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Old 03-12-2005, 11:52 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
William
 
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Default I dead-heading a Christmas cactus?

On 2 Dec 2005 14:33:40 -0800, "Supavit" wrote:

When they get older and a bit past their best it is very easy to take
cuttings in the early summer and produce a nice batch of young plants.
I usually break off a couple of segments and let them dry out for a day
or two and then pot them up with with one segment below the soil and
one above. They root and start growing pretty quickly.

David
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'Taking cuttings' was going to be my next question because the whole
family wants one now they've seen mine. When I've got some clones
from the cuttings I make early next summer per your instructions I'm
going to have a bit of fun trying to cross-pollinate a few of them to see
what fruits appear. Cheers for that.