Comments on: Wandering Jew

By: harley

harley — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:23:43 +0000

I live in north carolina I would like to know if it is alright to plant my jew outside. If so when should I plant it?

By: PlantLady

PlantLady — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:48:39 +0000

If you live in certain areas these will thrive outside if they’re in a good location for their sun requirements. I’ve never tried growing them in a flower bed, we get really cold temps here and it would be a major job digging the plant up and bringing it indoors until spring.

By: Indoor Gardener

Indoor Gardener — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:31:15 +0000

Where are you located? If you are in an area that has mild winters it would make sense.

By: marianne

marianne — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:34:28 +0000

I am reading that everyone one has theirs as indoor plants. I have mine planted outside in my flower bed and they are doing fine.

By: PlantLady

PlantLady — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:25:32 +0000

Cheryl, if the soil dried out fairly quickly the plant should be ok. I’d recommend sticking your finger down into the soil as far as you can to see how wet the bottom section is. Even if you’ve hung it somewhere to dry, the top of the soil can be dry while the bottom part could still be soaked rotting the roots.

These plants will literally grow outside in the ground, so a lot of rain isn’t the main problem. The problem comes when you have a pot or hanging basket that doesn’t have drainage holes where the excess water can drain away from the roots.

I have never kept one outside. But, my neighbor hasone that she keeps outside until time for frosts. It growed like crazy outside, but she had it hanging under her porch out of the rain.

If your pot doesn’t have drainage holes and the soil deep in the plant is still wet, it would be safer to repot the plant. If the soil has been wet for awhile, you’ll probably find that there are some mushy rotting roots and these roots will cause the rest of the roots to rot as well. Hope your plant comes out of it.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:17:30 +0000

Cheryl says:
June 1, 2011 at 1:23 pm
I got a wandering jew for Mothers Day I did not know that it was a indoor plant.
I hung it outside on my porch and it got really soaked. I took out all the dead leafs
and hung it out to dry do you think it will come back and what should I do?
Please help I feel so bad my son got this for me.

Thank You

By: Mrs.Slone

Mrs.Slone — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:38:11 +0000

in all honesty michelle I really do not know the answer to that I would think that it would grow just the same keep the tips trimmed off and more pups will come out. it also seems to be one of those types of plants that you can split apart and make more plants as well. I am sorry that I can not answer that question. But just keep an eye on it if you do plant it in a bigger pot and if you see that it is not doing as you think it should then transplant it to a smaller one. Just be-careful not to harm the roots

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:28:22 +0000

Thank you Mrs.Slone that is very helpful! someone also told me that if i put it in the bigger pot that the roots would out grow the plant itself and the plant would not produce as well is there any truth in that

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:23:28 +0000

I got a wandering jew for Mothers Day I did not know that it was a indoor plant.
I hung it outside on my porch and it got really soaked. I took out all the dead leafs
and hung it out to dry do you think it will come back and what should I do?
Please help I feel so bad my son got this for me.

Thank You

By: Mrs.Slone

Mrs.Slone — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:30:42 +0000

@ michelle it really does not matter what size you put it in if you put it in a small one the bigger it gets the bigger the pot you will have to transplant it in so it would be better to put it in a bigger pot to begin with place it in the center of the pot so the roots can expand.