How can I make my Christmas cactus to bloom?
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Why does my Christmas cactus have only one bloom each year?
Can i grow a christmas cactus in a low light apartment ?
very limited natural light
Sun and Miracle grow. Move it to a sunnier window.
Repot it at least every two years. When the pot is full, it needs a larger one. Don't want to go larger, divide the plant into two or three smaller ones and repot in cactus soil made for succulents. Use a little drainage gravel (small) on the bottom, be sure the drainage holes are not clogged and do not water often. Once every couple weeks is fine. Place near indirect light and you should be buds in its season. Note, not all Christmas cactus are actually christmas time bloomers. Some bloom at Thanksgiving; some bloom twice a year if its conditions are right. If you cacti begin to drop leaf segments, or wilt, it is not getting enough water.
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I put mine outside until its going to freeze. The more cold it gets, the more buds it sets. I barely have mine in the house and the buds form.
Fertilize with cactus formula on Valentine’s Day and Hallowe’en. Make sure it touches no paint, that really affects flowering pattern.
I have read to put it in a darker room about October to November, for a few days. That should entice it to bloom.
If this one is yours, it is too jammed in there. I would separate them next Spring. That does two things, it gives them new soil, and it gives them growing room. I don't bring mine in until the week before Thanksgiving (I have a Thanksgiving cactus, not a Christmas cactus.) Then they bloom the entire week of Thanksgiving.
Is there any way to soften dirt that have plants in them?
I have never done that, don't know why --I cover other things. Usually I have my plant room clean and it comes in.
Shame, she seems to be a bit pot bound. Move her to a slightly bigger pot and add a humus-rich, porous mixture that holds some moisture and drains quickly. The soil should preferably be coarse and slightly acidic. You can also add small bits of crushed charcoal to the mix to help with aeration. Don't make the pot to much bigger than the one she's in at the moment. They like to be slightly root bound. Kinda like being wrapped in a warm cozy blanket
I think the cold thing is good .,but When I bring the ones I have in side I mix up some VF 11 You Can get it at Amazon Or look for it at Fred Meyer or Kroger stores in the guarding section. Just follow the directions on the bottle. then give it to the plant. If you can change your planting mix you have it in it may be to old.
Mine has been outside all summer and now that's it has cooled off in Central IL it is getting ready to bloom.