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Q: Hi. I have a question about my (baby) cactus.

It's one of those "pet plants" (www.petplants.net), i've only had it a
fortnight and it keeps coming out of it's earth. Can you suggest
anything that will ensure it will stay in until it's too big for it's
container?

The cactus and earth is normally kept in place with a thick plastic
ring around the base of the cactus. I was thinking of putting a pin
horizontally through the base of the cactus to try to keep it in
place. Would doing this cause any long term damage to the cactus, or
kill it?

Thanks in advance.

Andy.

A: Andy,

I do not recommend "pinning" your plant. It would be likely to cause an infection that could kill your plant. You might try a couple dabs of "Super-glue" and try gluing the cacti to the plastic ring. I know super glue is used to suture so it should hopefully be a low toxic glue that the plant will put up with.

Good luck,
Hap