Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Christmas cactus rotting problem, 1 by sallyg

sallyg wrote:
This is a common little grocery store one. Mom in law r got three years ago. Two years w ere spent on kitchen bar and water was very iffy and light was kitchen overhead. Last year I took pity , began to water, some fertilizer drops, and east windosill. It's grown a lot and the aegments are small , still has some plumpness to the stems that my own plants often lose. It's never been repotted. That shows you what 'abuse' they can somehow survive. I think my weekly wayering, which always can drain, just dampens the roots without really saturating the soil.