How to feed a jade plant
Crassula ovata
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Crassula ovata can take general liquid fertilizer about monthly in spring and summer. Feed only while the plant is actively growing.
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How to feed a jade plant
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When to fertilize
Feed with a general liquid fertilizer about once a month in spring and summer. Treat that as a guide for active growth, not a fixed reminder for every room or cultivar.
Keep the monthly spring and summer feeding separate from winter care. In winter, feed very sparingly. Light, temperature and dormancy can shift the seasons in your home.
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Fertilizer type and dose
Use a general liquid fertilizer. No particular brand is needed, but do not assume a slow-release or garden fertilizer works the same way.
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Plants of the World OnlineTaxonomy · accepted name · classification
- Royal Horticultural SocietyC. argentea synonym · full sun · cactus compost · moisture · winter watering · feeding · pests
- North Carolina State University Extension Gardener Plant ToolboxSunny indoor position · drainage · dry-down watering · seasonal reduction · indoor temperature · pests and root rot
- Penn State ExtensionCactus mix · drainage holes · complete dry-down · light · leaf drop · repotting interval
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