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Hello! I was hoping i can get some help with my bonsai.? I purchased it from a bonsai show back in May specifically because in knew Jade bonsai we're able to grow indoors which the seller also confirmed.? But as you can tell, im having some problems with it and I'm not sure what the source of the problem is. Perhaps it's not enough sunlight? Not enough water? Too much water?

It was doing okay the first month, but little by little more leaves started to fall off.

I had been watering it every other day to everyone 3 days, mainly when i could tell the substrate would dry out. That being said i haven't had much experience with stone substrate so my understanding with it is it will not hold moisture long so there's encouragement to water frequently because you're tree will dry out otherwise.

HOWEVER, i understand that with succulent plants, you can harm them by overwatering especially if they don't dry out fully, so my working theory is that I'm watering it too much due to the fact that it's a succulent bonsai, but since it's stone soil, im struggling to know how much water is actually required. The tree doesn't appear to be drying out, it just seems like the leaves are falling out.

Any advice you can give me would be appreciated.?

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I don't now what you mean by stone soil. It is possibly getting too much water, so try leaving it longer. It is a succulent plant not bonsai, I think you need to leave it at least a week to see if it dries out, if it does not look dry then leave it longer.

Definetly watering too often. I water my succulents every 14 days or less.

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I mean the soil is composed of a well draining substrate. My guess is it's stone kind of lava rock mix?? Because the soil is porous is hard to tell when it's fully dried out.

I'm going to try to water less frequently since succulents are better at retaining water. Thanks for the suggestions.?

On jades it is really easy to see the reason for leaf drop. If it drop expanded green leafs, overwatering. If the leafs shrivel up and are droped totally dead and dry, underwatering.?

Solving an underwatering situation is much easier than solving an overwatering situation.
For root recovery. Stop watering totally until you see signs of underwatering and then resume watering.