LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[Jener8or]

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Surprise!

This is going to be great ! I can't wait to watch her grow up!

 

[TwoCrows]

Yeah, I actually want my Jade to look more like a tree. I didn't treat her well in her formative years I don't think (not enough sun) and I kind of let it grow in any direction. So I pruned it and repotted it and staked it. So I'll report back in a few months on how she's doing.

You have a Jade in a 10" pot?! Wow, so that means the root ball must be closish to that big? I tried to follow the advice of not using too big of a pot since they don't mind being a little rootbound. Any idea of how old your Jade is? It kind of makes me sad I could have a really nice Jade plant if I didn't neglect it so much. Oh well, what is 6 years of growing another one?

I've used grow lights before, so that's a good suggestion. We have 2 nice south facing windows, but the cats kind of have one claimed already. View attachment 4187290
I'm going to try to get creative, though with the one in our kitchen and try to maximize that space. But watch out, cats! The Haworthias might be comin' for ya (window!)

Thanks for letting me glean from your experience! I hope you're having a great day!

Yes Jades can get huge if you let them. Here is mine, it's a Ripple Jade.

There is 3 or 4 Jades in there, (you can see a trend with me, I don't separate plants when they are babies. ) There was MORE in there and I recently cut them off at dirt level with pruning sheers. The root ball fills this pot and I had no choice but to sacrifice a few of them to prevent this plant from getting too big! I have had it for several plus years so it must be 5 or more years old by now. I NEEDS to stay in this pot, I don't have any more room for bigger plants!

Aww...the kitty looks awfully comfy looking out the window. You gotta keep some space open for cats and their sunbeams.

Enjoy your day up there Jen!

 

[Jener8or]

Yes Jades can get huge if you let them. Here is mine, it's a Ripple Jade.

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There is 3 or 4 Jades in there, (you can see a trend with me, I don't separate plants when they are babies. ) There was MORE in there and I recently cut them off at dirt level with pruning sheers. The root ball fills this pot and I had no choice but to sacrifice a few of them to prevent this plant from getting too big! I have had it for several plus years so it must be 5 or more years old by now. I NEEDS to stay in this pot, I don't have any more room for bigger plants!

Aww...the kitty looks awfully comfy looking out the window. You gotta keep some space open for cats and their sunbeams.

Enjoy your day up there Jen!

Oh, I love it! It looks very happy! You've kept the growth nice and bushy there! I mean, from what I've seen people doing to their jade, it seems like you could keep it in there indefinitely by pruning the tree and the root ball if you wanted? I dunno! They seem like very tolerant plants so that's nice of them. Thanks for sharing your Jade! The wavy leaves are fun--I don't think I've seen one like that before.

 

[TwoCrows]

Oh, I love it! It looks very happy! You've kept the growth nice and bushy there! I mean, from what I've seen people doing to their jade, it seems like you could keep it in there indefinitely by pruning the tree and the root ball if you wanted? I dunno! They seem like very tolerant plants so that's nice of them. Thanks for sharing your Jade! The wavy leaves are fun--I don't think I've seen one like that before.

Thanks! Some people treat them like Bonsai trees and trim them anyway that pleases, creating works of art. I am definitely no Jade trimming expert, but definitely trim yours as needed. They do keep sprouting at the trim sights so they can grow back if you trim too much off.

 

[Jener8or]

I prefer calling them by their scientific name, because I’m weird like that, but yes, they are called jade. If I remember correctly, they are one of those “money attracting” plants, if one believes in that kind of thing

Thanks Fluffy! I believe it's the "Zebra" variety? In the wild this is exactly how it would grow, so I'm getting a taste of its natural self. I love this plant, and look forward to watching it increase in size. It just got done with 4 flower stalks, so I believe it's a happy one.

H. attenuata and H. fasciata seem to both be called "Zebras." Kind of fun to go down that rabbit hole, though. I believe mine is H. cymbiformis.

I don't know if either of you have stumbled upon this website yet, but it seems like this person knows what they are talking about and the pictures of them all in the wild are fun to see.

Link

And then I was trying to figure out why the difference between Haworthiopsis and Haworthia and I read something about it, but it didn't stick (reclassifying levels of subgenras and species or something like that???) No comprende.

The website also includes Gasteria and Astroloba.

Anyways, I hope you all are enjoying your day!

ETA: Do you think it's an accurate assessment that both of your varieties are possibly H. attenuata since they look like they have bumps on the tops of the leaves? (I wrote that out in my post, but I guess I had 2 tabs open and it got deleted. (I hate when my posts say "edited" .))