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by JParnell
Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:57 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Christmas cactus
Replies: 10
Views: 8306

Re: Christmas cactus

Ok, I am having a really tricky time with this. My cactus is still on the porch, it's still fairly warm outside. But I know soon its going to have to be brought in. I have searched my house and I kid you not, I don't have a good place for it. There isn't room to put it next to any of my window sills...
by JParnell
Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:13 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Christmas cactus
Replies: 10
Views: 8306

Re: Christmas cactus

I've been looking at pictures of other people's plants and notice that some of the cacti are planted in small rocks. Right now my Christmas cactus is in thr dirt that the original plant is from but since I'm getting ready to replant it, should there be rocks instead of dirt, or in addition to, or ju...
by JParnell
Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:03 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Christmas cactus
Replies: 10
Views: 8306

Re: Christmas cactus

In the house it wouldn't be like under a spotlight every hour of every day, but our living room light is on all the time. So it would be in artifical light during the day and I can cover it at night. Would it still bloom ok? Another worry, and this may just be because it's young still, when I first ...
by JParnell
Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:31 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Christmas cactus
Replies: 10
Views: 8306

Re: Christmas cactus

Ok, so bring it in around October? Can I leave it on thr coffee table during the day and use the box cover at night? I don't have a good spot in the house where it could get a lt of sunshine through the windows. I have one shelf but it's not a while lot of light :/
by JParnell
Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:58 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Christmas cactus
Replies: 10
Views: 8306

Re: Christmas cactus

I live in Indiana. My other question..there isn't a really good spot in the house where I can put any kind of plant and it gets good sunlight. I have one shelf I can set it on by the window but the only sun is through the blinds. All the other windows there isn't really a good spot it can get sunlig...
by JParnell
Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:18 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Christmas cactus
Replies: 10
Views: 8306

Christmas cactus

Hi everyone! I'm new here. My grandmother has a Christmas cactus, and for my birthday she gave me a start off of it. It's really special to me, I want to keep it alive and growing. I tried to upload a picture but it gave me an error :? I had a few questions about how to take care of it. Right now it...