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money plant

nickyann31nickyann31 Posts: 6
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I repotted my old money plant about 6/8 weeks ago and it has suddenly started to drop hundreds of leaves and stems.  The leaves look green and healthy, no yellowing or shrivelling, I haven't moved it so am at a loss.  One branch or trunk has been particularly badly hit, gaps/splits appeared in the trunk sections, it's lost almost all its leaves and has dropped sections of it's trunk.
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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    You'll need to be more specific as there's quite a few plants known as 'money plant'. Is it Crassula ovata?
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • nickyann31nickyann31 Posts: 6
    edited May 2021
    yes its crassula ovata.  It's in a warm bright room near a large window so it has plenty of light and no draughts.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Have you watered it since repotting? You might have jumped the gun a bit and repotted it while still dormant. Any wet around the roots after that would have the potential to cause stem rot issues. How much larger was the new pot and what soil did you use?
    I repotted one of mine two weeks ago and it's only had one tentative water and feed since then to try and settle the soil a bit. It's always better to keep them on the dry side after a repot. They can use their stored energy to send roots looking for water then.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • nickyann31nickyann31 Posts: 6
    think I have watered twice, second time just two days ago as compost seemed very dry.  Pot is good few sizes bigger and I just used multi purpose compost, it's the only time I have repotted it.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Multi-purpose really holds onto moisture too long for succulent plants and that's probably caused the damaged roots to start rotting. I use John Innes No2 with added grit to help it drain but a specialist cactus/succulent compost would do the job. I would take it out of the pot and let the sun and air get to the roots to dry them out then re-pot into a dry soil mix. Don't water for at least a week or two and then just sparingly. They can go for months without water so better to be too dry than too wet after re-potting. They're quite a heavy feeding plant for a succulent so if it recovers well then make sure to feed it at least once a month during the growing season and that will help restore the roots and build strong structure.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • nickyann31nickyann31 Posts: 6
    thanks for the advice, I'll give it a try.
  • sianpither0diE8JLJsianpither0diE8JLJ Posts: 6
    This happened when I re-potted mine, went form 4 stems to 3.  Green juicy leaves just falling off then the stem shriveled and died.  However, the rest of the plant then went on to become bigger and better than ever.  Perhaps its the shock of being re-potted? 
    Have never fed mine so going to do that this year and see what happens :-)
  • ERICS MUMERICS MUM Posts: 627
    The thick waxy leaves and chunky stems hold a lot of water, and the leaves don’t transpire as much as “ordinary” leaves so they don’t need a regular watering routine.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    sianpither0diE8JLJ said:
    Have never fed mine so going to do that this year and see what happens :-)
    I used to use water from the fish tank with mine so it was like a low level feed every time I watered but now I just use a proper succulent feed and sometimes tomato feed or weak Babybio. I started with a small cutting with about 10 leaves in 2008 and I think this is the third time I've repotted it.


    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • nickyann31nickyann31 Posts: 6
    Thanks for all the good advice, there is hope then, still dropping leaves but won't give up on it just yet.
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