Indoor Gardening and Houseplants: Gardenias and Epsom Salts, 1 by woodspirit1

woodspirit1 wrote:
Al, can you tell me a little about how to keep a Christmas cactus healthy. Mine has bloomed beautifully for about 4 years but did not bloom this year. I believe it is root bound and water disappears very quickly. I found out it grows on trees in the tropics so ruled out using sand in the potting mix. I have some Bacto potting mix that I thought of using. Other keeping it watered, I try to use a little MG on it from time to time
I am a big believer in Black Kow (composted cow manure) and Black Hen which is uncomposted chicken manure but I use it with great discretion.
Can you tell me what you think of the soil mix and what I should use for fertilizer and how often.