started shooting roots, give the plant a gentle poke or tug to see if it has rooted itself in place.
Step 6: Once the plant seems to be firmly rooted, water it deeply and carefully.
Make sure that you don’t just get the surface layer of the soil wet, as you want to encourage the roots to grow downward for water, not towards the surface.
Step 7: Finally, allow the soil to dry out between waterings and keep the plant out of intense direct sunlight until it is well established.
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Guide On How To Care For Your Gollum Jade Succulent Plant
To care for your Gollum Jade Succulent Plant, you must ensure that you meet these requirements which include:
1. Sunlight
Gollum Jade Succulent Plant thrives in direct sunlight for about 4 hours daily mostly in the morning as the afternoon sunlight isn’t favourable to the plant. It can either be grown indoors in a pot or container or in a garden as long as it will receive the amount of sunlight that it requires.
However, when growing this plant indoors, it is best that you place it close to a window to maintain its colour. While outdoors, you will need to slowly expose the plant to direct sunlight to avoid incurring sunburns on them before you can fully leave them outside.
If you notice any deformity or discolouration such as yellow or brown spots on the leaves, then you should move the plants to a place where they will be exposed to low sunlight.
2. Soil Type
The best soil type for planting your Gollum Jade Succulent Plant is a gritty, well-drained potting mix. However, you should use a ready-made potting mix that has been mixed for cacti and succulents.
You can prepare your own if you choose to. All you have to do is to blend the three parts of the potting soil, two parts of coarse sand or gravel, and two parts of perlite or two parts of potting soil and one part perlite.
3. Watering Level
The watering Level for your Gollum Jade Succulent Plant is determined by the season in which the planting is ongoing.
For Instance, if it is in the spring and summer season especially when the plant is growing, it will require more watering than other seasons in the year. This must be done once a week or once a month depending on how quickly the soil dries out. This is because you can water the plant until it has mostly dried out.
In the fall and winter seasons, you will notice that the plant will go dormant which will slowly cause the growth process to stop. During that time, you should avoid watering it as much as in the spring rather than allow the soil to dry out completely before you can water it again.
If you are dealing with a large and well-established jade, you wouldn’t be needing more than one or two watering through the period.
Another thing that you must avoid while watering within any season is to avoid splashing water on the leaves while in the act (watering) as it will expose the leaves to rot or attract pests and diseases.
4. Fertilizer
Though, Gollum Jade Succulent Plant doesn’t necessarily need to be fertilized but still doing so will be a great benefit to the plant as it helps to strengthen it after feeding the houseplant every two months in the summer and spring seasons.
The best-recommended fertilizer is NPK fertilizer with a ratio of 1-2-1. It is important to note that during the fall and winter planting seasons, you should avoid fertilizing the plant as the plant will be dormant during that period.
5. Propagation
When you notice that your Gollum Jade Succulent Plant is mature, then just know that it is ready to be propagated. The best way to propagate your plant is through stem cutting. To do this, you will need a mature Gollum Jade plant, small plant pots, a succulent soil mix, root hormone (optional) and a spraying bottle for watering.
To propagate your Gollum Jade Succulent Plant with stem cutting, you need to follow these steps:
A. Take a three-inch cutting from a healthy, mature jade plant and allow the cutting to sit out for a few days.
B. Fill small plant pots with succulent soil and dip the cut end in rooting hormone if desired, then plant the cutting in the soil.
C. Keep the cutting in a warm place with bright, indirect light and water it when the soil dries out completely.
D. If it is successful, you will notice some new growth and roots between two to six weeks, you should see new growth and new roots.
Afterwards, gently tug on the cutting and if it resists, just know that the roots have formed. Do well to care for the plants accordingly.
6. Temperature
The Gollum Jade Succulent Plant tends to thrive in a room or place with a temperature level of about 65° to 75°F / 18° to 24°C but prefers slightly cooler temperatures at night and in the winter of about 55°F / 13°C.
It is important to note that this plant is not frost tolerant, so do well to bring in your plant when the temperature level is around 50°F (10°C) if you have the intention of growing the plant outdoors.
Furthermore, in the winter season, do well to keep the plants away from cold windows as well as drafty areas as it can cause the leaves of the plant to start falling off.
7. Repotting
The Gollum Jade Succulent Plant needs to be reported every three years or when you start noticing that the roots of the plant have grown out of the holes in the pot or container.
When repotting this plant, you must use fresh succulent soil that must be up to an inch or in a pot size. Do we give the plant some days for it to adapt to its new container, afterwards, you can now freely water the plant.
After you are done repotting the plant, you must pause watering the plant for a week or more. I will highly recommend that you wait for a month and afterwards, you can fertilize the plant to avoid burning the fresh roots.
8. Pests & Diseases
Just like every houseplant, there is always some infestation of pests and diseases. I feel that it is inevitable as it is the order of life.
The most common pests that affect these plants include spider mites, mealybugs, scales, and aphids.
To get rid of these pests, you can use Insecticidal soap or by rubbing alcohol on the affected areas or spots.
Afterwards, you can prune away the unredeemable areas that were affected. Put them in a bag and dispose of them far away from the garden to avoid them resurfacing.
Furthermore, this plant is also affected by some diseases such as powdery mildew especially if it is kept in an environment without good air circulation.
To get rid of this disease, dissolve one tablespoon of baking soda and one-half teaspoon of liquid soap in one gallon of water, then spray your plant with the solution to kill the fungus.
Afterwards, ensure that you relocate the plant to a warmer, dryer place with better air circulation to prevent the issue from recurring.
FAQs
1. How Do You Make Gollum Jade Grow Faster?
You can make your Gollum Jade which is succulent grow faster if you plant it in aroid soil mixes.
Afterwards, do well to water the plant only when the soil mix has dried out completely and avoid overwatering it.
Furthermore, fertilize the plant in spring for faster growth results.
2. How Often Do You Water Gollum Jade Succulent Plant?
If it feels even a little bit moist, wait a few days and check it again.
However, in most cases, it will be needed to water Gollum jade about every two weeks in summer and once a month in winter.
3. Is Gollum Jade Rare?
Some of the varieties of Gollum Jade are pretty rare such as the Ripple Jade, for example, and Similarly, the Hoteentotta which is an unusual plant.
4. Why Is My Gollum Jade Not Growing?
If you are experiencing the fall and winter seasons and you are noticing this sign, then just know that your plant is going through dormancy which is normal at this period.
This will cause the plant to slow down or to entirely pause its growth. So make sure to cut back on the watering as they wouldn’t need much compared to the other season which is the spring and summer.
Conclusion
We hope that this guide which we have designed to walk you through what you should know about growing and caring for your Gollum Jade Succulent Plant has been helpful and quite easy to understand.
If it was, then we will be glad to hear how much progress you have made so far while following the guides in the comment section below. For further questions, do well to ask, comment on them and be rest assured to get a quick response from us.
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