The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Nopales might seem like an intimidating food to cook with, but learning how to use this cactus can help you enhance the ...

The best of us have had to debate Christmas cactus vs prickly pear when taking a second look at the new houseplant we've just ...

Many desert plants are built to protect their water ... Assistant producer Lance Featherstone removes the spines of the Cholla cactus from a glove, after David plunged it into the cactus to ...

Nothing brings indoor cheer to my household more than a Christmas cactus in bloom. They are easy to cultivate, and I offer ...

There are two main groups of cacti - the desert cacti (usually covered in spines ... the cactus two days before repotting, so the roots are moist but not saturated. Make sure the plants are ...

Cactus might seem like an intimidating snack with its sharp spines, but both cactus fruit and the cactus plant itself are ...

As the holidays roll around, its hard not to notice the delightful blooms of holiday cacti. They seem to be everywhere from ...

Carol Kagan, Penn State Extension Franklin County Master Gardener and Jennie Mazzone, Penn State Extension Franklin County ...

Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest ... those succulent water-storing tissues and spines—that helped them survive in extreme environments.