How do I seperate my Jade plants?

If I am thinking of the same plant, I could actually get one of the leaves to root - so they are pretty hardy. I suggest just digging down to the root. If they are all connected under the soil, just break the root and pot the suckers in other pots. I do remember having to make sure that the soil was well fertilized (using your standard miracle grow solution in water) when I would re-pot them. I would fertilize once a month after that, during the spring and summer months only. Also, jade plants are succulents so they can store water well - which I think also relates to then not loving super wet soil. Make sure that the new pots for the suckers have rocks at the bottom so the soil can drain well and in between watering make sure that the soil dries out, or is only slightly moist. If they are overwatered they will rot and become limp.

If they are separate plants to begin with, then you don't have to break the roots but do fertilize the soil according to the instructions, making the soil moist but not overly wet.

Since this is the start of their growing season, this is a good time to transplant the baby jades. Also, they tend to like sun a lot BUT if they are used to more shady environments, move them into the sun in stages. I moved mine from a north facing apartment window, into a house where I put my plants in the south facing windows... Some of the jades actually got burned if they were in the direct sunlight for the entire day. OOps! Eventually they will become sun lovers and will grow like crazy in the sun but it just takes time! Oh, and remember to rotate your pots - they will grow into the sun and become unstable and you'll find the pots might tip over when they grow to be large plants!

Hope that helps!

The reason your jade is doing well now is because they like to have a very cramped root ball. So if you really want to split it, plant the plants in a pot a couple sizes smaller than you would logically think to use. Also, don't water too much. They like the soil dry!

SLICE THROUGH THE ROOTS WITH A KNFE AND PUT THEM IN POTS JUST A LITTLE BIGGER THAN THE PLANT SECTIONS YOU DIVIDE AND PUT AS LITTLE DIRT AS POSSIBLE TILL SHOCK PASSES.GOOD LUCK