Out west, fall is the best time to move big cactus and succulents. The days are growing shorter, so they are dormant from the rigors of a long hot summer. Moisture content is lower inside the plants, ...

The worst time to transplant a cactus is after it rains. The best time to transplant a cactus is after it rains. Rain does something to our cactus in the desert. It puts a relatively huge amount of ...

The most well-known prickly pear cacti are the almost spineless hybrids, developed and grown by the renowned local plant breeder Luther Burbank. Lone Pine Gardens in Sebastopol. They have a new cactus ...

The color and variety of many cactus flowers could make your irises swoon, no pun intended. Cactus flowers are generally short-lived. They bloom in the desert, and they usually last only a day or two.

Imagine a cactus that grows rapidly in ordinary garden soil and whose luscious fruit sells at the supermarket for $4.99 per pound. Would you want to try to grow that cactus? I recently wrote about ...

Woman pruning a large cactus plant using a roll of jute twine - LightField Studios/Shutterstock Saying succulents, including cacti, have a devoted fan base may be an understatement. That enthusiasm ...

Fall is the best time to transplant cactus before the rains come in winter. (Maureen Gilmer/TNS) Fall is the best time to transplant cactus before the rains come in winter. (Maureen Gilmer/TNS) Out ...