When is the flowering period of Christmas cactus and what fertilizer is best to apply during the flowering period

1. When is the flowering period of Schlumbergera?

1. The natural flowering period of Christmas cactus: The natural flowering period of Christmas cactus is generally from October to February of the following year.

2. Make Christmas cactus bloom early: If you want Christmas cactus to bloom early, you can use short-day treatment, let the Christmas cactus be exposed to the sun for 8 hours a day, and cover it with a black plastic bag for the rest of the time. Usually, it will take 2-3 months to make the Christmas cactus bloom early.

3. Delay the flowering of Christmas cactus: If you want to delay the flowering of Christmas cactus, just let it be exposed to light for more than 10 hours a day, including fluorescent lamps, to delay the flowering of Christmas cactus.

2. What fertilizer is best to apply during the flowering period of Schlumbergera

1. No fertilization during the flowering period: It is not recommended to fertilize during the flowering period of Christmas cactus. If you fertilize Christmas cactus during the flowering period, if you don’t control the concentration of fertilizer and water well, it will easily cause the plant to drop buds and flowers.

2. Fertilization before flowering: The best time to fertilize Christmas cactus is before flowering. If the plant is growing healthily but no flower buds appear, you can apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to promote flowering, such as burying some bone meal along the edge of the pot, watering some potassium dihydrogen phosphate, etc.

3. Inconsistent amount of flowers: Due to uneven sunlight exposure, Christmas cactus may have more and larger flower buds on one side of the plant and fewer and smaller flower buds on the other side. When the buds of Christmas cactus are still small, we can spray the side with fewer flower buds with potassium dihydrogen phosphate to make the overall number of flowers of Christmas cactus consistent.