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Get it out of the pot and carefully remove some of the compost. It should be obvious if the stems all join together underground, or if each stem has its own roots (which will all be tangled up togethe …

You can certainly put it in a bigger pot to make it more stable, but don't try to bury all the "bare stem" otherwise it is likely to rot before it grows any roots. You might want to start some new pla …

Cacti with long and relatively fat spines are not the worst to handle. You may get a few pricks, but they soon heal. Cacti with lots of very thin "hairs" (e.g. many Opuntias) are much worse, because t …

It should be easy to transplant a small tree like that. Cut a circle around it with a spade, about a foot away from the stem and as deep as the spade will go in. Then try to get the spade underneath …

If you want flowers, I would say the important factor is getting the plants into an annual rhythm with a dormant period. It is easier to keep a moderate sized plant dormant for 3 to 6 months each the …

There are three basic techniques (at least) that you can try, depending on the time of year. Some work better than others for different species of plants, so you might want to try all of them over the …