My Christmas Cactus
12-27-2013, 05:23 AM
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How pretty! Mine has about 40 blooms on it. I read in one of my Gardening Books to put 3 Tablespoons of Castor Oil on the soil in the pot in October. I started doing that year before last, and it bloomed till March.
12-27-2013, 06:01 AM
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My Christmas cacti usually start to bloom around Thanksgiving and continue through Christmas, but not this year. I've had hardly any blooms on any of the 4 of them. I moved them but they are still in a bright place. Maybe they need feeding? Don't know what is going on with them.
12-27-2013, 06:30 AM
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I love this plant! I bought one years ago... divided it and gave away a section or two... then last summer, put mine out with several other plants in a spot it liked, but inadvertently gave it too much water. I'd almost killed it when I realized it was getting too much water. so I trimmed it back to almost nothing and hope for the best. Well, I had ONE lonely bloom this year! But at least, we're back in business!! Whew! That was close!! Word to the wise: don't water too much!! It it's in a spot it really likes, it might bloom again around Easter!
12-27-2013, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Jackie Spencer
How pretty! Mine has about 40 blooms on it. I read in one of my Gardening Books to put 3 Tablespoons of Castor Oil on the soil in the pot in October. I started doing that year before last, and it bloomed till March.
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