How to repot a jade plant

Repot when roots fill or emerge from drain holes, or when the medium no longer drains reliably, not just because leaves fall.

Plant coveredCrassula ovataJade plant · Money tree · indoor container

Check the roots, mix and drainage

When to repot

What to inspect

Repot when the jade plant’s roots have filled or congested the container, emerge from drainage holes, or the current medium no longer drains reliably. Do not repot merely because a few old leaves have fallen.

What changes it

Spring is the preferred routine repotting window for an indoor jade plant as succulent growth resumes, rather than the darkest or coldest part of winter.

Use the smallest practical size increase

Choosing the next pot

Choose a pot only slightly larger than the rootball and use one with a drainage hole. An oversized pot leaves more succulent mix wet around a relatively small root system.

Move the rootball without unnecessary damage

How to repot

Lift the plant to inspect its roots, use a free-draining cactus or succulent medium, loosen only congested material, and set the stem at its former depth. Avoid packing wet soil around damaged roots or burying the woody stem.

Keep light, water and support steady

After repotting

Let damaged or disturbed roots settle before returning to the jade plant’s dry-side watering pattern. Keep the new pot draining freely instead of watering by a fixed schedule.

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