With proper care, a Christmas cactus can live for up to a century but even these hardy plants aren’t without their share of pests. Luckily bugs in Christmas cactus are a rarity and generally not ...

Brighten winter with the vibrant blooms of a Christmas cactus. Learn how to care for this tropical beauty and keep it flowering year after year.

Several questions were sent to me regarding cactuses. In general, the most common reason for the failure of cactus is watering too often. The second-most common reason for cactus problems is because ...

Q: My prickly pear appears to be turning black in places. Also, the saguaro and the tree next to it seem to have a brown substance on the base. Are these termites? If so, how do you treat or is it too ...

Q: What is the “rash” on my cactus that I’m seeing? A: I believe that’s just older growth. Older streaks are from the accumulation of suber, or corky tissue. These “rashes” also may happen when a ...

I bought a nice Christmas cactus right after Thanksgiving but now it looks pale and kind of limp. It’s dropped a lot of flowers. What can I do to perk it up again? Holiday cactus — Christmas or ...

Agriculture has always thrived here — Chino for years has boasted about being the place “where everything grows.” That pretty much describes the whole Inland Empire. There’s no doubt that no matter ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The city of Palm Desert is being plagued by an epidemic of cactus theft, ...