How to divide the pots of Christmas cactus to make it easier for it to survive?

Christmas cactus is a common flower in life. Because it is easy to grow and has the effect of purifying the air, many people like to grow some at home. So is it okay to grow Christmas cactus too densely in separate pots? How to separate Christmas cactus to make it easier to survive? The following editor will explain them one by one, hoping to help you.

Can the Christmas cactus be divided into two pots if it is too dense?

Christmas cactus is very strong and easy to transplant. It is best to transplant in spring. Stop watering a week before transplanting. When the pot soil is almost dry, turn the pot upside down and pat the pot wall to make the pot soil as completely as possible out of the pot. Separate the roots, add an appropriate amount of humus soil to the new pot, place the removed pot soil in the new pot, evenly add humus soil in the gaps around it, compact it, and then water it.

How to divide the pots of Christmas cactus so that it can survive easily

1. First moisten the soil in the flowerpot with water.

2. Hold the roots of the Christmas cactus, slowly pour out the soil and place it gently.

3. When dividing the plant, the roots must be attached to the soil and the soil should be slightly squeezed to prevent it from falling apart.

4. First, cover the prepared flower pot with a layer of soil, then a layer of eggshell soil (eggshell mixed with soil), then plant the Christmas cactus, and finally cover it with humus soil. The transplanting is complete.

How to graft Christmas cactus with cactus

First, prepare a pot of Christmas cactus and a cactus, a blade, and a cactus thorn or toothpick (to fix the grafted part). Then cut off a few centimeters from the top of the cactus, and dig a deep hole in the cross section, about three or four centimeters deep, to put the Christmas cactus in. Peel off the skin on both sides of the Christmas cactus to expose the flesh inside, insert it into the newly dug hole at the top of the cactus, and fix it with a toothpick or a cactus thorn.

Remember to place the grafted plant in a dark place after grafting. Do not let the grafted wound come into contact with water and do not water the cactus. Keep it for about two weeks. If the leaves do not wither, it means it has survived.