Beverages for the Christmas Cactus

RE: Beverages for the Christmas Cactus Post by jjager (116) | (05/09/2008) Profile | Contact I feed all my plants with my brewed coffee grinds. I fill a container(usually a weeks worth of coffee grinds) and apply to plants in the gardens and house plants too. I live in CA with a dry hot climate and I find it helps to enrich the dry cracking soil. I have found that Coffee grinds work well for roses too. Happy gardening! Jennifer CA Report Spam or Abuse RE: Beverages for the Christmas Cactus Post By Vickie (Guest Post) (05/04/2008) I was wondering if this would also work for other plants of the same type. Like Jade plant, regular cactus, and maybe sedums? I also have a Christmas cactus that was my Mom's. I will try the coffee in it. Thanks for the tip! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Beverages for the Christmas Cactus Post by aziriel (1) | (05/03/2008) Contact You just made me stop and think of my Grandmother.She used to do the same thing.I miss her she was alot of fun!!Thank's for the reminder darlene Report Spam or Abuse RE: Beverages for the Christmas Cactus Post By Sue (Guest Post) (05/02/2008) I too have the same problem. I am wondering if you take milk in your coffee, as I do. I am curious if the milk would harm or benefit the cactus? Also I am house sitting a Christmas Cactus for a friend, and the leaves have turned red. Is it getting sun burnt perhaps? thanks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Beverages for the Christmas Cactus Post by CalaLily (5) | (05/02/2008) Contact Thanks for the tip, I am going to try it. I have a Christmas Cactus that was my moms. She always was able to make it bloom. But in the last 9 years since she's been gone, it has only bloomed once and then only had about 3 blossoms. The greenery is very healty but thin. Hope the coffee gives it the boost it needs. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Beverages for the Christmas Cactus Post By Cheryl (Guest Post) (04/30/2008) Thanks for this tip. I have several in different colors and they bloom beautifully once a year. Perhaps by using your tip I can get another bloom out of them! This also worked really well in a terrarium we had at work. It made the asparagus fern grow up out of the terrarium! Go coffee! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Beverages for the Christmas Cactus Post By (Guest Post) (04/29/2008) That has worked well for me for years, too. I have a large size cactus with beautiful huge "fluffy" flute shaped flowers that everyone raves about. Coffee is the secret. Report Spam or Abuse