☀️🌜Do This in October for Stunning Christmas Cactus Blooms This Year!

Published: Fri, 10/03/25

Updated: Tue, 10/07/25

Good morning and Happy Friday, Rural Sprout readers,

It’s time to start getting ready for Christmas! Well, it’s time to start getting your Christmas cactus ready for Christmas anyway. October is when I start making a few changes to ensure I have plenty of blossoms for the holidays.

If you have a Christmas cactus, you’ll want to read this article.

Of course, I’ve tucked in a few extra things to read about on this fine Friday. I hope you all have a great weekend, and I’ll see you on Sunday.

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