{"id":5989,"date":"2016-12-06T11:51:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T16:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/?p=5989"},"modified":"2021-07-20T12:39:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:39:54","slug":"christmas-cactus-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2016\/12\/christmas-cactus-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Cactus Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Christmas-cactus-care.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5990 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Christmas-cactus-care.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas cac\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Christmas-cactus-care.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Christmas-cactus-care-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Christmas-cactus-care-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Christmas-cactus-care-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Christmas-cactus-care-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s that time of year again when the <a href=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2016\/12\/christmas-cactus-2.html\">Christmas cactus<\/a> are blooming like crazy here at Seven Oaks. If you&#8217;ve had trouble getting your Christmas cactus to bloom, a few simple tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure they get 12 hours of complete darkness each night. Bring them into bright light during the day. The darkness cures them to set bud.<\/li>\n<li>Keep temperatures at night cool. The upper 50s into the lower 60s are ideal. Temperature is another cue for the plants to bl0ssom.<\/li>\n<li>Water so that the plants are kept evenly moist. Don&#8217;t let them dry out in between watering. Drying out in between watering makes the buds fall off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If all else fails, try moving your plant to a new location. A little water-soluble fertilizer may help, too.<\/p>\n<p>For local friends, my latest article in Farmville: the Magazine (about our town of Farmville, not the game!) includes more info on the plants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you enjoyed this article you may also like:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2014\/11\/how-to-get-your-christmas-cactus-to-bloom.html\">How to Get Your Christmas Cactus to Bloom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2011\/11\/christmas-cactus.html\">Christmas Cactus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy gardening! Keep growing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Christmas-cactus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5991\" src=\"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Christmas-cactus.jpg\" alt=\"christmas-cactus\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again when the Christmas cactus are blooming like crazy here at Seven Oaks. If you&#8217;ve had trouble getting your Christmas cactus to bloom, a few simple tips: Make sure they get 12 hours of complete darkness each night. Bring them into bright light during the day. The darkness cures them&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2016\/12\/christmas-cactus-2.html\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1095],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indoor-gardens-house-plants","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Christmas Cactus Care - Home Garden Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Christmas cactus care tips. 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