How to Treat Jade Plant Rot

Stop watering and misting a jade plant as soon as you detect any rotting leaves or soft branches. Make sure its pot is not standing in a dish of water. Tip the plant out of its pot and look for blackened or soft roots that indicate pythium root rot. Remove any rotting roots and all the soil clinging to the root ball. Leave the whole plant to dry out for a week. If there is no sign of root rot, replace the plant in its container and move it close to a warm, sunny window until the soil dries out completely.

Cut off any rotting branches or branches holding rotting leaves with a sterile knife. If the main trunk is soft or collapses, remove healthy branches and leave them to dry for a week next to a sunny window.

Water the jade plant once its soil has dried out and its leaves are starting to wrinkle slightly. Provide enough water to moisten the soil and allow all excess water to drain away. Place it in the warmest and brightest available location in the home with minimum temperatures of 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Plant healthy branches in heavy ceramic pots in compost formulated for succulents or a 50 percent mixture of peat and sand or perlite. Moisten the soil and place next to a bright window that receives at least four hours of direct sunshine a day.