Heard a guy at the nursery say he waters his succulents with ice cubes, tried it on my jade plant for 3 weeks

I was at Armstrong Garden Center last Saturday picking up some perlite and overheard this older dude telling his wife to use ice cubes so they don't overwater. Thought he was nuts but my jade plant has been looking sad so I gave it a shot. Put two ice cubes on the soil every Sunday for 3 weeks and the leaves are plumping back up, no rot or anything. I think the slow melt stops the soil from getting soaked all at once. Has anyone else tried this trick or am I risking root damage long term?

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rosew374d ago

Haha I feel you, my jade plant looked like a sad little deflated balloon before I tried this myself! Put two cubes on mine every Saturday for a month and now it's all perky and pushing out new leaves. I was scared the cold would shock the roots, but honestly it's been three months and no issues, plus my cat can't knock the pot over trying to drink the drainage tray water anymore.

lee.lucas4d ago

That's actually a pretty smart workaround for the cat problem, I hadn't thought of that. The slow melt makes sense to me too, keeps the water from just running straight through the pot. Glad it's working out for you after a few months, gives me more confidence to stick with it on my jade.