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Monday, December 3, 2012

Right On Schedule



Just when things start to look pretty dreary outside and old friend decided to brighten things up a bit.
 

The Christmas Cactus are blooming. And just in time for the Christmas season.





Blessings from The Holler

The Canned Quilter
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10 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 3, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    please tell me your "secrets" to beautiful Christmas Cacti. Love love love

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    1. the canned quilterDecember 4, 2012 at 9:16 AM

      They sit in a south window all year. Around the middle of October I close the shades, slow down the water and then Thanksgiving I open the shades back up. That little bit of darkness for a couple weeks triggers them to bloom.

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    2. UnknownDecember 4, 2012 at 2:03 PM

      thank you so much for this "help". any natural fertilizer

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    3. the canned quilterDecember 4, 2012 at 2:56 PM

      I like to use a fish emulsion fertilizer in the spring when I can open the windows because boy does it stink! The plants love it though just not too much : )

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  2. AnonymousDecember 3, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    Beautiful!

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  3. Oregon Gifts of Comfort and JoyDecember 3, 2012 at 10:39 AM

    So pretty! I babysat my SIL's one year and enjoyed it so much.

    Kathy M.

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  4. Carmi QuilltsDecember 3, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    Mine have a bunch of buds on it. I can't wait for them to bloom. I'm so excited.

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  5. xoxoDecember 3, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    I have never encountered the yellow before now. Incredible!

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    1. the canned quilterDecember 4, 2012 at 9:18 AM

      It is really more of a coral color but it is pretty. I also have a small white one that seems to bloom slower than the others. Maybe Easter

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  6. SavingsInSecondsMay 9, 2020 at 11:33 PM

    My husband's grandmother had a beautiful Christmas cactus that was just huge. She'd had it for 25 years. I am not good at keeping indoor plants so I never asked her for a cutting. I wish I had -- she's gone now and I think of her every time I see one of these beautiful plants.

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