how to repot a leggy jade plant

Simply remove most of the lower leaves and pinch off the growing tip. Once it starts growing and develops more branches, you can repeat the process and pinch out the growing tips or prune the branches back until you achieve the desired look you are going for.

1. Why is my jade plant so leggy?
2. How do I get my jade plant to stand up?
3. How do you deal with a leggy succulent?
4. How do you prune an overgrown jade plant?

Why is my jade plant so leggy?

Typically jade plants become leggy from a lack of sunlight triggering the plant's natural defense to “reach” towards the sun. Insufficient light causes the nodes between the leaves to stretch or elongated more than normal. Instead of a compact, full-looking plant, your plant looks spindly and unhealthy.

How do I get my jade plant to stand up?

Since terracotta clay is also a relatively heavy material, the weight of a terracotta pot is also beneficial in making sure top-heavy jade plants stay upright. In most cases, switching to a terracotta pot with a drainage hole is usually enough to keep a jade plant up long term.

How do you deal with a leggy succulent?

The simple solution is to move the plant to a southern exposure. But this still leaves that leggy party. Fortunately, leggy succulent plants can be topped, removing the part that is too tall and allowing new shoots to form and develop into a more compact plant.

How do you prune an overgrown jade plant?

Prune in spring during active growth so pruning cuts heal quickly.

1. Disinfect a pair of bypass pruners in a solution of one part chlorine bleach to nine parts water.
2. Cut each drooping branch back to just above a lateral branch leaf on the straight portion of the branch.