Hello Rachel, I'm so glad you were able to save your lovely Christmas cactus. I have 2 Thanksgiving cactus 🌵 and 1 is varigated. She's my favorite. I love a happy plant ending ❤. ( I prefer water propagation). 💧 😊
Ms. Rachel... thank you for sharing this with us. I would be devastated at first and then pull up my boots and try saving the plant like you did. Prayers the pieces continue to grow and the large piece of the mother plant will thrive. Again, thank you for sharing!!
Thank you for sharing this! I have a large Xmas cactus that is my oldest houseplant, it’s older than my eldest child at14 years old 😊 I gave a piece to my mum, when she died recently I inherited the plant back from her again. So even though it’s tinier , it’s even more sentimental. I hope yours is back to flowering healthy glory again soon 🌸🌵🌲
How lovely to have such plants and with great associations, both to your mum and the age of your child. Thanks for your well-wishes and let's hope for happy and healthy Christmas cactuses for us both.
I have successfully hydrated dehydrated cuttings like yours by placing them upside-down in a glass of water . The roots between the leaves do the job very quickly
Hi Rachel, thanks for sharing, just to say I had the very same experience as yourself. Though mine was not my mothers. So sad though when large plants for whatever reason die. I just took off the best chunk I could find and repotted, no roots ! I only watered from the base, in the saucer. Your right I think to say, you should leave it alone for longer to become established. One last point , I find they like to stay in the same place. They drop their buds and sulk😂 love your set up.
Hi Rachel ❤ I am glad you did not lose all of the mother plant. I've had mine for many years, I don't remember how long. When they get old they get heavy and even when they do not rot some stems may break when subjected to strong winds. I grow mine outdoors and if and when that happens I just stick them back in the compost and they up usually root again. But I agree, cuttings grow roots a lot faster in water but those roots may colapse once they are potted in soil. Another alternative to grow healthy strong roots is sphagnum moss ❤❤❤
Ah, yes, Fernanda, sphagnum is another great medium. I've never tried it on the Christmas cactus though. I've done a lot of cuttings in pure perlite this year and had good success.
I have lost whole plants to the same rot and even when I tried to propagate, I waited far too long and they were too dehydrated to survive. If I had known the water culture method, that might have saved them. Luckily they didn't have sentimental value like yours so it wasn't the end of the world to lose them. I do need to get some new ones, if I can find what I want anyway.
I hope your plant recovers well! Whenever I use sand in my mix it always seems to stay very wet! Also I have zero luck propagating Christmas cactus! Thank you for your video xx
Hi Rachel. Like you my Christmas was my mother's r.i.p. It is approx 25years old now. Starting to bloom now. Have taken cuttings from time to time as I feared losing it. Rooted them in water and all are healthy.
Great video, Rachel. My schlumbergera truncata are around 20yrs old now. Just starting to form buds now here in Ohio in the USA. Looking forward to the red, orange, pink, and white blooms to come.
Rachel, YT popped you up as I checked for any tip as yet unknown to me for propagating forsythias, a very different plant. Go figure.🤔 But as it happens, the gardening angels being who they are, just a month ago a friend gave me a Christmas cactus, one much smaller, about 1/5 the size of the large piece you saved from mom’s plant. Your general advisories about care are much appreciated. Is there anything more specific about watering? Some rule of thumb like a tablespoon a week (or month?) per every six inches of plant? Anything at all? And, do they ever need fertilizer? If so, what and how often? Or do they just live off the original potting mixture, sunshine, a dab of water, and love forever?😊 Since the plant angels insisted I watch you, I’ll be checking back and hoping for your reply. Blessings.
Hello and welcome to the channel. The TH-cam algorithm is a strange and unpredictable animal 😝 I regret to tell you that I have no videos on forsythia as I got rid of my last one just a month ago. As for watering Christmas cactus, I'm afraid I can't really give you any set rules. So much depends on your environment, humidity, season, the amount of light it gets and the cactus size. If kept indoors I would suggest watering whenever the plant's soil is completely dry. Check the soil in at the neck of the plant and not just at the perimeter of the pot. But do make sure your cactus is never left sitting in water. Hope this helps.
Im sure it will be fine once all the rot is cut away. They are robust little plants. Mine is decades old so I dont have all the latest colours yet, but the woody look is there too.
I don't have a one of these but i have a pseudorhipsalis that i had to start again because of thrips. I only had time to root them in water and they rooted brilliantly and transferred into soil well and i have a better looking plant now. Sorry you plant was rotted but it made a very good video. 😊
Allowed to too take cuttings from eight zygos , in weeks flowering large red beauties, from your demo. a little water cuttings is by far the better way, will try both
are the roots formed in water different from the ones firmed in soil mix? i find ones firmed in water have to adjust when put in soil and it takes longer in the long run. fyi im a big fan from very very northern minnesota in the USA.
Greetings from Wexford to Minnesota and thank you for your great support. I think you missed the bit in my video where I compare the water roots and roots made in soil and my observations on that. The video includes footage from 10 weeks later.
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Hello Rachel, I'm so glad you were able to save your lovely Christmas cactus. I have 2 Thanksgiving cactus 🌵 and 1 is varigated. She's my favorite. I love a happy plant ending ❤. ( I prefer water propagation). 💧 😊
A variegated cactus. Wow, that must be a beauty to behold. I'm not sure I've ever even seen one. Keep that one safe, Wanda!
@@GardeningatDouentza she's absolutely beautiful. She's a bit too young to bloom, maybe next year.
Thoroughly enjoyed the video,
becoming totally absorbed -
from a sad beginning to the
successful end .
Glad you enjoyed it. I was happy with the outcome.
Ms. Rachel... thank you for sharing this with us. I would be devastated at first and then pull up my boots and try saving the plant like you did. Prayers the pieces continue to grow and the large piece of the mother plant will thrive. Again, thank you for sharing!!
I think there are lessons here for us all. The main thing is not to get depressed or give up.
Thank you for sharing this! I have a large Xmas cactus that is my oldest houseplant, it’s older than my eldest child at14 years old 😊
I gave a piece to my mum, when she died recently I inherited the plant back from her again. So even though it’s tinier , it’s even more sentimental.
I hope yours is back to flowering healthy glory again soon 🌸🌵🌲
How lovely to have such plants and with great associations, both to your mum and the age of your child. Thanks for your well-wishes and let's hope for happy and healthy Christmas cactuses for us both.
Saving this rotting cactus made this quite an enjoyable video, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Propagation and good techniques are always useful.
I have successfully hydrated dehydrated cuttings like yours by placing them upside-down in a glass of water . The roots between the leaves do the job very quickly
Great tip. Thank you.
Hi Rachel, thanks for sharing, just to say I had the very same experience as yourself. Though mine was not my mothers. So sad though when large plants for whatever reason die. I just took off the best chunk I could find and repotted, no roots ! I only watered from the base, in the saucer. Your right I think to say, you should leave it alone for longer to become established. One last point , I find they like to stay in the same place. They drop their buds and sulk😂 love your set up.
Ah yes, a good point about moving Christmas cactuses and I'm glad your propagation turned out well.
Hi Rachel ❤ I am glad you did not lose all of the mother plant. I've had mine for many years, I don't remember how long. When they get old they get heavy and even when they do not rot some stems may break when subjected to strong winds. I grow mine outdoors and if and when that happens I just stick them back in the compost and they up usually root again. But I agree, cuttings grow roots a lot faster in water but those roots may colapse once they are potted in soil. Another alternative to grow healthy strong roots is sphagnum moss ❤❤❤
Ah, yes, Fernanda, sphagnum is another great medium. I've never tried it on the Christmas cactus though. I've done a lot of cuttings in pure perlite this year and had good success.
@@GardeningatDouentza That (perlite) I didn't know 😃
I have lost whole plants to the same rot and even when I tried to propagate, I waited far too long and they were too dehydrated to survive. If I had known the water culture method, that might have saved them. Luckily they didn't have sentimental value like yours so it wasn't the end of the world to lose them. I do need to get some new ones, if I can find what I want anyway.
The water propagation method is counter intuitive but it really does work. Yeaj, it's the season to get some nice new ones!
I hope your plant recovers well! Whenever I use sand in my mix it always seems to stay very wet! Also I have zero luck propagating Christmas cactus! Thank you for your video xx
Sorry to hear all that. Pure perlite can be a great rooting medium too.
Hi Rachel. Like you my Christmas was my mother's r.i.p. It is approx 25years old now. Starting to bloom now. Have taken cuttings from time to time as I feared losing it. Rooted them in water and all are healthy.
Very glad to hear this. It is so lovely to have such a beautiful memory of our mothers. Flowering can be emotional.
Very comprehensive video!
Thank you. Hope it answered your questions.
Great video, Rachel. My schlumbergera truncata are around 20yrs old now. Just starting to form buds now here in Ohio in the USA. Looking forward to the red, orange, pink, and white blooms to come.
Oh, you have a feast of flowers ahead of you. Happy days! Thanks for watching and happy growing.
Mine did the same. I was able to do a cutting and it took. The rest of the plant kick the bucket. So all is not lost. Hope yours does well.
Well, one cutting is all you need. Glad it worked out for you. They are so easy to root.
Rachel, YT popped you up as I checked for any tip as yet unknown to me for propagating forsythias, a very different plant. Go figure.🤔 But as it happens, the gardening angels being who they are, just a month ago a friend gave me a Christmas cactus, one much smaller, about 1/5 the size of the large piece you saved from mom’s plant. Your general advisories about care are much appreciated. Is there anything more specific about watering? Some rule of thumb like a tablespoon a week (or month?) per every six inches of plant? Anything at all? And, do they ever need fertilizer? If so, what and how often? Or do they just live off the original potting mixture, sunshine, a dab of water, and love forever?😊 Since the plant angels insisted I watch you, I’ll be checking back and hoping for your reply. Blessings.
Hello and welcome to the channel. The TH-cam algorithm is a strange and unpredictable animal 😝 I regret to tell you that I have no videos on forsythia as I got rid of my last one just a month ago. As for watering Christmas cactus, I'm afraid I can't really give you any set rules. So much depends on your environment, humidity, season, the amount of light it gets and the cactus size. If kept indoors I would suggest watering whenever the plant's soil is completely dry. Check the soil in at the neck of the plant and not just at the perimeter of the pot. But do make sure your cactus is never left sitting in water. Hope this helps.
Im sure it will be fine once all the rot is cut away. They are robust little plants. Mine is decades old so I dont have all the latest colours yet, but the woody look is there too.
Yes, thank you. Great plants always 😊
I don't have a one of these but i have a pseudorhipsalis that i had to start again because of thrips. I only had time to root them in water and they rooted brilliantly and transferred into soil well and i have a better looking plant now. Sorry you plant was rotted but it made a very good video. 😊
That is great to hear. It can be so disappointing when a favourite plant tots but give a great sense of achievement when is saved.
Allowed to too take cuttings from eight zygos , in weeks flowering large red beauties, from your demo. a little water cuttings is by far the better way, will try both
Zygopetalum? Thanks for watching and happy propagating!
Very usefull video....I have one but the last years It never blooms...what can I do?
I hope you will find the answer in this video...
th-cam.com/video/Maa5cMZ_GWM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=M74Pm-UKitmhZWx1
are the roots formed in water different from the ones firmed in soil mix? i find ones firmed in water have to adjust when put in soil and it takes longer in the long run. fyi im a big fan from very very northern minnesota in the USA.
Greetings from Wexford to Minnesota and thank you for your great support. I think you missed the bit in my video where I compare the water roots and roots made in soil and my observations on that. The video includes footage from 10 weeks later.
I also see that it had a bad problem with spider mites😢.