Your Schlumbergera needs a careful diet as much as my extended family. And while I do not expect my cousins to suddenly flower (a disappointment I have learned to manage), I do have high expectations for my Christmas Cactus. My trick is in dialing in the perfect micro-snack every month. Get the feeding right, and…
Accept the truth. Your Christmas Cactus looks up to Meryl Streep. Both are highly talented and both have very specific requirements before they deliver a show. Your cactus’s potential for glory is 80% placement, and the other 20% is you not touching it. Besides, it’s not the only one that cares about its (indoor) zip code, so…
The Christmas Cactus is a lovely little houseguest. It shows up for the holidays, throws out some festive colors, and has only a few straightforward demands. Unlike your in-laws. Regarding pests, this cactus usually requires the same amount of attention as that dust bunny under the sofa. Almost none. Yet, microscopic party crashers can arrive…
I am not saying that Christmas Cactus is our distant cousin, but hear me out. We do share a part of the evolutionary trajectory. We both started life high up in the branches, at some point. No bills, no commitment, true tree-hugging bohemians. Now? You both find yourself under the same cosy roof. The only…
Did your Schlumbergera decide to cosplay as a ghost of Christmas Cactus Past? Or is it auditioning for a Bleach Company ad? That unsettling paleness is not a poorly rendered grayscale filter, but SOS, Save Or Sigh. Prepare to interrogate your care routine and answer your cactus’s cries for gingerbread cookies. Aid, I meant aid….
The only thing moving in December should be Santa, right? Wrong! Some trees and shrubs are ready to pack their bags. I call this replanting with a purpose. My folks call it procrastinating until the ground is almost frozen. They might be right. But we all agree that gardening is a lifestyle! Nod to each…