Monsoon

Hi JC,


I started out working with plants because I was amazed at the rootability of jade. Jades will root virtually anywhere as long as you give them two things: time and not much moisture.

A tactic I used successfully was taking cuttings, putting them on my work bench for about two weeks (they usually begin sprouting roots by this time) and then sticking them into some free-draining medium as you have done. I would usually water them about 3 weeks after that, when they began pushing growth. I have taken quite a few cuttings and have not seen an appreciable difference in rooting times with sunned or shaded cuttings.

(side note:I was a real addict, even going as far as buying jades from home depot--just so that I could take cuttings--it was facinating. And now, even though the facination has faded, nearly all of my family/friends has a jade to show for it.)

Moral of the story: be patient--believe me, unless you drown them or freeze them, they will root.

Dave