From late winter to late summer, feed plants monthly during regular watering. The ideal Christmas cactus fertilizer is a bloom formula houseplant feed or a half-strength water-soluble formula ...

If you're fresh out of potting mix, but you still have some cactus soil on hand, is it okay to use it for other kinds of plants? Here's what we found.

There were 118 exhibitors showing 1,300 strange and wonderful plants as the 35th Inter-city Succulent and Cactus Show and Sale made up for a lost year this past weekend.

It will want regular water and occasional doses of dilute fertilizer. ... California Cactus Center in Pasadena; the Plant Man nursery in San Diego, (619) 297-0077 ...

The plants grow on trees or rocks in shady habitats with high humidity. This species of cactus is more suitable to upper elevations in Kona or planted in a shady container that gets regular watering.

While the cactus name may confuse you, these plants don’t want to sit in the full sun, but they don’t want to be kept in the dark either. Your Christmas cactus will thrive best in regular ...

It's also best to keep a Christmas cactus at a room temperature of around 65 degrees fahrenheit because it is a tender plant. If Christmas cacti were subjected to cold temperatures and snow, it ...

Marcia: If you are a regular reader of our column you know I grew up on a 1.5-acre spread in the foothills of Southern California that we jokingly called “The Ranch.” ...