tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post5682900014445316231..comments2024-01-26T15:20:49.568-06:00Comments on Itawamba History Review: The Itawamba Historical Society: The Christmas Cactus Bloom Signals the Holiday SeasonBob Frankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-48092747884742098252007-12-17T19:01:00.000-06:002007-12-17T19:01:00.000-06:00Thanks Terry. The Christmas cactus from the broken...Thanks Terry. The Christmas cactus from the broken branch in the photograph was moved indoors before budding. It just sat the entire summer and fall in a quiet corner of my deep shaded patio. I suspect it got enough cool weather and shorter days naturally the past few weeks on the patio. I've read that if you move a Christmas cactus after it has started budding, you will have buds dropping. I've also wondered if indoor heat has an effect on budding. My house stays on the cool side in the fall and winter and my Christmas cactus gets indirect sunlight.Bob Frankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-708907792045497252007-12-17T13:42:00.000-06:002007-12-17T13:42:00.000-06:00Interesting and enjoyable read about Christmas cac...Interesting and enjoyable read about Christmas cactus. We have a large pot of Christmas cactus --- last year we forced it to bloom by controlling the light for a few days. It rewarded us with hundreds of blooms in a riot of color --- but at Thanksgiving! This year when it started showing bloom buds, we tried the light control again and we got several dozen blooms (again at Thanksgiving) and the remaining blossom buds are slowly dropping off, one or two at a time, without opening. Any suggestions?<BR/>TerryTerry Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251750196282728118noreply@blogger.com