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#218503 - 01/28/13 02:13 PM Christmas cactus...
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	Do any of you ladies have any luck keeping Christmas cactus looking strong, healthy and blooming in the fall??? I'm trying. But it isn't going very well. _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#218506 - 01/28/13 09:05 PM Re: Christmas cactus... [Re: jabber]
Anne Holmes Boomer in Chief Registered: 03/12/10 Posts: 3212 Loc: Illinois	Jabber, I don't even pretend to have a green thumb, so i am no help here. But I did a bit of research and turned up this article which might be of some help. It comes from Horticulture magazine... _________________________ Boomer in Chief of Boomer Women Speak and the National Association of Baby Boomer Women. www.nabbw.com www.boomerwomenspeak.com www.boomerlifestyle.com www.boomerco.com
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#218508 - 01/28/13 11:13 PM Re: Christmas cactus... [Re: Anne Holmes]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	Wow. Learned something there. Who knew it isn't really a cactus. It grows in the jungle in the tops of trees? Wooooowwww. Interesting read. Thanks Anne. _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#218510 - 01/29/13 09:02 AM Re: Christmas cactus... [Re: jabber]
Mountain Ash Member Registered: 12/30/05 Posts: 3027	Many people here have these plants and give cuttings to others. One lady has a large one that covers most of a small round table and is a wonderful plant when blooming.She inherited it from her Father so its really old. I do know you can over water in the dormant season.also always keep the same side to the window where light strikes it first. Mark this on inner pot.
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#218512 - 01/29/13 02:25 PM Re: Christmas cactus... [Re: Mountain Ash]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	Great advice, thank you MA. I've been turning it all the time. Perhaps that's where I'm going wrong. I do need to replant it. That I know. I inherited it from my MIL, along with her dog. _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#218520 - 01/30/13 01:17 AM Re: Christmas cactus... [Re: jabber]
yonuh Member Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 2447 Loc: Arizona	I just tossed my last house plant, jabber, so no help here. I got tired of one more thing to take care of, so I'm sticking with the artificial plants for now. _________________________ Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich http://ruthrainwater.wordpress.com/ http://newbeginningsgratitudejournal.wordpress.com/ http://sablewings.wordpress.com/
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#218521 - 01/30/13 01:20 PM Re: Christmas cactus... [Re: yonuh]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	I here you. Most of my house plants are artificial, too. _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#218532 - 02/03/13 01:20 PM Re: Christmas cactus... [Re: jabber]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	Yonuh, If I hadn't inherited this from my MIL, I'd probably toss it, too. Mountain Ash, I've marked the pot and plant so it stays in the same spot; thank you so much! _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#218568 - 02/13/13 10:08 PM Re: Christmas cactus... [Re: jabber]
Sandy N. Registered: 12/23/10 Posts: 201 Loc: Washington State	My Christmas cactus has its holidays messed up. It's blooming now, just in time for Valentine's Day! Edited by Sandy N. (02/13/13 10:09 PM) _________________________ Sandy Nachlinger, author of BLUEBONNETS FOR ELLY; co-author with Sandra Allen of I.O.U. SEX http://sandranachlinger.blogspot.com
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#218653 - 02/20/13 11:22 PM Re: Christmas cactus... [Re: Sandy N.]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	We replanted MIL's plant, too. Am hoping it'll do better. _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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