Thanksgiving Cactus Clippings, How To Care For Christmas Cactus And Thanksgiving Cactus Schlumbergera Desert Plants Of Avalon

Its best to take cuttings at the beginning of the growing season in early spring.

Thanksgiving meal prepared. I give it miracle grow once a month and it blooms 4 5 times from before thanksgiving until maybe easter. You can use these instructions to take cuttings from christmas schlumbergera x buckleyi thanksgiving schlumbergera truncata and easter rhipsalidopsis cactus plants. I take cuttings that are 2 6 leaf segments a segment is the whole rectangular joint long.

Well my christmas cactus appears to have thanksgiving leaves but the flowers are a pinkish red and the anthers are pink. Water as you would most succulents. These are very easy to root.

Today i will show you how to propagate your christmas cactus. Once your christmas cact. You should also hold onto the segment attached to the mother plant that youre taking them off of.

Place the pot in a well lit area avoiding direct sunlight. Taking cuttings of your thanksgiving cactus is easy and yields many more plants to give away as gifts. It blooms in the fallwinter months with a beautiful pink flower.

Insert the segment about a quarter of its length below the soil surface. It sits in the same spot year round. Shipped usps priority mail.

Using the instructions below the cutting will grow roots and grow into a new plant. Twist off the segments either way works fine and they should snap right off. You will receive 2 cuttings that are 2 3 segments.

Plant in dry soil and after about a couple weeks they should start growing roots. Christmas cacti generally start growing around may and bloom in november or december. This is a very simple and easy propagation and takes very little effort.

Make sure the knife or blade you are using is cleaned and disinfected to prevent the spread of disease. Here are some tips before you start. Dust the end with fungicide and allow it to callus for a week in a dry location.

The plants are easy to propagate and multiply. Line up a few clean small plastic containers such as yogurt containers fruit cup containers or plastic cups and puncture. Rooting christmas cactus cuttings is simple.

Propagating from columnar cactus cuttings. It came from three small clippings many years ago. Alternatively you can use damp sand.

Growing thanksgiving cactus cuttings. You want a clean cut and avoid jagged edges or crushing the tissues of the cacti. Now that the holidays are over and your plant has finished blooming this is the perfect time to increase your holdings.

This gives the cactus time to emerge from its post blooming rest period and initiate new growth. Fill a small clay pot with vermiculite or perlite mixed with potting soil. Hold on to the segments you are taking off.

Snip off a stem with 4 to 5 sections and leaves. Once youve taken your cutting place the segment in a moist peat and sand soil mix.