Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Holiday Cacti General Discussion Forum, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
JB!
Where did you get the idea that i will not give you any plants??????
I LIVE to share plants!!!!! D-mail me and ask what you would like to have----for postage.
I am SOOO generous! Ask--and you shall receive! What would you like to have?

How do I keep them healthy? I take ALL my plants outside for the Summer--ALL of them!
Minding their light requirements--of course....
I think the plants love the fresh air and the humidity. That is what makes them look so healthy.
I bring them in whenever there is cold weather warning--or a bit sooner...have to play it by ear.

I do not have great light inside my house. Medium--at best...Because of my patio roof,
the light is cut--even if I have patio Windows in the roof. Yet--they all make it.

Believe me! I do not do anything special with my plants...I tend to ignore them....
Seldom fertilize them....Water them as needed only.

Luckily--my plants tend to stay free of any insect problems. I have never had any major
issues in this category--only my Brugs get mites---sometimes....
and I have to spray those...
Gita

Here is a picture from 2009 of my budding red Epi. Too straggly for my taste....
To the left of the Epi is my Ric Rac cactus. They share hanging on this pole I have...
It holds my pull our laundry lines.
You can also see my patio pretty well on this shot...plus my fave seat in the house--the Porch Swing....
hanging there---AHHH! Resting on it in the hot summer...sitting there swinging...with a cold beer! Heaven!