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christmas cactus care
christmas cactus care
Posted by jean
from canada
on 2002-04-14 20:42:58
It was only recently repotted. It has bloomed twice since christmas and is very healthy. I am wondering if I can seperate it into two smaller plants as the larger pot is quite heavy to move. Any advice on dividing this large cactus would be of great help.
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Holiday cactus
Hi Jean,
Posted by Will Creed from NY on 2002-04-17 16:28:39
Holiday cacti do best when very potbound. Yours must be a gorgeous specimen if it is filling a 16" pot! Dividing it is very risky and I don't think it is worth the risk. I say this also because I don't believe there is any reason for you to ever have to move it into a larger pot. Just be happy with what you have and keep it in the same pot until you are ready to pass it along to your heirs in a very long time!
Quoting jean: ------------
-I have a very large christmas cactus plant.(it is outgrowing a 16 inch pot)
-It was only recently repotted. It has bloomed twice since christmas and is very healthy. I am wondering if I can seperate it into two smaller plants as the larger pot is quite heavy to move. Any advice on dividing this large cactus would be of great help.-
sad Christmas Cactus
I need some tips on growing a Christmas cactus - mine is not happy. I bought it about 6 months ago and it doesn't seem to have grown at all. In fact, it has lost leaves (entire stems have fallen off from the bottom). What do I need to do to make it happy?
Posted by Lori from New Jersey on 2002-05-15 10:39:16
Quoting Will Creed: ------------
-Hi Jean,
-Holiday cacti do best when very potbound. Yours must be a gorgeous specimen if it is filling a 16" pot! Dividing it is very risky and I don't think it is worth the risk. I say this also because I don't believe there is any reason for you to ever have to move it into a larger pot. Just be happy with what you have and keep it in the same pot until you are ready to pass it along to your heirs in a very long time!
-Quoting jean: ------------
-I have a very large christmas cactus plant.(it is outgrowing a 16 inch pot)
-It was only recently repotted. It has bloomed twice since christmas and is very healthy. I am wondering if I can seperate it into two smaller plants as the larger pot is quite heavy to move. Any advice on dividing this large cactus would be of great help.-
Reply to Sad Cristmas Cactus
Jean,
Posted by Holly from TN on 2006-06-24 08:20:00
The reply to the "Sad Christmas Cactus" is for the previous question. I think there's been a typo! Actually, I'd like to see your answer to it.
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