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title: "Help! What’s going on with my Christmas cactus? It has good drainage,…"
description: "Help! What’s going on with my Christmas cactus? It has good drainage, never overwatered, and gets plenty of light"
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author: "Abby"
published: "2024-11-25T22:59:39.205199Z"
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# Help! What’s going on with my Christmas cactus? It has good drainage,…

_Posted by Abby on 2024-11-25_

Help! What’s going on with my Christmas cactus?

It has good drainage, never overwatered, and gets plenty of light

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## 10 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-11-25

this is a thanksgiving cactus and it’s not draining as well as you think — that’s mold. i’d repot and treat with peroxide. a clay pot will help promote drying

### Cherrybergher commented on 2024-11-26

Soil is staying too wet too long so mold is growing. I would check for root rot with this much mold.

#### Abby replied on 2024-11-26

Didn’t see any root rot so that is a relief!!!

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-11-26

Definitely not draining fast enough. If you used a soil with inoculation that may be why it's so prevalent too

#### StormLover replied on 2024-11-26

What is soil with inoculation?

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-11-26

Any "probiotic" or beneficial fungus really. I think the most common one i see is mycorrhizae which is a fungi

### Sharon commented on 2024-11-26

Agreeing that it is staying wet for too long. You can also downsize the pot to allow it to dry out faster, they usually do better when their pots are small

### Abby commented on 2024-11-26

UPDATE! I repotted into a smaller pot ✅, also ceramic pot ✅, with rocks and a soil mix for good drainage ✅.

Hopefully my thanksgiving cactus appreciates it! I definitely appreciated all of your help and feedback :)

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#### Tiff replied on 2024-11-26

You grow girl!!!

### Tiff commented on 2024-11-26

Well dang Wolfen... you are truly a wealth of knowledge. Have you studied botany or any such subject? Or is this just your passion? Either way... you are awesome!

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