I am puzzled by your comment that you soak it for 15 minuets but that the plant never gets
soaked. I suspect that you are keeping the plant too dry. Kalanchoes don't like to be soggy
but they don't like to go totally dry either. I think perhaps your soil is so dry that it is hydrophobic, meaning it can't absorb water well. Pull the plant gently out of the pot and check to see what the soil at the bottom is like. I think you'll find it dry.
If it is extremely dry, soak the plant in a bucket till the plant is wet then remove and allow all excess to drain away. Check to see if the plant is still damp 5 to 7 days later. Try not to let
the plant dry out too much, but don't water it till the top of the soil is dry down to about an inch. Then water thoroughly from the top (with a saucer under the plant) till water pours out the bottom (maybe a 1/4 inch of excess) let the plant sit in that for your 15 minuets then discard what ever was not absorbed. The plant will probably need watering again a week later, till you know how much water the plant is using check it at least once per week. Hope this helps.

Fred

Rina answered before I could, LOL!

Thank you both very much - that was very helpful. I haven't been able to find detailed care information on this specific Kanlanchoe. So I thought I'd be safe and sound if I kept it on the very dry side since thats how it was when I bought it. I will stick to your advice and get some proper mix to replant in and water more often. Thanks a lot :-)

Likely K. laetivirens, but won't make any difference in how you grow it. You have received good advice. This plant will likely adjust to any common sense watering regimen (I water mine everyday, but it took some time to get it adjusted). Yale

mfyss, "water every day" ? Is the plant outside?

Plants grown in a greenhouse; easier to have a variety of plants with one watering schedule. Yale