Hi everyone, I was wanting advice on what to do about this generations old Christmas cactus. She sits in a window that gets a decent amount of light and the soil does not seem to be too dry or too wet. I’m thinking it may be getting too much sun as it has been in the 80s these past few days. The faded leaves were also on the side facing the window so I moved it farther back to get less light. But the color and texture of the leaves is definitely ringing some alarm bells for me so I came here to ask! Anything helps 🙂
The pot does have drainage and it is watered as needed when the leaves have a slight wrinkle to them
by cosmic-oceans
2 Comments
What a massive beast! Very cool.
I think you need to water more, holiday cacti need more water than other succulents. Don’t wait for the leaves to look wrinkled, water when the soil is dry.
Also I would repot it if it’s been more than a couple years since the last repot.
I switched my tropical cacti to aroid mix and it doesn’t seem to have a problem where one can overwater it, as any excess water just flushes straight down, so it only stays moist.
As for light, if it’s not turning deep red, it’s not a light problem. They tolerate some direct sun, but only couple of hours.
Some pruning could also help with issues,