Q: Why do some of my Christmas cactuses develop a woody stem that eventually rots and falls off? We don’t overwater them. A couple of them will develop the woody stems. I usually break them off, save ...

You can prune your Christmas cactus plants anytime from the time they finish blooming up until about May. Prune the plants as ...

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If you’d like to propagate your Christmas cactus, take longer stem cuttings that are three to five stem segments long.

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Don't toss your holiday plants! Learn expert tips to fix common issues, from shedding poinsettias to leaning amaryllis, and ...

Give Christmas cactus lots of indirect light year-round, and don't allow the soil to dry out too much once flower buds form.

Keep the plant in a location where it receives a few hours of bright yet indirect light a day. Too much sunlight and the ...

For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it's finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents. Trees that didn't find ...