Christmas Cactus: How to Get lots of Flowers, No Bud Drop, & Growing Tips - do this in Autumn

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    One of the most popular houseplants in the world is the Christmas Cactus. Or in reality, the trio of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter Cactus. These three holiday cacti have very similar growing conditions and in this video I detail how to grow yours as well as possible and then I show you exactly what you need to do in the autumn to get a lovely display of flowers at exactly the right time - for the winter holidays. These succulents are very low maintenance and very long lived plants, so learning how to get the most out of yours is essential to a long and healthy relationship with your plants!
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  • @ramirofuentes4408
    @ramirofuentes4408 Рік тому +102

    I put my Thanksgiving Cactus outside after your last frost. It is placed in the shade under a tree or a place with dapple sun. Never exposed in full sun. Mother Nature will water the plant through out the Summer. Bring in your plant before the first frost. Cooler temperature will already have set your plant into bloom. My Thanksgiving Cactus is 8 years old. Bought from Walmart now it's two feet wide.

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +15

      excellent! your method sounds like exactly what i proscribed in the video

    • @pamelaspooner7183
      @pamelaspooner7183 Рік тому +7

      But it does depend where you live…..we had no rain for 3 months and 100+ almost every day for about 4 months so, wouldn’t work here

    • @Bkerrick100
      @Bkerrick100 Рік тому +10

      What about any bugs that you’d bring in with the plant?

    • @Bkerrick100
      @Bkerrick100 Рік тому +4

      This is a great video!

    • @ramirofuentes4408
      @ramirofuentes4408 Рік тому +4

      @@Bkerrick100 I have had no issues with bugs. Only problem I have is picking out the fallen leaves in the cactus. I just brought my Christmas Cactus in a few days ago. With the warmth of the heat in the house the blooms have gotten more prominent to bloom.

  • @biguy47905
    @biguy47905 10 місяців тому +4

    My cactus spends 365 days in a bright room with indirect light and I give it a sip of water once a week - never cover it with a box. It sets buds and blooms without fail every year. When a plant seems happy, I'm adverse to making any changes.

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  10 місяців тому +3

      totally agree! this video is for those of us that haven't found the sweet spot like you have

    • @ana-kyriou
      @ana-kyriou 7 місяців тому +1

      My Thanksgiving cacti have a sweet spot on a window sill and bloom without issues. No need to take them outdoors. However, the Christmas variety I have has not bloomed in about 3 years. This year I got one bloom. I am going to start placing it outside. Great directions in this video! They are clear and detailed! Thank you so much!!!
      P.S. I am a fellow Pennsylvanian who lives not too far from beautiful West Chester!😊

    • @sapphire22011
      @sapphire22011 5 місяців тому

      I have 2 of these plants one I put in a South facing windowsill but noticed the leaves went yellow and wrinkly and dried out looking so I reported, trimmed the roots and put it on an East facing windowsill. I got another one last Christmas and put it in a month facing window amd it seems to really like it there. I wouldn't take kine outdoors as my garden is south facing and is way too hot in summer for these type of plants.

  • @deniseb2571
    @deniseb2571 Рік тому +77

    My neighbor gave me a stem from her 125+yo great grandmother's plant! It's growing fine too. Great info, i just learned i had it in the wrong light and was letting it dry out, not anymore. Thanks Devin! 🌿

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +10

      Love hearing you have an heirloom!

    • @Lynne2106
      @Lynne2106 Рік тому

      @@plantvibrationsheirbloom!

    • @sharlafenwick4056
      @sharlafenwick4056 11 місяців тому +1

      Me too! Who would think any Cactus likes moist soil & shade? This is a surprise!!

    • @ellenmead2450
      @ellenmead2450 11 місяців тому +3

      Wow, you I just thought of great Christmas gifts for my granddaughters. Pots and starters from their great grandmothers plants ❤

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  11 місяців тому +1

      @@ellenmead2450check out this video how to make baby plants Christmas Cactus: How to Make More (Propagation) 2 Ways
      ua-cam.com/video/qbR4MunkhIM/v-deo.html

  • @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep
    @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep Рік тому +28

    Big thing with bud drop on plants in general is not just letting them get too dry but extremes in osmotic pressure in the plant. In that the plant and soil gets just a little too dry and then you do a really big water, the plant sucks up extreme amounts of water and it goes from almost limp to very turgid stiff and the joints that connect the bud to the stem can't handle those pressure changes and fall off.
    So as you said it's just about being very consistent with watering schedule when any plant is in bud, and if you accidentally let it go a little too dry don't do a big water, do a half water to ease the plant back into a hydrated state, then water a little again a day or so later to get it back on schedule. I've learned this the hard way with orchids haha. Another trick some longtime orchid growers say can work to trick a plant into cold dormancy for flowering is sometimes the dark and reduced watering alone can do it, but also along with that is some ice cubes on the soil at night every second day for two weeks is the formula I've been told.

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +10

      Thank you for adding in some of the science behind, it makes total sense! thank you

  • @vernonlewis620
    @vernonlewis620 10 місяців тому +5

    Thanks Devin for keeping this video active. I watch it once a year and I learn something each time. Thanks again. Have an awesome day.

  • @jacquelinesleegers6839
    @jacquelinesleegers6839 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for the video. I live in the Netherlands, where we use Celsius for temperature, not Fahrenheit. So I converted your advices and tips for all the 'Celsius'-people 😊.
    When the temperature by night is higher than 7 degrees Celsius (45 Fahrenheit), it is save to put the plant outdoors all day and night. In the Netherlands that will be after the 15th of May. Put your plant indoors when the temperature at night is lower than 7 degrees Celsius.
    To make flowers, the plant needs a 'dark period'
    The best room temperature for the 'dark periode' will be 13 - 18 degrees Celsius (55 - 65 Fahrenheit)
    I never had my plants outside, but next year I will give it a try. This year I will put them in the dark in a room with the right temperature, 6 weeks begore Christmas. Fingers crossed that they will bloom.

    • @MissMariQueen
      @MissMariQueen Рік тому

      Thanks for doing the calculations! 😊❤

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому

      I had the conversions at the bottom of the screen!

  • @heavenbound392
    @heavenbound392 Рік тому +8

    I have my mother’s Easter cactus since she passed away in 1977. That’s over 40 years. It stays in the basement near a window for the winter months.

  • @maryhaselton3381
    @maryhaselton3381 Рік тому +38

    The most informative tutorial on how to care for a Christmas cactus. Can’t wait to try your method this fall. Thank you!

  • @LoanNguyen-js6zd
    @LoanNguyen-js6zd Рік тому +30

    your explanations made so much sense on how to care for these plants based on their original place. thank you so much for a very informative and helpful video.

  • @jossgreen9318
    @jossgreen9318 11 місяців тому +18

    Thank you so much! I inherited my grandmother's thxgiving cactus this summer, and I wasn't quite sure how to treat it for blooms. She had it in her north-facing bedroom for 10-15 years and it just flowered whenever it felt like it seemed.

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  11 місяців тому +3

      Replicate her strategy!

    • @LaLaLonna
      @LaLaLonna 10 місяців тому +2

      I got my grandmothers too. Hers bloomed for her but she had complained in last 2 years of her life it wasn't blooming. I got it 3 years ago and it's bloomed like crazy every year since. I'm looking at blooms on even new growth right now and even the ones I propagated this year and put in the pot to help fill out have buds on them. It's with the rest of my plants too that get 14 hrs of light due to grow lights a day and it's still blooming. She adored this plant and I feel like it's her giving me the beautiful flowers. ❤

  • @TealDiana
    @TealDiana 11 місяців тому +5

    Thank you so much! I hadn’t ever heard of Christmas Cactus until I moved to Oregon. Here everyone has them. I can’t wait to use your information to show my neighbors I’ve finally figured out what I’m doing!😊

  • @lizardas
    @lizardas Рік тому +20

    Oh, well done, Devin! Good information and beautiful plants. I have found them hard to grow. Some people are lucky enough to find the exact conditions for optimum growth, but if not, they don't thrive, and the grower gets discouraged.

  • @Gwiazy1
    @Gwiazy1 Рік тому +6

    I saw your video a while back and took a cutting of my grandma’s Christmas cactus. This morning I noticed it growing. I’m so excited

  • @kevinburke6446
    @kevinburke6446 Рік тому +16

    I live in Tucson, AZ. My Christmas cactus thrived during our mild winter in a greenhouse where the humidity was about 60-70% and temps 50-75. But in the summer, I set it outside in the shade/bright light and kept it moist. It just couldn't handle temps over 110. The shock was so sever, it died. But with your tips, I will try again. GREAT VIDEOS!

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +9

      Oh jeez I think I would die of shock from that heat too

    • @vintage6346
      @vintage6346 Рік тому +6

      @@plantvibrations
      I just finished surviving 109 degrees in Texas, last month. I feel for that plant.

    • @cherylclifton1198
      @cherylclifton1198 11 місяців тому +1

      I know, right??? It’s different in the desert. 😩

    • @tishie42
      @tishie42 10 місяців тому +1

      Oh wow. Almost same in AZ, I'm in Yuma and all my tips fell off except the very final leaf bases. I went to move them and they just shed everything. I was shocked. I now have tiny buds coming on each nub but they were so big and pretty... 😢That last 2 weeks of summer was absolutely brutal.

    • @donnajoyner1474
      @donnajoyner1474 10 місяців тому +2

      I also live in Tucson. I have several Christmas cactus also amaryllis that live outside on wooden stands under a huge mesquite tree. They get watered daily morning and evening during the hot summers. I leave them until I see the temps are at 32 F or lower, then they come inside. Usually the cactus have already started setting buds. They stay in until nighttime temps are at least in the 50s. They bloom every year. Where I fall short is fertilizing. This past year we've gotten better at it. I have part-time caregivers that do the watering as I can't go out anymore and sometimes it's difficult doing things by "remote control".
      The amaryllis have thrived but I don't force them to bloom during the holidays. They generally bloom during the spring or early summer on their own schedule and are putting out baby bulblets like crazy. If I want holiday flowers I have an excuse to buy a few more to add to my collection. It's a win-win.

  • @CountanceD
    @CountanceD Рік тому +3

    I have my great grandmother’s Christmas cactus. My mother, who had the plant before me, said I was supposed to ignore my cactus when I wanted it to bloom. She meant I should stop talking to it! 😊

  • @ruthmartinez4812
    @ruthmartinez4812 11 місяців тому +5

    I had two Christmas cactus that I though had stopped blooming, but recently, about 4 days ago, I brough them indoors and watered them both and now they have bloomed beautiful red and pink flowers! I love thanksgiving/ Christmas cactus plants

  • @susanjacquier5358
    @susanjacquier5358 Рік тому +5

    So happy to have found your channel....Australian here, so doing 'reverse ' timeline and temps ( Celsius). Very valuable information 😊

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +3

      i've been trying to do a better job at describing in seasons versus months and including Celsius conversions in my videos!

    • @susanjacquier5358
      @susanjacquier5358 Рік тому +2

      @@plantvibrations No drama :).....I'm a gran who has been gardening for 60 yrs. I find I never stop learning when it comes to the garden, which is why we love it I guess ! Some folk seem to struggle with opposing hemisphere info....but lets face it...that's what Google is for 😁. I'm working my wat through your videos...great work !

    • @susanjacquier5358
      @susanjacquier5358 Рік тому +2

      @@plantvibrations I forgot to mention, I live in South Australia. We sometimes suffer long hot summers ( 35-45 C ), but mild winters ( avg 5- 10 C min)...but the core of your advice crosses all boundries :)

    • @jalbu8330
      @jalbu8330 Рік тому +2

      I'm in Australia too but North Queensland in the tropics. Thank you for the great video information I can't wait to try but according to our southern hemisphere seasons. So I'd better fertilize now going into spring. 😊

  • @janw491
    @janw491 Рік тому +5

    My care of a Christmas cactus is to put them out on the back of the deck all summer and bring them in once the buds are set and neglect them all winter with minimal watering. It works and I’m not worried about when it flowers, it beautiful at any time.

  • @LisaJohnson-dx1dp
    @LisaJohnson-dx1dp 11 місяців тому +1

    Have an enormous one that I started just over 40 years ago and it's spectacular.

  • @Blue2crows
    @Blue2crows 10 місяців тому

    You are one smart man. You know your plants.

  • @lindahole2723
    @lindahole2723 Рік тому +1

    I wish I had my grandmother's Christmas cactus. My cousin who lived at my grandmother's with her mom n siblings said she didn't know what happened to it but it was huge back then in the 60's

  • @williamtaylor2412
    @williamtaylor2412 Рік тому +1

    VERY NICE HAVING THE INFORMATION WE CAN READ ON THE SCREEN THANK YOU THIS IS WONDERFUL INFORMATION THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @southernbiscuits1275
    @southernbiscuits1275 Рік тому +6

    Last winter I had three or four of my Thanksgiving cacti to bloom. I've never had that happen before. But, last winter I placed them in an unused room that did not have light at night. Some plants even bloomed into late spring. I've had them outdoors this summer in the carport and am hoping as the days get shorter and with cooler temperatures they will set buds for winter blooming. I fertilized them during the spring and summer and these things have grown a lot!

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +2

      sounds like you are doing exactly what you should be doing!

  • @tannismiller5389
    @tannismiller5389 9 місяців тому

    I throw mine in the garage for a month. Dark and cool. Works well!!

  • @williamtaylor2412
    @williamtaylor2412 Рік тому +1

    THANK YOU I LOVE THEM BUT NEVER HAD ONE

  • @amps8687
    @amps8687 Рік тому +5

    Thank you so much for the explanation at the beginning...it all makes sense and now my puny plants will grow and blossom, I'm sure of it! Thank you for all you do and remember to breathe...

  • @surgeinc1
    @surgeinc1 10 місяців тому

    Did not realize they came from a tropical zone as I would have never put Spaghnum moss in the soil mix!
    Thank you!👏

  • @zerORR----
    @zerORR---- 10 місяців тому

    I always come to you for the info because I am in Maryland and our temps are very similar...i appreciate all your videos🪴

  • @elenirivers5205
    @elenirivers5205 Рік тому +6

    Wow! I’ve been doing everything wrong, almost the reverse of everything you suggested. I will instantly go and change its position and give it a good water. Thank you - I learnt a lot!

  • @tdenight9344
    @tdenight9344 11 місяців тому

    I'm in West Chester also......I guess if I follow your instructions exactly, I really have no excuse but to be successful😏

  • @davidroberts9037
    @davidroberts9037 Рік тому +2

    Great pointers....thank you

  • @Letyrobelo
    @Letyrobelo 11 місяців тому +1

    Ajá, ahora se que estoy haciendo lo correcto con mi planta de Navidad, mi planta cada año florece, yo siempre hablo con mis plantas y todas mi plantas están hermosas, 🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @donlussi2424
    @donlussi2424 10 місяців тому

    Thanks for distinguishing the 3 different varieties and their characteristics.

  • @linakhoury6623
    @linakhoury6623 Рік тому +4

    Hi Devin . Good information. Your Christmas cactus looks amazing.
    I have Christmas cactus and they grow well in part shade . Have anice day .

  • @louettesommers8594
    @louettesommers8594 Рік тому

    The pink one is stunning. I love it.

  • @minhtrinh2524
    @minhtrinh2524 9 місяців тому

    MANY THANKS FOR THE GREAT TIPS TO GROW CHRISTMAS CASTUS. IT'S SO HELPFUL👍👍👍💥💥💥💥💥!

  • @ellendubiel4224
    @ellendubiel4224 11 місяців тому

    I didn't know any of these things. I certainly am going to take better care of my Christmas cactus.

  • @rbthegardennannyllc4219
    @rbthegardennannyllc4219 Рік тому +13

    Thank you for such a concise video. I love how easy you made this. I read it needed to be put in the darkness in the fall. (Where I have mine now). I have not been giving it water -- so I will do that today. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Mrsangierice
    @Mrsangierice Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing!!! Greetings from Minnesota

  • @peggylopez7197
    @peggylopez7197 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for the information very helpful

  • @sloopy5191
    @sloopy5191 9 місяців тому

    Great video, great advice! Thank you!

  • @sujathananaiah3048
    @sujathananaiah3048 7 місяців тому

    Wonderful video very nicely explained

  • @camuchanomellini903
    @camuchanomellini903 10 місяців тому

    YOU ARE AWESOME KID ✨ GREAT ENERGY 👍🏼✨I enjoyed listening to you I’m a new fan 💓

  • @TheNasu7777
    @TheNasu7777 10 місяців тому

    Good explanation. Thank You.

  • @denisebooth866
    @denisebooth866 Рік тому +3

    My cactus blooms in the spring and Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mine faces west. It does get Sun, about like what you show, and loves its spot. It is inside. Never been in darkness except at night. Domes drop its buds but not always.

  • @noraharris3857
    @noraharris3857 Рік тому +2

    Thank you . Excellent video and great tips. Keep up the good work.

  • @alparker8661
    @alparker8661 11 місяців тому

    Scotts Super Bloom, 12/55/6 the ticket. Had a bunch of hybrids from growers in Half Moon Bay Ca. Also put orchid bark in regular potting mix to increase water flow. Small ground cover bark from the Depot works great too and economical too. I live in South Coastal Orange County Ca.

  • @chrisshelp1172
    @chrisshelp1172 11 місяців тому +1

    My Mom(be at peace, Mom) had a Christmas Cactus (aka Zygo Cactus) & she always put it in my room for a month. My bedroom was on the Northeast corner of the house & the coldest room in the house. It would get so big that I couldn't walk around in my room! Of course, I complained. When December 1st rolled around, she would move it to the living room. It always sat in front of the big picture window. By Christmas it was so covered in blooms you couldn't see any of the green.

  • @dustyflats3832
    @dustyflats3832 Рік тому +3

    I’m not very big on houseplants, but this and an orchid are tuff enough to live without a lot of fuss. I tend to forget to water and have no schedule. Neither plant likes a lot of water so that’s ok with me😊.
    I almost did the Xmas cactus in by taking outside. The orchid is much happier away from south window in middle of room.
    I have difficulty in finding the right size pot for cactus though. It has always been in a dish type planter. I suppose I could cut it to fit a deeper pot. Not sure I want it to be tall. I don’t know anyone who needs one and already have a second from trimmings and will just dispose of the extra. Not a lot of space here and after the drought here and outside gardening I’m about done.
    We do like these two plants though as they bring that cheer in winter we all need. They both flower when they want and some again later. The cooling down explained why the cactus always starts to bloom on the window side. I always thought maybe light and still could also be a factor.

  • @Nanchantress
    @Nanchantress Рік тому +7

    What do you do to prevent insects from hitching a ride inside when you bring your plant indoors in the fall? When I bring my regular cacti in, I first submerge the entire pot and cactus in a bucket of water containing a bit of castile soap and a bit of neem oil. I've never taken my Christmas cactus outside but I would like to try next summer.

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +1

      this is what i do ua-cam.com/video/8WVlEwyZiXU/v-deo.html

  • @franckelatter9829
    @franckelatter9829 Рік тому +1

    Great info, no wonder l kill my Christmas cactus! I have mine in the sun! What a no no!

  • @jerrysim8355
    @jerrysim8355 10 місяців тому

    너무예뿐네요 보내주어서 고마워요

  • @AmericanPatriot-1776
    @AmericanPatriot-1776 11 місяців тому

    I have two LARGE Christmas Cactus, the size of what you have. I have them in a southern face window and they are so happy. I will remember not to plant
    in a bigger pot, they are already in one that's larger then yours, so you gave me a good tip.

  • @mnguyetnguyen-xf2vq
    @mnguyetnguyen-xf2vq 9 місяців тому

    Your flowers are so gorgeous ❤❤❤green thumbs

  • @Cobbmtngirl
    @Cobbmtngirl 9 місяців тому

    Mine bloom consistently each year beginning at Thanksgiving & ending around Easter. Hence why I’ve always called them holiday cactus.

  • @gardeningonthewestforkwith8994
    @gardeningonthewestforkwith8994 10 місяців тому

    Thank you thank you I’m taking mine to a bedroom cooler and darker yes it’s December but it will be wonderful to see it bloom🤞

  • @paulinestroud921
    @paulinestroud921 11 місяців тому

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  • @hanaaandsanaachannel
    @hanaaandsanaachannel 10 місяців тому

    فيديو مفيد شكرا على المعلومات نبات الكريسمس جميل جدا ❤

  • @jchambers5668
    @jchambers5668 Рік тому

    Getting them to flower is at about 4:45... Thanks so much Devin!!!

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +1

      Thank you! I do have a couple chapters listed in the description :)

    • @jchambers5668
      @jchambers5668 Рік тому

      Oh, sorry! I should have read that first! 😊This is great! Thanks again!
      @@plantvibrations

  • @stephentumbles4124
    @stephentumbles4124 Рік тому +3

    Devin !!! Hey fellow plant family member and Happy October to you !!! I love the English Lavender from your family's business ... did really well this year. Looking to purchase the Dutch Amaryllis (I have a question that I sent to people there) and your information on Christmas/Thanksgiving/Easter cacti ( I have all 3) ... AMAZING. Devin ... EVERYTHING you do for us is AMAZING. Have you (or do you already have) ever considered writing a comprehensive book ... about EVERYTHING you know about (come on ... I know you've THOUGHT about it). It would be great to have all your knowledge in one reference point. Just IMAGINE your book-signings. Stay Happy, Safe & Well, my friend !!! ~Stephen

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому

      Hey Stephen! Thanks for all your support! Hahah I don’t know if I know enough to write a book…maybe in another lifetime!

  • @jessicaeiss2541
    @jessicaeiss2541 9 місяців тому

    Excellent info! Wasn't sure why my buds were dropping, which is due to the door being opened in my kitchen, and my two plants really don't make buds, and they aren't getting complete darkness at night. Thanks!

  • @lemorrisgalbreath2505
    @lemorrisgalbreath2505 Рік тому +7

    One of mine, I think it was the "Thanksgiving cactus", bloomed a couple of weeks ago. My daughter's also bloomed about the same time. I'm in Texas; she's in Colorado. We both have them under grow lights for 12 hours daily. 🤷‍♀️

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +4

      Sometimes they’re crazy like that!

    • @jackiewhitney5031
      @jackiewhitney5031 Рік тому +2

      @@plantvibrations Yes, my xmas one bloomed from New Years-mid April........strange for sure BUT I loved it :))

  • @beaw.3891
    @beaw.3891 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for the very interesting report. I love Christmas cactus and I have two plants. They already have buds ❤☺️

  • @kso808
    @kso808 Рік тому

    I’m doing the very same things with my kalanchoes right now, putting them in a closed closet, for darkness. Will be bringing in my Christmas/Thanksgiving cacti soon too.

  • @tonyabrown39
    @tonyabrown39 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the tips!

  • @soonzach4017
    @soonzach4017 Рік тому

    I am a new subscriber, very interesting, thank you for sharing.

  • @ryecolfer1979
    @ryecolfer1979 9 місяців тому

    I love it! 😍😍😍

  • @beatricemillar6802
    @beatricemillar6802 Рік тому +2

    Thank you I was doing everything wrong, can’t wait to try all these tips. Bea

  • @margaretchiodo-keller4495
    @margaretchiodo-keller4495 Рік тому +3

    Very informative video. I have 4 presently growning in my home. 3 of them I have grown from taking cuttings from the mother plant. I keep mine inside my home year round, and they all do well with a weekly watering. I love this plant.

  • @MyHeart1955
    @MyHeart1955 11 місяців тому

    My Christmas cactus was in my kitchen getting sun from the afternoon sun - stayed green - when spring came around late April, I placed it outside in direct sunlight ALL DAY. Leaves starting shooting out all over.

  • @jeffreyrossi5084
    @jeffreyrossi5084 Рік тому +2

    Yes, your right about the light. A few years ago, some of mine got a little bit of a sunburn. It's funny they continue to bloom like crazy and they even rebloom a little in the spring but VERY little new growth. All of the others of the same age in the same size pots are doing fine with new growth and blooming. Ever heard of this happening?

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +2

      hmm it is tough to say why that one is a laggard

  • @LesRomans109
    @LesRomans109 11 місяців тому

    With often almost no humidity in Southern California desert area I keep mine in the laundry room for moisture.

  • @blackburned
    @blackburned Рік тому +4

    Great information and timely video! I was just thinking about when to start prepping my Thanksgiving cacti for flowers. Thanks 😊

  • @tinah8065
    @tinah8065 Рік тому +5

    Ugh! I repotted all my Tday cacti earlier this summer (finally out of their nursery pots) and now they are all shriveling up and falling apart and loosing all their branches. Boo. I think they were drying out faster than their nursery soil and I didn’t notice it fast enough. Luckily they propagate easy so hopefully I won’t loose too much.

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +2

      Oh no! Well at least you caught it in time to propagate them

  • @bendietrees
    @bendietrees 10 місяців тому +1

    I've got a thanksgiving cactus at work which was given to my boss when he opened the business. It sits in the corner near some easy facing windows but in partial shade. It is pretty good about blooming continuously and we often get comments about how often it blooms. The thing I'm stressed about is a few years ago it was reported into a very very deep pot, with lots of empty space. The pot is over a foot deep and the plant base fills maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of it. I'm always afraid to overwater it and have the soil just be too soggy. At the moment it has buds and flowers but some of the stems are breaking off and are shrivelled.

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  10 місяців тому +2

      hmm have you considered repotting it to something more snug? the shriveling foliage isn't a good sign

  • @Nenezilla
    @Nenezilla Рік тому

    Thank you, from Pittsburgh PA!

  • @silenceiscompliance4131
    @silenceiscompliance4131 10 місяців тому

    I want on vacation and when I came home, my plant bloomed early.. can they bloom again in one season? Or is this just once a year blooming, hmm?
    Wished I saw this video a few months ago lol but I'm glad I've found you. Thanks for caring and sharing

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  10 місяців тому +1

      They can definitely rebloom! Place it in a cool room that gets darkness thru the night and likely you’ll get another flush of flowers at the end of winter

    • @silenceiscompliance4131
      @silenceiscompliance4131 10 місяців тому

      @plantvibrations will do. Thank you for your reply

  • @pattivermeersch7348
    @pattivermeersch7348 10 місяців тому

    Great info thanks

  • @deegrows7589
    @deegrows7589 Рік тому +1

    Great tips - THANKS!!! 💚✨

  • @karolmolpus9536
    @karolmolpus9536 10 місяців тому

    Excellent 😊

  • @susansullivan5203
    @susansullivan5203 Рік тому +3

    Oh dear. I must be a terrible Christmas Cactus mother. My 107 year old grandmother told me to put them outside, under a tree in northern light and ignore them until first frost and bring them in. They are so full of bloom once I bring them in and bloom all through Thanksgiving, Christmas and again at Easter. I keep them in an east window seat. I basically ignore them.

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +1

      It sounds like your grandmother told you precisely the perfect thing to do!

  • @carloshaun7297
    @carloshaun7297 11 місяців тому

    Well, that explains a lot about why mine have bloom drop, etc. Lots of great information. I have to say, they are similar to trying to get a poinsettia to re-bloom. Sort of high-maintenance, when it comes to the complete darkness nightly. But, I’m stubborn enough to do it! Thanks so much!

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  11 місяців тому +1

      Once you have the method down it gets easier and easier!

  • @DavidWeiss-x5y
    @DavidWeiss-x5y 11 місяців тому

    Great video! Love the knowledge dropped.

  • @jeaneialexander
    @jeaneialexander 10 місяців тому

    Thanks!

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  10 місяців тому

      No problem! Thanks for the support ❤️

  • @Golden-dog88
    @Golden-dog88 Рік тому

    i live in Australia and my christmas cactus lives in my garden out the front it get sunlight all day, my old neighbour had 1 hanging on their back veranda and it was off its head just like yours n that was getting full Australian summer afternoon sun, we can get 40 degrees celsius and their plant had NO PROBLEMS

  • @darentfrca1596
    @darentfrca1596 Рік тому

    Excellent video!

  • @feanacar
    @feanacar 10 місяців тому

    My mom had one, and only grew well if it was a root bound

  • @nancyholmes7012
    @nancyholmes7012 11 місяців тому

    I’m from west goshen!

  • @jeanarmstrong9606
    @jeanarmstrong9606 10 місяців тому

    Thanks for the video...concise and clear information. My cactus is about 6 years old but is getting quite "leggy" and the old stems are not pretty. Do you recommend pruning? How?

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  10 місяців тому

      yes you can definitely prune away the old leggy stem and even propagate the end portions easily

  • @marisavilellasurur4444
    @marisavilellasurur4444 9 місяців тому

    Que flor de maio linda.

  • @seriouslyreally5413
    @seriouslyreally5413 11 місяців тому

    wow. this is very helpful. I've grown christmas cacti over the years but recently in a hit or miss not knowing why some years I do little to fuss over them and they bloom, other times I repeat the same and the buds fall off or they fail to form at all. I have been growing them under lights recently because outdoor pests have been an issue. This change seems to have created unintentional consequences. The lights are two-fold problem: Too much light and too warm ! I grow them right now under the same conditions I have for my desert succulents which are thriving, blooming & without etiolation. I knew the cactus was tropical and assumed hot, intense equatorial sun at least 12hrs a day, year around but I didn't didn't realize shaded understory. I also read that they needed to dry out before each watering which improved my success as I previously had kept them a little too damp. The temp under the fluorescent grow lights is a constant 80F and are on timer for 12 hrs a day, year around. Too hot, too bright. I'll move my cactus back to a northern window in the living room where the change in the longer nights are approaching and where the temperature is around 65F in winter. In previous seasons that was unintentionally where I had it very successfully blooming but somewhere along the way I feared that I was jeopardizing this success by placing it in a too cold and dark location and moved it to the the succulent shelf. Good intentions never go unpunished. I'm in Washington State 6A. Thanks for the help!

  • @carla2012app
    @carla2012app 11 місяців тому

    thank you! I learned so much!

  • @windflower5010
    @windflower5010 Рік тому

    Excellent video! Thank you.

  • @pamkrugman8991
    @pamkrugman8991 Рік тому

    Excellent and very thorough information! Thank you so much!!!

  • @zimmy1958
    @zimmy1958 11 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @gailroberts3842
    @gailroberts3842 9 місяців тому

    Excellent video about these plants. I have my grandmothers (probably 80 yr old) plant. Live in WA state mts. It was fed with cactus food in the summer. Watering once a week now. Going to quit covering at night, since I've been doing that for a good 6 wks. How about if you follow all this, and I do have buds now, but I also have branches turning yellow. Thanks!

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  9 місяців тому

      Hmm I wonder why branches are turning yellow

  • @karinturkington2455
    @karinturkington2455 Рік тому

    Lovely video. Great explanations. My Xmas cactus is bone dry. No wonder it's lost so many leaves.

  • @indrarani9576
    @indrarani9576 10 місяців тому

    Verybeautiful plant 🎉

  • @ljones98391
    @ljones98391 Рік тому

    I couldn't figure out why no flowers or thriving since I had both beautifully with all of mine some years ago. I moved and have put them by an east window that unfortunately has a large outside light that comes on by itself at dark. Also heard awhile ago that they like to dry out between watering. Stopping both immediately and hoping for beautiful thanksgiving & Easter flowers again. Thank you so much.

    • @plantvibrations
      @plantvibrations  Рік тому +1

      As long as they are pretty snug in the pot it’s not really necessary to let them get bone dry btw watering

    • @ljones98391
      @ljones98391 Рік тому

      ​@@plantvibrations Thank you.

  • @wishywashy1153
    @wishywashy1153 11 місяців тому

    My Christmas Castus flowers w/o doing anything to it.