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Sep 10, 2013 11:57 AM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Plant Identifier I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Avid Green Pages Reviewer
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Garden Ideas: Master Level Cat Lover Birds Region: Tennessee Echinacea
A Christmas cactus likes to be watered when the soil starts to get dry. Feel the soil. If it feels dry, it's time to water. Don't over-water it but don't under-water it either. They like bright but indirect light. If your growing atmosphere is dry, provide a source of humidity such as a tray of water next to the plant so that the water evaporates and provides humidity. Or you can make a humidity tray by placing the pot on a waterproof saucer that is filled with gravel and filled halfway with water.

These plants are beautiful in bloom but a lot of people have problems getting them to bloom each year. Here is a guide to help with that: http://garden.org/ideas/view/S...
I garden for the pollinators.

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