How to make my Jade bushier?

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  1. Tina

    Tina Young Pine

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    I have a jade plant that I grew from a single leaf a year ago. It looks so leggy now. I water it once a week and it sits in a west facing window sill. How do I make it bushier?
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    petunia Young Pine

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    Tina
    please tell me how you started a jade plant from a leaf. I tried but with no success. Thanks
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I would pinch out the growing tip of your little plant Tina. This usually makes them grow bushier. :stew2:
     
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    Tina Young Pine

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    Eileen - Thanks! Will try that.
    Petunia - I just got a very healthy looking leaf from a friend's jade plant and stuck the end of it in potting mix.Thats it. But it took a really long time to root.
    I have zero gardening skills and whatever survives in my garden is the credit of the plants itself.
     

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