“Christen Cacti” doesn’t grow flower buds? 3 steps to make the flower buds bloom again!

People who have been growing Christmas cactus for a long time know that it is a bit difficult to make it bloom. If the cultivation habits are not correct, the plant will easily not bloom. Often after blooming, because we do not supplement sufficient nutrients, the plant will not bloom again, and even the leaves will become soft. Today, Huahua will teach you how to better promote the flowering of Christmas cactus!

Step 1: Pruning

Whether it is a Christmas cactus that has just finished blooming or a Christmas cactus that is still growing and has not yet bloomed, pruning is a very important step. The reason why Christmas cactus does not bloom is because the plant itself has adapted to this environment and does not have enough motivation to bloom and grow. Therefore, we need to use a pair of small scissors to stimulate the leaves and cut off the useless or old leaves.

Of course, the Christmas cactus needs to be pruned after it has bloomed. The nutrients of the Christmas cactus have been consumed. If the leaves are not pruned properly at this time, it will only consume its own energy. In order to ensure that the Christmas cactus recovers faster, pruning is a necessary step.

Step 2: Spray the medicine

After cutting off the leaves of the plant, we can spray some medicine on the plant to promote the growth of leaves and branches, which is also very beneficial for the formation of flower buds. You can choose potassium dihydrogen phosphate as a medicine, dilute it with a large amount of clean water, and a concentration of about 0.2% will have a good effect. When spraying plants normally, you can spray them once every half a month. Potassium dihydrogen phosphate can effectively promote the growth of plant leaves and the opening of flower buds.

Step 3: Add fertilizer

It is best to replenish waste after the plants bloom. Only by knowing how to apply topdressing can the plants recover their strength quickly and produce more and brighter flowers. Generally, you can give Christmas cactus some fertilizer water for top dressing. For example, the soybean fertilizer water and rice water that we can make very conveniently at home are both good choices. If not, you can also bury two soybeans in the soil, which will allow the plant to better supplement nitrogen fertilizer.

These three steps are basically the steps to promote the flowering of Christmas cactus. The method is not difficult. You can just follow these steps to use it on the plant.