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Repot the Christmas cactus annually

At the latest, when the old pot has become too small for the Christmas cactus, you should repot it in a larger planter. You can recognize this by the fact that the first roots are peeking out of the drainage hole below.

Experts even recommend repotting Christmas cacti every year and giving them fresh substrate. A larger pot is of course not necessary every year, as the root ball remains comparatively small.

The right time to repot a Christmas cactus is right after it blooms. Just before flowering and during the flowering period, you should never put it under the stress of repotting.

This is how it is repotted

• Pot Christmas cactus
• Rinse off old substrate carefully
• Fill the larger pot with fresh soil
• Insert Christmas cactus
• Moisten the root ball well once

Repot the Christmas cactus immediately after buying it?

Often the substrate of freshly bought Christmas cacti is too moist, too compact or too rich in nutrients. The soil that is too moist can be recognized by the leaves of the Christmas cactus

hang down limply.

In this case, it makes sense to repot it straight away in fresh, suitable substrate. However, this is only possible if no flower approaches have yet formed.

If blossoms can already be seen, do not water the Christmas cactus at first and later only sparingly so that the root ball can dry off.

The right pot and suitable substrate

The pot must have a sufficient drainage hole so that irrigation water or rainwater can run off. Drainage in the bottom of the pot is good to avoid waterlogging.

as Substrate suitable Cactus soil or garden soil that has been loosened with sand and gravel.

Do not fertilize after repotting!

You are not allowed to repot a Christmas cactus fertilizefor a year. Otherwise, over-fertilize the cactus so that, in the worst case, it dies.