My Christmas Cactus When Should I Repot?
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I don't know if there an ideal time, but I just replanted my Christmas cactus about three weeks ago. Seems to be doing just fine!
Ann
on Dec 23, 2013
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wait till blooms are all gone is what i have always been told
Nancy Thrift
on Dec 23, 2013
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thanks Nancy
Amy Ward Stanley
on Dec 23, 2013
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i agree with nancy...dont get a post so big tho it will take forever to fill..i learned that one. it took forever to bloom the next time
Anne Jorgensen
on Dec 23, 2013
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I have had mine for years. I only change the pot when it is outgrowing the one its in, they are very tough so you can repot almost any time.
Nancy Merrell
on Dec 23, 2013
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It doesnt look to me like its too big for the pot its in. Alot of plants actually like being a little crowded as opposed to having too big a pot.
Mary Dietz
on Dec 24, 2013
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I agree with not potting before necessary. My mom had a huge one , huge, maybe as old as I at the time 30+ years. She repotted only twice that ?I can remember and always let it dry out between waterings. I'm sorry to say that mine slip of hers never lasted...not the same green thumb
Becky
on Dec 24, 2013
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Christmas cactus are quite forgiving, but the ideal time for repotting would be in the spring, just as it begins actively growing again.
Douglas Hunt
on Dec 24, 2013
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if you just got it it should be fine in the soil it is in for the next year or so. but when to repot as in timing spring is best. and if/when you choose to go up in pot size never go more than 1 size larger . I have a zygo that is 6 years old that I just freshen the soil yearly and pinch it back and root prune to keep it the same size and they do wonderfully this way but also will grow large and beautiful also if you let them just remember they like to stay a bit root bound
April E
on Dec 25, 2013
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I agree on the pot size..they tend to like to be almost root bound.
JANE
on Dec 25, 2013
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if the pot is the same size as the outside looks in the pick you can wait 1 to 2 years to repot. they do like to be rootbound. i have 2 that are both 30 t years old. water well and let dry out. but dont water too often when not blooming. when you do repot do it in the spring.
Terrie Neudorf
on Dec 26, 2013
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Alyce-in Iowa...They like to be some root bound. Don't replant until after they bloom, and I use Cactus potting soil. Good luck and enjoy...
Alyce Wilson
on Oct 26, 2014
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My Christmas cactus belonged to my grandmother. My mother gave it to me 48 years ago. It was in a coffee can when I got it, I have repotted it 5 or 6 times. It blooms every year. I keep it in the house in the winter, but it spends March through November outside. I'm bringing it in today. Expecting frost.
Kayt
on Oct 26, 2014
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Hubby bought me one about 6 years ago, & it's still in the same container. My green thumb of rule is if it's doing fine, don't re-pot! I do have a question about the blooming tho' if anyone wants to answer. I was told to put it in the dark for 30 days, bring it out, & it would bloom for Christmas. Worked the first year very well, but bloomed too early so when do I actually put it in the dark, or is this necessary? Looked kind of wilted this year, but is coming back quite well now.
Mary Bennett
on Oct 27, 2014
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@Douglas Hunt! Thanks! I think it's because they have changed daylight savings time. I usually just put it in the basement & cover with a large brown paper bag, & it blooms right around Christmas. The first time it didn't bloom until mid January. Appreciate your thought on it. Have always wondered about it, & the tip I got was from a florist, but they didn't tell me why. Now I know! Thanks again! :)
Mary Bennett
on Oct 29, 2014
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Ayudar a responder a esta pregunta ...En Argentina se llama Santa Teresita. Hay con flores rosas, rojas y fucsias, le gusta el sol y salvo que esté muy apretada en su maceta no hace falta cambiarla
Rita Cristina Frissong
on Oct 30, 2014
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They are a plant that likes to be fairly root bound. I have had mine for several years and have never repotted it. I stop watering it in Oct and it blooms all winter right inot Easter.I do water it after it starts blooming, but very lilghtly and amybe once a month
Joyce Berry
on Nov 01, 2014
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The no watering as a good idea! I brought mine out of the dark after thirty days, & it started blooming right away just in time for Christmas, but I recently watered it, & the blooms are all falling off now. Thanks for the tips!
Mary Bennett
on Jan 08, 2015
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The reason the plant blooms after putting it in the dark with no daylight I'd because it is dieing and it is trying to procreate itself this is a short day blooming plant it needs 10-12 hours of darkness a NIGHT for blooming not being put in the dark for a month. Also when you water just water it thoroughly lightly water plants does nothing for them and causes a salts build up in the soil that over time will weaken and can kill the plant zygote are not true cactus and will thrive under the same condition as a African violet. And before anyone gets upset I have a hort degree and spent decades in the buisness I have probably grown close to 1mil zygote in my lifetime I also have one I inherited from my grandmother
April E
on Jan 09, 2015
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I have two, because a 'branch' was broken off the first and I just stuck it into soil in a new pot. It bloomed within a few months. The first I've had for 30 years. I sits year round at the same southern window. I water it every week. It blooms from the first of November to the end of Jan., sometimes longer. I have repotted it 3-4 times but it does really well to top-off with new soil during non-blooming time. It keeps growing and is covered in blooms.
Boyd
on Jan 09, 2015
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Well woopitie do about your degree April I do what I know works . Tried and true . My one cactus is 30 years old and still blooming right now . I didn't need a degree to grow plants . I do what I found works . I have never had a problem with my plants . I grow one I've been told won't grow in my climate too . The books are always right . Have a great day .
Terrie Neudorf
on Jan 09, 2015
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