The drought has ended. The jade plants have been fed.
My new baseline will be two weeks between waterings. Thanks to all of you for your input, especially DaisyL, the calculus gardner. The "inflection point" analogy was memorable.
But, the questions haven't ended. Here we go.
I water each of my 6 jade plants with roughly 1 cup of water. It seems to be working, so I am of thought "Let sleeping dogs lie." But, something happened with the last watering that raises a question.
The water never reaches the bottom of the pot. I've read that I should soak each plant until a small amount of water reaches the drainage hole and the residual water is left in the saucer. Then, dump the water out of the saucer. That insures that all roots are receiving water.
Every pot has 2 inches of perlite at the bottom. I have about 4.5 inches of fast draining soil in a 7" x 6.5"" pot. But, no water reaches the drainage hole.
Should I increase the dosage of water to insure the entire root system is saturated?
The "Magic 8-Ball" has been shaken and says, "Most likely."
Thoughts?
