The Secret To Watering Portulacaria Afra Bonsai ~ Mini Jade ~ Correctly Every Time - Elephant Bush
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Today I want to show you how to water your Portulacaria Afra bonsai - Dwarf Jade plant correctly every time, once you understand how this plant stores and uses water it is a lot easier to know when it needs some more water, It will even tell you when it's ready for another drink!
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This succulent stores water in its trunk and in its leaves so it can survive in drought conditions, as the water is used up the leaves become thinner and start to wrinkle up, you will notice them go softer and a little limp, this is when it's own supplies of water are starting to run out and now is a good time to water and replenish the supplies, after a while, you will get used to what the leaves look like and feel like and you will be able to judge the water requirements perfectly every time, get to know your dwarf jade plant and you will be rewarded with years of enjoyment from your plant.
How you water your Portulacaria is the exact same way I water my plant and it works a treat. I'm very pleased that I'm doing it correctly. My plant is thriving. Thank you.💚
That's great! If you're on Instagram I would love to see a photo! @houseplanthacks :-)
Depends on soil you use and your weather conditions
I love these mini jades especially bonsai plants ❤ Looks like a tree 🌳
My Port enjoys being watered every 3rd day and it's still winter up here in the Pacific Northwest.
You also forgot to mention that the frequency of the watering also depends on the type of soil used. I live in USA south Florida therefor is very sunny and hot always. I use bonsai soil so i can water mine every other day and i could get away with watering daily but that is due to the sun and heat as well as the soil which is composed of calcined clay, pumice, black volcanic rock and fine pine bark. This means all the water drains immediately leaving only what it need plus plenty of air. It is the best type of soil you can use. Try it
All good advice Alex, thanks for your US viewpoint.
I also use the same soil and i water daily in summer
It depends in which country you from, its climate and type of you use for potting. Me, in the Philippines I rarely water my Jadelets but when I water them I just wait for my ancestor telling me "That's Enough my Boy". Then I stop. Thats it.
Good information friend!
Glad it was helpful!
Ah-choo! Bless you Mr. Mouse. Thank you.🐀
How often do you fertilize them? And what fertilizer do you recommend using. Also wondering on insect care. I live in Florida currently witch is hot and humid. But trying to figure out pest control for when I move and need to house them over winter
I know it is not for me but i live in south fl. Miami. I use bonsai soil therefor watering will be more frequent. I use well balanced fertilizer like 3-3-3 or such. Also alaskan fish fertilizer which you dilute in water (this can be done weekly) bone meal and epsom salt one or twice a month. Mix it up so your plants can get all the different nutrients they need
Great tips, thanks! Any idea why the leaves just fall off? I have a variegated one that seems to drop leaves if I just look at it, regardless of how I water it!
Temperature can have a difference, too much water too little water. Try changing something, if you have been watering it stop, if you haven't watered start. If its been chilly put it somewhere warmer, if it's been really hot put it a little more in the shade and water. Good luck. :-)
@@HouseplantHacks Thanks, we'll see how it goes.
Great. Thanks Andy. I have a two cuttings of a jade plant on my terrace which a neighbour gave me and they are growing fast! but I feel I have only just got the watering right. I will check the leaves more now as well as the soil. At the moment I am giving them a good drink every night or every other night but it is reaching 32 degrees here and my terrace is full on sun. I do not have a schedule for watering my plants - I just give them a check every day. I don't think it is possible to have a schedule for watering house plants. Yesterday I bought a rose moss which I believe is the succulent family and already I'm having problems. Have you got one of these Andy?
I agree, much beter to check the soil of your plants and observe them to decide then they need water, once a week is impossible to say as you know withyour ht weather most of your plants would die if they were ouside! But if it were in the UK in winter with a succulant like Jade once a week would probably be too much. I dont know of a rose moss, maybe there is another botanical name? If you have instagram you could send me a ophoto of it, @houseplanthacks
I recently aquired a few, i use 30% akadama, 60% pumice/lava rock and a little zeolite mixed with that aswell. 2 days ago leafes were shrinkled and I put it in water, also poured water on top of the soil to make sure it is fully drenched. Leaves still soft and wrinkled. It is indoors in Holland, room temp about 21C°. Any thoughts on why its not really recovering? It is in a south facing window and gets sun from rise till sunset
It can take a day or so for the water to be taken back into the leaves. They are quite a thirsty plant and cartainly inside a warm room during winter it will dry out quickly. I think you will need to water more regularly over winter. I'm sure it will bounce back though, They are quite tough plants. Veel geluk.
Thank you for this hack! I finally figured out that my elephant bush was really drying out. there's withering, brown and yellow leaves, so I'm quite worried. there's the wrinkling and softness you mentioned for leaves that are drying out as well. I just got mine a few days ago and I might have accidentally burnt the leaves with direct sunlight, too. I do have a question though, when you water them, how much should you water? I just watered mine after this video, I made the soil on top pretty wet, but not soaking.
You don’t have to worry about the sun scorching the leaves with this plant, it comes from Africa where it world get a lot of hot direct sun so when it’s healthy it will be happy in full sun. As yours sounds sick in would keep it out of the direct sun for now until it regains strength. When you water you should give it plenty until it comes out of the holes in the bottom of the pot. Maybe this is the issue and why they leave are going wrinkled. Give the soul a good soak and then wait until it dries out again they give it a good soak again. This is the best way to water. I hope your plant gets better soon. Andy
Your leaves are wrinkling because you are not fully watering it through and through. So water isn't getting to all parts of the plant. I bottom water my plants. This helps to provide a healthy root system. And just an FYI, I keep mine in an east facing window, and I generally move it to the south facing window once the morning light from the east has risen. I don't put mine outside into straight direct sunlight. But, if that's something you want to do. You need to slowly acclimate it to full sun. Sunburned plants are much more susceptible to infections. So be very careful.
When it comes to houseplants, some people underwater or over water by habit. I do the finger test and check the soil- who knew to check the leaves. It might be a few days or a week and a half - oh it's still the finger test ok.
For sure, you can't go wrong if you test the soil for most houseplants, there are so many variables with the weather, temperature and humidity you can't water on a set schedule and be sure you're getting it right, checking the soil is the way to go. I love that with Port A you can hold its hand and see how it's feeling! :-)
Nature waters, whenever she deems fit....crazy how we cannot make it work indoors, without great effort.
Indoors in a completely artificial environment or plants, without natural drainage of the earth, propper huidity from the wind, rain and sun, we have to work harder to recreate something close to a natural environment if we want to live with nature. Ultimatley we can never truely replicate what nature does on it's own.
@@HouseplantHacks Absolutely true :)
Hello, my elephant bush plant is not growing, it gets 4 hrs of morning sunlight, i recently fed it with little seaweed+ water mixture. I water it twice a week. . What more to do?
hi can you give us an inorganic medium mix for afra
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I have an insanely huge Portulacaria Afra in my backyard, at least 10ft x 12 ft and I have no idea what to do with it!
They do grow into a big bush if left alone to grow, maybe you could take some cuttings and try to make a nice bonsi out of one?
@@HouseplantHacks Thanks for the suggestion! I will try out some bonsai for the first time
worst secret ever.
Aren’t you just a ray of sunshine! 😘
@@HouseplantHacks Still a good, informative video, though.
Mr. Mouse, I have Hoya plants and if I fertilize them with flower booster fertilizer - they put on little clusters of blooms. At night time the scent is stronger. Mice fertilize things. Oh really what do you use? Poop. Poop!? Oh yeah, look at Andy's backyard you don't think it's all that green from just watering do you? You can't imagine the amount of critters that go through there - including - ut um cats! Oh Mr. Mouse that's gross! Ha! I'm not the one that made the movie Martian with Matt Damon - he gets left on the planet for a year and is going to starve to death - yeah we all know what he used for fertilizer so don't be all uppity with me. Ooo, ouch. Sorry Mr. Mouse - I stand corrected. Do you forgive me? Well... I'm reeeeal sorry! Ok, this time... kiss my hand. (Kiss kiss) and my tail (kiss kiss)and my...