My Jade is growing straight up and getting top heavy. Want to clip off top and re-root, can I do this?
These articles should answer your questions:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/pruning-jade-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/propagating-jade-plants.htm
I have woolly aphids on my jade plant - I have tried on recommendation Rubbing Alcohol - they keep coming back so it doesn’t work. I cannot see the aphid that lays the eggs, how and what can I use please to get rid of them?
You can use an insecticidal soap spray, Neem oil, or Orthene.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/woolly-aphid-control.htm
I have a Jade plant that on one branch, the leaves are forming "cups!" A bout the size of communion cups. Having never seen this abberation before I was curious it it is common. Thanks. Love your site!!!!
That is cool looking! There are many varieties of jade these days but if the rest of the plant looks normal, this could be a sport, or mutation. Sports are common, but I don't know if your particular example is common. You may have discovered a new variety!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/plant-sport-mutations.htm
I have a tall, skinny jade plant that all the leaves fell off but now many leave are regrowing. I would like to cut the main stem in half and try to root the top piece. Is that possible/a good idea? I don't like the look of the plant with one long stem.
Yes, you can cut off the top and root it. Wait till the leaves have returned. More light may stop it from growing that way. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/propagating-jade-plants.htm
Hello. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that my Jade has mealybugs - lots of them. I immediately swabbed all I could find with a Q tip with alcohol. They have lessened, but are still there. I'm afraid of the plant not surviving this -- it was my grandmother's. Can I do anything more intensive? Spraying with insecticidal soap? Anything? The leaves are beginning t flatten out and I am so worried about it. Thank you so much!
You did the right thing with the alcohol swabs. Another way to eliminate them is to use a systemic pesticide in the soil the next time you water. It will travel up through the plant and kill the mealybugs when they feed on the plant.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/pests-of-jade-plants.htm
https://www.succulentsandsunshine.com/kill-mealybugs-on-succulents/
y about that is there any solution for my problem I only give some water to it and i don't give any chemicals to it giving direct sunlight for 2 hours daily in the morning I gave cold coffee water with sugar twice I don't give any chemicals as it is baby plant . Can I repot it in some big pot with other soil mixed
When a plant becomes rootbound, only repot in a container one or two sizes larger. Too large and you risk allowing the extra soil to add too much moisture, leading to root rot. Use a soil especially for succulents or make your own.
Yellowing leaves can signal over or under watering. Usually it's over watering. I suggest omitting the coffee water and sugar, which could be too much moisture. It also could use more light if you can supply it (4 hours of sun is ideal.)
Here is more on its care:
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/jade-plant-crassula-ovata/
re potted it and now I feel like it's to huge. I've filled it with water a couple of times. The lower limbs are hanging as far down as the bottom of the trump and it has height. Would it hurt it to remove the lowest limbs? The dirt is as hard as cement. Any suggestions?
You can prune off some limbs so you can repot it more easily. It definitely could use new soil. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/repotting-jade-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/separating-jade-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/jade-plant/pruning-jade-plants.htm