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Cwillie that's exactly what I do! Mine blooms cloesset to Halloween, but I don't care it was beautiful, starting to go the other way now.
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Just to add, if it hasn't been said, they bloom better if they are in a room that has more natural light.

Mine are in my 3 season room, with a lot of windows, and honestly hardly ever use the electric light in that room.
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My car was left in the driveway and had frost over the back window.
So, I am supposed to bring what's left of my Christmas Cactus indoors?

Okay, I will.

There is a daylight lamp I can put next to it.

And maybe feed it.
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I don't think I've ever fed mine lol
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I am going to have a talk with it.
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I've never feed mine. Honestly its under a starling nest all spring. Every spring I put it in the same place, and the starlings come back to the same spot.

So I wonder if that does it. I have insane blooms and it grows like mad
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Nacy, that’s brilliant.
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Ours is obviously a Thanksgiving cactus. Its right up almost touching an east window. I usually forget to feed them.

I want a salmon one too and have a place I will try one when I can find it. I've never put one outside.
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My sad uncooperative Christmas cactus has been on my screened porch since spring, receiving plenty of natural sunlight. We haven’t had our first freeze yet, though that should happen this week, so it’s been outdoors with light all season. I did the putting it in a closet for provoking blooms, as I’ve done several times. No matter, it’s still green and bloomless as it’s always been. I’m pretty convinced it’s a dud. My dad used to say for frustrating garden plants “it needs to be fertilized with Roundup” ha! I haven’t gone that far, but I’m definitely giving it the side eye
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I don’t know why mine bloom at all. One was a rescue from my DD. All the leaves from the soil to about 6” up have cat gnaw marks. The other we found in the basement when we finally moved in 4 months after buying the house. I think it had lived down there, all alone, without attention. I’m glad they left it but I wish they had taken the piano.
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Peasuep,
About sprinkler systems.
A neighbor did not turn off or adjust their sprinkler system at winter time.
They would go on at 4:00 a.m., overflow the walkway, and freeze into a section of ice, causing a slip and fall hazard on the walkway.
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Maybe I will buy a Christmas Cactus to keep the other one company.
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Good one, Send. I’m going to start a notebook to remind myself next summer when I’m schlepping hoses and practicing my sailor language!
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We had quite a rain/wind storm here last night. I went out in the deluge to drag a big Redwood branch off the driveway but today I need to walk around the property to assess damage. Thank goodness DD gave me a good pair of tall rubber boots and a small chainsaw as housewarming gifts.
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Peasuep, I heard there was a lot of bad weather Northern West Coast.

We just need rain!!! It's coming they say......
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Most of it hit North of us, Nacy. I heard that there are power outages and flooding Portland to Seattle and on the coast.
Not bad at all here, just a few limbs down. The silver lining for me is that most of the remaining leaves were blown off the trees at once so a couple hours of blowing between showers and I should have them off the driveway and down in the ravine.

I hope your neighbors get their burnt roof tarped before your rain hits. I feel so bad for them - their holidays are not going to be very pleasant.
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It’s time to pull out the garden design books!
I like this time of year when I don’t feel pressure to work outside so I have time to plan the big things I need to do next year. It’s also good to note and reflect on what I accomplished this year, otherwise it’s hard to see progress.
Next year is going to be a big ‘surface’ year. I need to start putting aside $ for gravel and compost and figuring out how many cubic yards I will need of each. I am really, really bad at that. I mean REALLY.
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My garden designs consist of ….that’s pretty , let’s plant and see if that lives .
I do pay attention to shade and sun etc .
But my successes are hit or miss . I’d guess 70% success rate .
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Way, that’s a good way to garden and I should try it.
Most everything here is viewed from a distance so I use the ‘squinty blob’ technique. I point my eyes toward a bed and squint, then try to imagine the general shape and foliage color and texture that will look good with what’s already there. The problem with that is I’m actually planting for the next owner unless I buy everything BIG.
Maybe I’m going at it backwards……
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My garden is like Way’s. “Ooooooo pretty. Where can I put you?” Except the poor plant trembles with fear.
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