Tips to Make the Jade Tree Bloom and Beautify the House

Crassula ovata, nicknamed the money plant, is an easy-care perennial succulent that you can grow indoors even if you don’t have a green thumb. It can decorate your home, but also attract luck. Indeed, according to Feng Shui, the jade tree could attract abundance and prosperity into the home.

Find out how to make your jade tree bloom and bring good luck into your home.

Watering the Jade Tree Indoors

The Jade tree can become dense so its root system must be well developed to support the weight of the leaves and branches.

By limiting watering you force the rainforests to seek out moisture and therefore to develop.

• During flowering, 1 to 2 waterings per week, when the soil is very dry.
• Outside of flowering periods, water once or twice every 15 days.
• In winter, light watering once a month is sufficient.

In any case, it is important to wait until the soil is very dry before watering, but also to favor good watering rather than a multitude of small waterings.

Succulent leaves are loaded with water. If they droop, they need to be watered.

Best location

The Jade tree should be placed in a bright corner without direct exposure to sunlight. This could actually burn its leaves.

In addition, some experts have proven that it is necessary to place this plant in a cold corner of the house in late autumn. This would help it bloom quickly.

Finally, the Jade plant should not be placed in the kitchen or bathroom. Indeed, excess humidity and heat make it suffer and prevent it from flowering.

Should I add fertilizer?

Crassula maintenance does not require the use of fertilizer since they are rockery plants accustomed to poor soil.

However, you can give them a little succulent and cactus fertilizer once a month in spring and fall.

Parasites and diseases

There are mainly two types of pests that harm the Jade tree: scale insects and aphids.

The following symptoms are often a sign that the plant is affected:

• Increased leaf fall
• Yellow, sticky secretions covering the leaves

If both symptoms appear, it is safe to say that the plant is a victim of parasites. Weakened trees are the most affected. To rid the plant of aphids, you can use sticks specially designed for this purpose. These sticks, which combine a mixture of different fertilizers, are simply pushed into the soil.

When watering the Crassula ovata, the active ingredients of these sticks are released, allowing the lasting eradication of aphids. However, if the Jade tree loses its leaves, before proceeding with the fight against parasites and taking these measures, it is advisable to check something: has the Jade tree not been watered too extensively? Because in fact, excessive watering is also the cause of leaf fall.

Size

In order to maintain a beautiful shape, some large succulents may need to be pruned. For example, in California, for echeveria planted in the garden, some redundant and overly dense branches should be cut off in spring and autumn. It depends on what you think and what the succulent plant is used for. Pruning tools mainly include a knife, scissors, and some medicines (such as sulfur powder).

In order to propagate new plants, we can also cut off a few leaves in spring and autumn for cutting. Sturdy stems with 5-6 leaves are often selected: cut them with a knife, then coat the wound with sulfur powder, and plant it after the wound heals. At this time, it is recommended to use a watering can to slightly wet the soil used for cutting.