Here's how to propagate a new Christmas cactus from cuttings: Step 1: Prep a container filled with cactus-specific potting mix. Step 2: Take a cutting or cuttings from your cactus with a sharp, clean pair of scissors. Step 3: Store the cuttings somewhere dry for two to four days until the ends have callused. You can skip this step if you don't Fill a small clay pot with vermiculite or perlite mixed with potting soil. Alternatively, you can use damp sand. Push the callused end into the mixture and place the pot in bright but indirect light. Tent over the cutting with a plastic bag and remove it for an hour each day to let in air. Soil. Also, if the leaf turns brown and breaks in half, you likely are giving it either too much water or too much sun. This condition may also occur if you put the plant in direct sun, and when it rains heavily, and the sun comes back out. That essentially steam the plant and kills sections. Avoid watering on a fixed schedule; instead, check the soil and water when needed. Water when the roots, in the lower two-thirds of potted soil, begin to dry. Push your finger 2 inches down into the soil of a 6-inch-diameter pot. If the soil feels moist, do not water. Repeat until the soil feels dry, then water. Bring the succulents inside. Succulents live indoors. When your succulents live indoors, stop watering them and let the soil dry out. During the winter time, water them sparingly, just enough to keep them from dehydration. Also make sure the temperature is always between 50 – 60 Fahrenheit degrees. KeeuGa3.