Repotting Christmas cactus

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ButterflyGardnr Orlando, FL(Zone 9b) Sep 13, 2003

I posted this question also in the Cactus and succulents forum...

I was wondering about repotting Christmas cactus. I have two of them that really could probably use a new pot. Do they like being a little crowded in the pots or will they flower better if I give them a little more room? Should I use the cactus/succulent soil mix, or a regular potting soil? Is it too late to repot them now? My pink one normally flowers in late Jan. early Feb. The yellow one is a new plant that I bought this past spring after I saw some posts on DG. It was in bloom when I bought it in the early spring.

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Sep 23, 2003

Try this: http://www.fernlea.com/xmas/cactinfo.htm

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ButterflyGardnr Orlando, FL(Zone 9b) Sep 26, 2003

Thank you much, darius! That exactly the information I needed. I can see a few areas I can improve upon to increase flowering of my cacti.

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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Oct 05, 2003

It says to use old dry cow manure which is wrong. It should be composted cow manure.

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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Dec 09, 2003

as these are arboreal and epiphytic in the wild the best 'compost' to use is leaf mould.

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careplus Milwaukee, WI(Zone 5a) Jan 02, 2004

I also say "Thank you" Darius. I see many things that I'm doing wrong. Thanks for the link. I have added it to my bookmarks.

Steve

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bagby039 Clanton, AL(Zone 8a) Jan 03, 2004

Thanks for the link. I saved it to favorites. It will come in handy soon. I think mine should be repotted too. Robbie

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hotlanta Lilburn, GA(Zone 8a) Feb 25, 2004

Thanks darius for the hyperlink. I'm not having trouble, at the moment, with my cacti but I've bookmarked the info just in case.

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busy_bee_or The Dalles, OR(Zone 8b) Mar 08, 2004

Oh my goodness. I checked out the link above and learned alot of great info about my Christmas Cactus. I am overworking mine I guess... it has been flowering since November. It was flowering really heavily in late December and all through January but has not stopped and here it is March. I didn't realize that I was supposed to cut back on the water and I am not sure that I want to. I love the flowers!

I have had mine for 3 years and haven't repotted it. I even have it by a heat vent but it does get a lot of natural light in the northeast corner of my house. I haven't tried propagating it either. I am going to give it a try after reading how easy it is.

Thanks again for the link. It is very helpful!

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