Christmas / Thanksgiving cactus

All the seeds are taken

:o)

This message was edited Nov 16, 2004 9:57 AM

They sound like fun! Please count me in! What are your mailing needs?

I would love to try it. I have a red and a fushia and love them both.

Yes, I would love to try and grow them from seed. I have a hot sunny window that they should like.

Oh Yea! I would love to have some.
I grow alot of cacti, bought and from seeds.
I would love to try these. Out of all my cacti I have
yet to purchase any christmas cacti. It always
means so much more to grow them from seed.
I can't wait!

One package left...

Oh ME! (I keep swearing not to come to this forum anymore LOL) You have mail! :~D

Hey, poppysue. How and where do you find the seeds for this plant? I don't now this yet.

~* Robin

I know what you mean NW - mine haven't even had flowers yet, much less seeds!

But mine are 6 to 7 year olds!
They have bloomed outragiously ever since I've gotten them.

~* Robin

Ok, Robin, rub it in! lol!

Robin, The flowers need to be pollinated by hand. Since they're in the house there aren't any bees to do it for you. I use a little brush or my finger to put pollen on the little stigmas.... It doesn't always work but I managed to get several pods.

Thanks so much for the info poppysue!
You really came to the rescue once again.

They spent the entire summer outside; but there were no flower buds then.
I will try it though, see how it works. As there are plenty of blooms now!
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Sequee, I'm sorry, they are probably still pups.
You have to do the chill thing; and the dark earlier timing thing to them.
I left them outside a long time through out the summer.
Then they stayed outside as the temps dropped till a steady 40 degrees at night, as the daylight grew shorter and shorter. Then I took them in, they had already started to bloom.
Placing them by a drafty (cold/cool) window can also help them bloom.

~* Robin

My boss said he brought his out this summer and they are blossoming for the first time in years. I'm also wondering if they need a bigger pot. They're in a 4" pot now (and since I got them, actually). Domeone told me they do better rootbound, so I left them. Was I misinformed?

You guys are great for giving me advice. I appreciate it!

Sequee,

Mine were rootbound last year, and they had bloomed like crazy. Do you feed them once a month? That's one thing I had done during the summer months, when they went outside.

Mine bloomed twice last year through feeding once a month, and in a bright but cold and drafty, large bow-window, once starting in October, then again in February.

This year they started in Sepember - was it the bright but in 'indirect', dappled sunlight that was the cause? I don't know.

HTH,
~* Robin