Care for a christmas cactus?

Question

I forgot to water my cactus for a long time and now the leaves look dry and old. Should I clip the dry ends off? and how often do I water it?

Answer 1

no ,don`t clip the dry ends off, put outside in summer  in a shady spot ,

bring n before first frost, and replace on windowsill .

water lightly once aweek .cold tea once a month.

should floweer once a year

Answer 2

I water mine once a week.

Go ahead and water it and see what happens to the leaves that are dry. If they are dead then cut them off.

Usually when the leaves die they will fall off.

Answer 3

just roll over it several times then everytime you get nakey you will remember to water the poor little dying cactus.  

Answer 4

We water ours once a week, but not a lot.

They CAN go a couple weeks without water.

They do better with too little water, than too much.

How long did yours go without water?

I wouldn't worry about the dry leaves (they'll fall off IF they need to).

Answer 5

dont do anything. just water. the christmas cactus is a strong plant and in two days with lots of water will begin to come back.

when the plant is healthy again if their is anything dead you can cut it off.

also dont forget to keep it in a dark cool place so it flowers for christmas. you dant have to do that though till october