Hobbit Jade, also known as Ogre’s Ear, Hobbit Jade, Hobbit’s Foot, and Finger Jade, is a unique and beautiful succulent that can be grown indoors. It is a cultivar of the classic jade plant, known for its thick, woody stems and bonsai-like appearance. To care for Hobbit Jade, it is essential to provide it with plenty of sunlight and well-draining soil to prevent root rot. Watering should be done sparingly, only when the soil is completely dry, and only when the soil has dried out.
The ideal temperature for Hobbit Jade is between 20°C-26°C, but as long as the indoor temperature doesn’t dip below 20°C, it will thrive. The plant prefers bright, indirect light and should be watered only when the soil has dried out completely. Overwatering can lead to root rot, so it is important to avoid overwatering.
Jade is easy to care for, and it won’t mind dry soil, hot temperatures, or direct sunlight. It is drought-tolerant, but may notice lower leaves. The Jade Bonsai tree is a low-maintenance plant that thrives in average room temperatures around 60-75°F. To maintain its health, add water or use a humidifier.
In summary, Hobbit Jade is a beautiful and easy-to-care-for succulent that can be grown indoors. Key care points include providing ample sunlight, well-draining soil, and avoiding overwatering.
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Why is the jade plant not kept in the bedroom?
The jade plant, according to Vastu, is crucial for a healthy life. It should be placed in the home or office, as it is lucky and has positive energy. The plant should be placed at the doorway to attract good fortunes and balance energy. However, it is important to avoid placing the jade plant in the bathroom or bedroom, as these rooms can weaken the plant’s energy. The arrangement of the jade plant effectively transforms one’s living environment into a healthy and fortunate one. The suitable spots for the jade plant in the house include the kitchen, living room, and bathroom.
What makes a jade plant happy?
To ensure a healthy jade plant, provide ample sunlight and place them near a window. The plant’s happiness is indicated by reddish leaves. Avoid over-watering, as it can kill the plant. Water the plant when its leaves wrinkle slightly, but not too much. The top 1-2 inches of the soil should be dry before watering, which should be done every 2-3 weeks. This helps maintain the plant’s health and prevents overwatering.
How do I know if my jade plant is happy?
It is recommended that jade plants be placed in a location near a window, where they may be observed to exhibit a positive response when their leaves turn red. It is imperative to refrain from over-watering and to ascertain whether the upper 1-2 inches of soil are desiccated prior to irrigation. Due to their ability to retain moisture, succulents should be kept free of both standing water and overly moist soil. It is recommended that jade plants be watered every two to three weeks to ensure optimal health and happiness.
Should you bottom water jade?
To ensure proper care for your Jade Plant indoors, allow excess water to drain out of the pot and dump it, as they are susceptible to overwatering. If the soil doesn’t absorb the water, use the bottom watering method by filling a bowl with water and placing the plant in the bowl, letting it sit for about 30 minutes until the soil darkens. Place the plant back in its sunny home to allow the roots to grow. Avoid getting too much water on the foliage, as it can expose them to fungus or cause leaf rot.
Proper container, soil, lighting, and watering measures are essential for excellent indoor Jade Plant care. However, excessive leaf loss, new growth issues, rotting, and stretched-out growth should be monitored, as these changes are natural and should be managed accordingly.
How much water does a Hobbit Jade need?
Jade, also known as the Jade plant, is a native plant native to Mozambique and South Africa. It thrives in bright sunlight and can be placed in windowsills, but prefers a spot with less direct sunlight, especially in summer. To water Jade, allow its soil to dry completely before watering again. Jade can go up to 2 months without water, but in winter, reduce watering. The plant is also known as the money tree or lucky plant.
Why is my Hobbit Jade dying?
Overwatering your Hobbit Jade can lead to root rot and a mushy foundation. Check the soil for swampy or desert conditions and adjust the watering can accordingly. Airflow is crucial when drying out an overwatered plant. Move it to a spot with better airflow and reduce H2O. If roots are slipping into rot, rinse them off and repot in fresh soil.
Underwatering can cause crispy leaves and shriveled succulents. If your plant has a texture similar to toast, it’s time to quench their thirst. Give the plant a proper soak by dunking it in water for 5-10 minutes, ensuring the soil is thoroughly moistened. When the top feels like a damp sponge, you’ve hit the watering sweet spot. Remember, it’s a drink, not a bath.
Should you bottom water Jade?
To ensure proper care for your Jade Plant indoors, allow excess water to drain out of the pot and dump it, as they are susceptible to overwatering. If the soil doesn’t absorb the water, use the bottom watering method by filling a bowl with water and placing the plant in the bowl, letting it sit for about 30 minutes until the soil darkens. Place the plant back in its sunny home to allow the roots to grow. Avoid getting too much water on the foliage, as it can expose them to fungus or cause leaf rot.
Proper container, soil, lighting, and watering measures are essential for excellent indoor Jade Plant care. However, excessive leaf loss, new growth issues, rotting, and stretched-out growth should be monitored, as these changes are natural and should be managed accordingly.
How to care for a Hobbit Jade?
Hobbit Jade, a plant that exhibits optimal growth in arid soil conditions, requires ample, intense, and direct illumination. In the absence of direct sunlight and when cultivated in a 5-inch pot, the plant requires approximately 0. 5 cups of water every 12 hours. To customize irrigation recommendations, utilize our water calculator or download Greg for advanced suggestions. Hobbit Jade is a plant that thrives in conditions of bright sunlight. It is therefore recommended that it be placed near windows that receive an abundance of natural light.
What does an overwatered jade plant look like?
Mushy leaves in Jade plants can be caused by overwatering, root rot, and lack of drainage. Overwatering causes the leaves to swell and lose their firm texture, while root rot strangles the plant from below, turning roots into a soggy graveyard and leaves into discolored, mushy pieces. Poor drainage is like leaving Jade in wet socks, making it uncomfortable and unhealthy. To prevent this, it is essential to have drainage holes in pots that allow excess water to escape, as this can cause the plant’s leaves to become soft and squishy.
What does an overwatered jade look like?
Mushy leaves in Jade plants can be caused by overwatering, root rot, and lack of drainage. Overwatering causes the leaves to swell and lose their firm texture, while root rot strangles the plant from below, turning roots into a soggy graveyard and leaves into discolored, mushy pieces. Poor drainage is like leaving Jade in wet socks, making it uncomfortable and unhealthy. To prevent this, it is essential to have drainage holes in pots that allow excess water to escape, as this can cause the plant’s leaves to become soft and squishy.
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My young gollum jade died a while ago. Even though I had it in proper soil mix, ceramic pot and didn’t overwater it, it still did succumb to root rot, which consumed the water-carrying core of the plant; this caused the entire plant to stop retaining water, which probably exasperated the over-watering issue as I couldn’t quite understand why leaves remained soft and wrinkly despite taking care of it. After a while it stopped growing and all the leaves began to drop, you could see the brown rot coming out at the tips where the leaves connected. Luckily, I saved the healthy leaves, re-potted them and now I have a bunch of healthy, young gollum jade plantlets growing. Lessons have been learned!
I so appreciate this article and it’s kind of crazy how well timed it was for me to find it. I have a gollum jade that has moved around with me for about 5 years but never had ideal conditions. Grew to about 8 inches tall and was starting to get the “tree” look. Then I gave it root rot… So I just decided to propagate and save it and this article is going to help me soooo much.
Beautiful plants. I have a huge gollum jade plant I’ve had it for going on five years now and I noticed that you suggested to not mist the leaves, I’m sry to not agree with you on that because what I do with my plants is try to mimic the normal growing conditions it would be in the wild. I mist my plants every morning around 4:00am to mimic the morning dew the plants would normally get in the wild. I’ve had no issues with any fungus or anything for like five years now, I guess it’s the person’s opinion who’s growing. Great article! Have a great day fellow gardener 💚🌿💯🌵🌱🪴
Funny thing about putting the plants outside in the summer—I live in the desert southwest of the US, and I can tell you that jade plants must be brought inside during the heat of summer! Portulacaria afra (elephant bush) is the only variety I know that can take the heat. I’ll have to find out about the Gollum variety. I usually wait until the temps start to hit 40º regularly, then the plants come inside until about November when they go back outside where they thrive until next year’s heat rolls around. When I first moved here from LA, I brought a huge jade plant that I proudly displayed on my front porch. It made it until about August, then I noticed it drooping a bit, then it happened very fast-within a week it seemed to actually melt, the entire plant seemed to lose its coherence and turned into a pile of brown mush. I cried-I’d had that plant for nearly 20 years, and it was too big to move inside—even cutting I took from the dying plant didn’t take. Now I keep them small, so that I can bring them inside.
I think I have a little gollum jade, I had no idea it was a jade plant though… just know it as Shrek ears. Mine is still tiny and has been sitting outside during summer with other succulents. Some of my succulents were being burnt by the sun so I moved then to a shadier spot but I’ll be sure to move my jade back to a sunnier spot as it was not really negatively impacted by being in the sun. Thanks for the article, it’s been very helpful
Great article! I have several jade plant so I figured I’d try a gollum when I saw it. After six months my gollum wasn’t looking so great. I bought a bushy one but the center leaves died off. I’m going to use a single stem and see if I can grow it like my jade plants. I’m determined to make this work. Lol.
I’m with you on jade plants, I love them all! Yours are just awesome! 😍 My gollum is a pretty slow grower even though it’s right in a west-facing window. That said, the window is frosted so I expect that cuts the light quite a bit. I’ll try moving my jades outside for the summer. I have a spot on my east-facing terrace where they would get direct sun until about 13:00 and then part shade for the rest of the day. Might give me a growth spurt 🤞
Thank you for the articles they are very informative! I was gifted a Jade plant that’s absolutely beautiful. After perusal your articles I am now thinking if I should repot the plant. First off, the pot is not porous, and doesn’t have a drain hole. There are also about 6 plants in the same pot. I need your suggestion. I wish I could show you a picture.
WOW! I really needed this article!! Thank you!! I got mine along with 2 mini jades at Walmart for $.50 each. They’re small but healthy, have outgrown little plastic pots. I watered them so now do I wait till dry to put in clay pots??? I have the cactus soil. Can I put little rocks on top or not?? My clay pots are hydropainted. Is that ok?😮 I sound desperate huh? I am because I watched too many articles before finding yours😊 Please reply🙏❤
I have the gollum Jade plant I bought it at the farmers market for 2.50 and well I forgot to water it for a long time (out of sight, out of mind) and it had mealy bugs, Ugh! I’m in the process of saving it and I moved it to where I can see it daily. So far so good I didn’t lose a leaf. I have a variegated Jade Plant do you have one or have you saw it? Can you do a article on it? Mine is green, white and pink variegation.
Hello Jeff. You are the master of jade plants😀Beautiful gollum you have there. I have a small one as well it came in a coco fibre type of medium which is usually rock hard. I do not know when or if I need to repot mine because I cannot see any roots. Your looks glossier and greener than mine maybe because it got bleached by the sun last summer. Since, I moved it 1 foot back from the south facing Window.
i struggle with succulents in general apart from the Jade ovata i live on the south coast of England about 150 yards from the coast and due to the salt air i feel i cannot put house plants outside but keeping them indoors they still die on me i suppose i will have to use more grow lights but my question is Succulents that need to colour up do they do that under grow lights also what colour lights are the best is white lights sufficient for the job
Hey thanks for this,I have a question please…I have a tree like yours only bigger and over winter it lost loads of leaves this continued for couple months so I checked for root rot by cutting the trunk…it was correct thing to do as there was rot climbing up bottom of trunk,so 2 weeks ago I ended up with 2 very large cuttings( each one about the size of your tree…I let it callous over and yesterday after research I potted it up up into a slightly damp mix of orchid bark gravel and tiny bit of compost….my question is WHEN do I dare give it its first drink?!…it is under grow lights by the way,what would you do next please.
Great article! My mom gifted me one of these and it was a little neglected since she didn’t know what it was. It’s been doing a lot better in my care but a branch fell off! I stuck it in soil and got another plant out of it, but do you know why that happened and how to prevent it in the future? Thanks!
Lots of helpful advise, thanks so much. Two questions, first I bought a little gollum at Home Depot and it has what looks like 3 plants In the pot, should I separate them? Second, last summer I put my regular jade outside and it did great. I even left it out in any rain. Total novice, is that okay? Or did I dodge a bullet? Thanks.
I have a rather large gollum jade that is at least 20 years old that I inherited. The problem with it is that the branches are bent over. I’d like to somehow get it to start growing upright. I’m also afraid to drastically prune it. some of the branches seem to be growing roots too. I need help and encouragement as this was my mother’s plant.
Help! I’ve had my Gollum Jade tree for over twenty years now. The leaves are starting to fall off and a lot of them are shriveling up. My routine is the same. When this started occurring, I felt it needed more sun, so it’s now closer to my southern window to receive more sunlight. I am using regular soil and I do fertilize it a few times a year. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I love this plant and I’m hoping to bring it back to life. Thanks.
Nice plant…I have a small one ….actually there are two stems in my pot. It’s in S facing window and it looks healthy but it’s very slow growing; I’ve had it for a few years. The smaller of the two stems is leaning towards one side probably because of spacing so I’m wondering if I should try and separate them. 🤔They were together when I got the plant and I potted them up together over a year ago. I hate to mess it up but I may take a look at the way the roots are situated and then decide. I saw one at a nursery once that was a 3 foot shrub….it was huge!
Great article thanks! My gollum jade’s only small at the moment, but I hope it’ll turn into a tree like yours! You said you can take them outside in summer – Is it okay to take them outside on sunny days and then bring them back inside every evening during summer? I did that last year and it didn’t die, but I think I read somewhere it can shock the plants if you move them indoors and outdoors a lot? UK summers (at least where I live) aren’t warm enough to keep succulents outdoors all summer and I really don’t want to kill my gollum jade this year!😅
My Gollum is kind of puckered, the leaves are that is. is there any trick to getting them back to bright green and full? I have been trying to starve it then water it and I have tried giving it regular water but nothing seems to make the leaves fill out. I don’t know how to attach a pic here would love to show u. It’s a big one. Thanks for your content
I’m so confused. I’m a new plant parent and have been hearing or reading that jade plants are summer dormant. I got mine last spring and they are outside in full sun until yesterday when I moved them to east side with morning sun and afternoon shade. I live in Kansas. They were growing a lot but seemed to stop. Did I put them in dormancy?
I always love perusal your Jade plant articles. I have the Gollum one and the Crassula one. I had it one year now. I cannot wait to see mine when i get the thick trunks i grow mine indoors so taking longer to achieve but in no rush. I also use the cotton bud method to clean plants that are hard to get in with a cloth. I love when they become sun stressed has a lovely reddish hues to them. Yours look more green in colour. Do you know why they sometimes look wrinkled looking? I only water them why they need too? Could it be the air in your environment aswell? During the cold seasons i do have the central heating on. I just uploaded my plant collection please check it out. Thank you.
Hello. I recently bought 2 gollum jade and the had like white spots on leafs and i was too much worried since some say its fugus some say mealybug etc etc But also have this on ur plant like water mineral marks… i have on many leafs so what u suggest i leave em like that? I recently sprayed fungicide 😅 Thanks in advance