...haha, socks! :)

You gave good advice.

If I were to leave them in the container they are in today, and at least remove the moss and attempt to get them more light, is there a chance?

Is my weekly watering too frequent?

I should mention that the container they are in now does have drainage holes in the base.

As for the soil, I planted them with the soil the transplants came in plus the soil included in this succulent turtle kit I bought. I can't say what type of mixture it was.

Thanks for the advice thus far.

There's likely SOME chance, but not good ones. All except the pointy one w/ spots (yes, Haworthia) need much more light. Soil needs significant amending as suggested & even then, only so so odds. Indoors really won't give these guys enough strong sun, am guessing even in SF.

Sorry, it's just the wrong environment for them; nice idea, but not realistic in practice (sound familiar Pinterest?).

I guess there could be a chance, hope springs eternal, right? :-) You could certainly try it. Yes, take away the moss ASAP.

The soil these plants come in is most often not good for succulents. They need a faster draining soil than the usual peaty mix used by growers. These plants are called "succulents" because they have juicy leaves filled with water which they retain, so if the soil is too wet or overwatered, they just rot out.

As for the frequency of watering, there are so many variables--your weather and climate conditions there, whether it is outside or inside, humidity, amount of light they get. Here's the way to tell if they need more water: Get a wooden skewer, insert into the planter for a bit of time, remove and see if it is damp and/or has dirt particles sticking to it. It's the way you can find out what is going on down under. If damp, don't water. If not damp, you could still wait a day or so unless you are convinced it's very dry all over.

I hope it's outside and if not could you put it there and slowly transition it into morning sun, afternoon shade? The fresh air circulation would be wonderful for your turtle Succulents like a lot of light but sometimes all day sun is a bit much. Not sure the haworthias will enjoy much direct sun, but maybe the ones around them will shade them a bit.

Good luck!!

I agree with all that's been mentioned above, lots of amendments needed to try and save some of your plants.

These kits and others, are sadly just sales gimmicks as often they don't provide the right ingredients in all respects for the plants to thrive, wrong plant combos, bad pots, inappropriate adornments such as the moss in this case or unclear care info. They're set up and look attractive, if that's your thing, but the whole lot begins to slowly decline and you assume it's all your fault.

However, in your first pic, at the top, I spy a box like structure, again with moss, some netting and another succulent peeping out......what's that arrangement please?

Gill

Hi Gill,

I totally agree with you. In fact, with this kit, there was zero mention of care instructions, which is sad.

The box in the background:

I made that at a DIY class. Likewise, it has moss on the surface. It's meant to hang on the wall, but I decided to just let it sit upright for now (we were told to leave it flat for 2 weeks, then angle up a little for 2 more, then it would be ok to go fully upright). My tiny apartment doesn't get the best light in most places, so if I hang it from a wall it won't get much light. I'm moving soon and trying to hold out for a backyard :)

Those actually have been doing quite well, despite the moss covering. I recall in the class that we also used some peat moss (or similar) and the instructor called out that we were using a soil mixture with good drainage. One big drawback of leaving it flat like that is there is no drainage on the bottom.