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title: "I ran out of room for my holiday cactus, so I decided to plant them…"
description: "I ran out of room for my holiday cactus, so I decided to plant them in this large planter. For some reason, I don’t think they’re thriving very well. I’m very…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/f3Oest3WIiti7feACiHOhR"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Shulamit"
published: "2026-02-13T15:57:45.484239Z"
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# I ran out of room for my holiday cactus, so I decided to plant them…

_Posted by Shulamit on 2026-02-13_

I ran out of room for my holiday cactus, so I decided to plant them in this large planter. For some reason, I don’t think they’re thriving very well. I’m very careful on watering but they don’t look like they’re thriving like my other ones are.  
Can somebody offer suggestions and help my little babies out?  
By the way, the white you see in the big pot is DIATOMACEOUS EARTH to try and kill off some fungus gnats that I have flying around so I have treated all of my plants.  
Attached our pictures of the big container as well as a picture of ones that are doing real well.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QxZXAnucKD5ZHlMYJQ8--X1LH4PJKEj2bgQMzYJ7HGk/H0MUX3HQR_6CnT4AFRt-MQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QxZXAnucKD5ZHlMYJQ8--X1LH4PJKEj2bgQMzYJ7HGk/SzuP5hW4TIus2YvH9h8tfQ.webp?size=large)

## 1 comment

### brittrb commented on 2026-02-13

They might just need time to adjust to the new pot and grow roots but they aren’t droopy so that’s a good sign

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