Three (maybe four) years ago a friend gave me a little bit of his Christmas cactus from a repotting. For the first two years, it did not grow. I mean, it really did not grow. Not a single leaf was added. It didn't die either. Just two little shoots in the dirt not doing anything. Then I tried fertilizing it. And that worked ~ it actually started to have new growth. So I did what any impatient person would do, I added more fertilizer. And it started to die ~ oops (too much of a good thing...) So I repotted it into cleaner/fresher soil. That was Spring 2010 ~ and it has taken off. As a Christmas Miracle, it has bloomed. One gloriously pink flower (and even few buds more).There is hope for my indoor gardening skills.
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