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 ...

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 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.

Mexican fence posts are the "skinny jeans" of the cactus world. No other large cactus features so much exposed skin. This ordinary name doesn't do justice to one of the most important and reliable ...

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 ...