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Baitball Blogger

(48,034 posts) Sat May 30, 2015, 03:42 PM May 2015

What happens when you add a high level fertilizer to a Christmas or Easter Cactus?

I brought two of my mother in law's favorite plants back to life and now I may have goofed. I was using Cactus fertilizer for them for years and they were doing quite well. Then, in one of those sunstroke moments that only gardeners know I accidentally selected Miracle Gro's single fertilizer application. This is the stuff I use for my tropical bloomers. Will one application make a difference in the long run?

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What happens when you add a high level fertilizer to a Christmas or Easter Cactus? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger May 2015 OP

I suspect it will be fine - maybe the plants will have a hangover in the morning! NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #1

Good idea. I'll check after dinner. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #6

It should be fine. DirtyHippyBastard May 2015 #2

I didn't throw in that much more water, but I did add some more to hope to dilute the chems. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #4

If the label doesn't sound like good news alfie May 2015 #3

I'll give it a look over tomorrow to see if it needs more flushing Baitball Blogger May 2015 #5

NRaleighLiberal

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1. I suspect it will be fine - maybe the plants will have a hangover in the morning!

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 04:30 PM

May 2015

Did you look at the various N-P-K proportions of each? I'll bet they aren't all that much different.

Baitball Blogger

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6. Good idea. I'll check after dinner.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Sat May 30, 2015, 05:41 PM

May 2015

DirtyHippyBastard

(217 posts)

2. It should be fine.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 04:34 PM

May 2015

If you are really worried about it run a couple gallons of water through the pot to remove most of the fertilizer, but I have watered them with it before without noticeable damage.