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How to get holiday blooms on your cactus

By Charity Nebbe,

Published November 14, 2022 at 10:07 AM CST

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Cold temperatures have ended the growing season for outdoor plants, but holiday cacti are waiting in the wings. On this episode, Aaron Steil and Cindy Haynes join Charity Nebbe to share tips for ensuring your holiday cactus gets its moment in the spotlight.

Guests:

Aaron Steil, ISU Extension consumer horticulture specialist
Cindy Haynes, professor of horticulture at Iowa State University

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Charity Nebbe

Charity Nebbe is IPR's 'Talk of Iowa' host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.

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Katherine Perkins

Katherine Perkins is IPR's Executive Producer of Talk Shows and Program Director for News/Talk. Since 2014, Perkins has managed the broadcast schedule and sound of the news and information service of Iowa Public Radio, as well as has directed the long-term planning and oversight for IPR's talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River. Perkins has a masters degree from Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois – Springfield).

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Aaron Steil

Aaron Steil is a Consumer Horticulture Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach. Aaron contributes his expertise to the Garden Variety podcast and newsletter and to Talk of Iowa's Horticulture Day program.

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