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I have just bought 3 cacti. They seem quite large for the tiny pots they are
in. Is it OK to put them in bigger pots or do they like to stay confined and
quite potbound?

No, they're not particularly fussy. But they do tend to fall over if the
pot is too small, and if they're the sort that have offshoots the
offshoots can be a bit squashed by a small pot.

Don't repot them just yet - wait till they're in full growth in the
warmer weather - May or June. Use a strip of screwed up newspaper to
hold them if you're worried about the spines.
You need a well drained compost - either add some sharp sand to ordinary
potting compost, or buy a small bag of 'cacti compost'.

Cacti don't like to be cold and wet, so you can water them as much as
you like in the summer, but very little in the winter if they're indoors
on a windowsill and not at all if their in a greenhouse.

Give them as much light and sun as you can. Depending on type, you might
get flowers.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm