Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Christmas cactus rotting problem, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Sally--(JB abd I communicate via e-mail.)

I have (almost never) re-potted a Holiday cactus--only the smaller ones
I have rooted and are now growing, into bigger pots.

Mine are all done blooming now--and I will try to take some cuttings
of each color I have so I can send them back to JB, who lost all her
[plants, including her CC's, in the GH due to an inspector finding some
insect infestation in her GH. I think the only one she still has is the red one I gave her.
It has always been her favorite.
I told her that, when she gets better and wants to grow all kinds of CC's again,
I will return to her one of each color she gave me-plus all the colors I picked up
scrounging end-of- season racks of CC's at Lowes and picking up broken off sections.
These are always plump and healthy.
Momlady--Thanks for digging up Taplas link....


Sally--
When the "leaves" on my CC's get thin and limp , it seems to be, usually, when
I have allowed it to go too dry, for too long.
Sometimes, on my oldrt CC's, a whole stem will come apart. Then I usually see
that there has been some root-rot going on.
SO---as you can see--nothing is perfect here either....:o

Another issue i have (mostly with my Easter cactus) is that they are dropping "leaves"
and fronds---they just come loose and lay on top of the pot. I will try to pot them up.
I really don't know why this happens--but it could be that I am watering them too much??

Here is the red one JB so loves. It has an unusual, blunt, bloom.
If you turn it up--the bottom of the bloom is, kind of, flat.

Nice grower...this one.... Gita