My Christmas Cactus
#31
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I love your Christmas cactus. My mom had one she babied and it would never bloom for her. The first Christmas we had after she had passed away it had tones of blooms. It was like she was with us in spirit.
#33
Originally Posted by JoanneS
They're amazing plants. You just about CAN'T kill them!
But I do have a cactus which I picked up a week ago at the supermarket for the center of a side-table at a dessert party. I can't believe it.........it bloomed
There's always a first......so they tell me
#35
I repotted mine in October that my MIL gave me a couple of years ago and it's not doing anything. I water it about every other month in the winter and once a month in summer....should I be doing something more/less/different? It's lovely when it blooms. but the last two years it hasn't put out more than two blooms total.
#36
Not to sure about before, but they usually like to settle into a new home before blooming, they will bloom when they are truly happy, and just how that is achieved is anyones guess, plants behave differently and are different, people will say that I am nuts but they to have personalities of their own, Try giving it some attention, they know if they are loved.
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Originally Posted by Leota
I repotted mine in October that my MIL gave me a couple of years ago and it's not doing anything. I water it about every other month in the winter and once a month in summer....should I be doing something more/less/different? It's lovely when it blooms. but the last two years it hasn't put out more than two blooms total.
#38
Originally Posted by Leota
I repotted mine in October that my MIL gave me a couple of years ago and it's not doing anything. I water it about every other month in the winter and once a month in summer....should I be doing something more/less/different? It's lovely when it blooms. but the last two years it hasn't put out more than two blooms total.
#39
In response to all..
Lots of indirect light
I have never fertilized it ... didn't know cactus needed it
I talk to it and my Aloes on a regular basis.
I haven't pinched it back...but the "leaves" are shriveled some...like not enough water but I know it's gotten enough..
Not in a drafty place. but I don't put it in a dark place 24/7 either....
Lots of indirect light
I have never fertilized it ... didn't know cactus needed it
I talk to it and my Aloes on a regular basis.
I haven't pinched it back...but the "leaves" are shriveled some...like not enough water but I know it's gotten enough..
Not in a drafty place. but I don't put it in a dark place 24/7 either....
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Originally Posted by Leota
In response to all..
Lots of indirect light
I have never fertilized it ... didn't know cactus needed it
I talk to it and my Aloes on a regular basis.
I haven't pinched it back...but the "leaves" are shriveled some...like not enough water but I know it's gotten enough..
Not in a drafty place. but I don't put it in a dark place 24/7 either....
Lots of indirect light
I have never fertilized it ... didn't know cactus needed it
I talk to it and my Aloes on a regular basis.
I haven't pinched it back...but the "leaves" are shriveled some...like not enough water but I know it's gotten enough..
Not in a drafty place. but I don't put it in a dark place 24/7 either....
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