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title: "17 year old jade still going strong! Dealing with a small mealybug…"
description: "17 year old jade still going strong! Dealing with a small mealybug problem at the moment… what we’ll get through it 😅"
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community: "Anything about plants 🇺🇸"
author: "Marcus"
published: "2025-09-29T14:52:57.425567Z"
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# 17 year old jade still going strong! Dealing with a small mealybug…

_Postat av Marcus den 2025-09-29_

17 year old jade still going strong! Dealing with a small mealybug problem at the moment… what we’ll get through it 😅

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/aVFWtaHs6AZBr5XDysLoPMTS-WQgfMfE46w1u7xyTUc/TcXr3peMTb-mw8GA34nKEQ.webp?size=large)

## 2 kommentarer

### Lemoone kommenterade den 2025-09-29

Had plants that suffered from a spider mite infestation. Sprayed them with soapy water every day, and after a couple weeks they got new growth. Takes a LOT of patience, but it’s always worth it 😊

### Sylvia kommenterade den 2025-09-30

Beautiful plant! I just bought a Crassula the one with velvety leaves

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