Thank you Rina. as you directed, I insert a bamboo skewer, it looks too dry...I was too worry about over watering, and did not water for several weeks since I bought them from HomeDeport...yes, I took off the outer pot as you mentioned. I will get back here to report the progress. Thank you very much for your wise suggestions!

succulenthope, you will be amazed how much a mini fan and more light can do to your plants. Especially for stressed plants that have recently been repotted.

When re-potted, did you get all of the old soil off the root ball? It was most likely peat, and it could be tricky to water properly/keeping it evenly moist. It is hydrophobic - if it stays too dry, it becomes hard and it is very difficult to re-wet. When watering this hardened 'soil', water slides around and drains out fast, never soaking it and the plant roots don't get drink. If too wet, it could get mucky. Succulents do very well in grittier soil - mix made of grit, perlite, turface, scoria, pumice and similar ingredients.

Pick all dead leaves and any debris. Yellow leaves on the first plant look water-logged. Bernard's suggestion to use fan is very good, it will help with air circulation. Several weeks not watering could be too long, keep using the skewer to check every 4-6 days to see how well soil dries and water accordingly.

Thanks, Bernardyjh! I will try a mini fan, and more light for them.

Rina, i did re-potted, but did NOT get all the old soil off. would you suggest me to get rid of the old soil? :) thanks so much!

It is recommended t take off the soil, especially if it is peat. It may be difficult if it is hard, but some may crumble off. You could use chopstick or even bamboo skewer to pick/tease soil off. If very hard, get a bowl of tepid water and gently swish root ball in it. More soil you get off, better.

But first reconsider your soil. I can't tell what your existing soil is, lots of perlite is visible - that is good.Did you mix it? (store bought soil usually doesn't have lots of perlite).

You could find lots of info on this forum about 'gritty mix' - search using the search box on top of the page.

THANKS! silly me, I was afraid of taking off the old soil...so, I should take off all the older soils as more as possible. I just bought this soil mix Organic Cactus and Succulent Soil Mix, 4 Quarts Should I add half Perlite in the soil mix? or what formula to add perlite in? I remember that somebody mentioned 4 mix soil with 6 perlite? too much perlite? thank you again! Rina.

It is best to take off as much of old soil as possible - leaving it defeats the purpose of using different mix - at least to some extent.

It is recommended to add 'generous amount of perlite, 50% or more' - I think you did well :)

You could grow succulents in pure perlite, or pure pumice, or pure grit (or some other inorganics) - they all provide good drainage and aeration.

Some bags of perlite have lots of dusty fines, so it may be good idea to sift it. I use a kitchen sieve to do that, putting all sifted perlite into a container with warm water (most likely it doesn't have to be warm, just the way I do it) and rinse it. Then I strain water using same sieve and use it. If I was to use the mix you mentioned, I would sift it too; most often there is still lots of fines in the mix. You should check if there is list of ingredients on the bag to see what it contain.

Too much of organic ingredients may attract bugs like fungus gnats since they like wet organics. Not saying you shouldn't use it thou :) Many ppl. use this mix, just have to be careful about watering (that's why addition of perlite-to make drainage better). Personally, I don't buy it since I don't really see any benefit using it for succulents.

yes, rina, thank you very much for your thoughtful advice! I will mix the rinsed perlite...I thought the organic mix might be able to provide better nutrition for succulents...could I just use our backyard soil? mixed with perlite? :)

No, do not use backyard soil - between 2, one you bought is better.

It is better to use gritty mix and add proper fertilizer when watering. But don't worry about fertilizer right now, it is more important to figure out proper watering. And plants that are not that healthy don't benefit from extra nutrients - the 'health' of your plants will be improved a lot with less watering and more light.

You don't have to re-pot immediately, you added lots of perlite and that is an improvement in drainage already. If more gritty/inorganic mix is used, watering is easier - any extra water will drain off instead of being absorbed and held in fine soil particles. Watering thoroughly less often is much better than watering often in sips.

Succulents needs to be watered but should not sit in wet soil, they don't like 'wet feet'.