Hi everyone,
I recently moved to Houston from southern New Mexico. I have a lot of container plants cuz I move around a lot. The heat is comparable, but the humidity is off the charts here! My outdoor plants that used to get dry, never dry out here. A few of them are looking quite peaked. I tried planting one in Miracle-grow cactus soil, but it's still always wet. Do you have any advice on dryer soil?
Thanks.

It has been suggested by many gardeners on this website, particularly in the succulents forum, that soil should be mixed with perlite and/ or grit to make the soil better draining. I have a tendency to overwater, so I frequently read posts on this forum. I know what you mean about the humidity, have that here, too. I do know repotting this time of the year is not reccpmended.

Thanks. I'll put perlite on my list.
When's the earliest I can repot without doing harm?

forgot to say that! I think spring is the best time for replanting. Right now I am keeping mine very dry, except for my Christmas cacti, which are starting to bloom. When the bloom is over, I will cut back the water on them, too. I try to give all succulents inside the brightest light I can give them. Mine are in south windows. I think it is better to underwater them this time of year rather than to water on a regular basis. Before I learned this, I would rot mine in the winter by over watering. In the summer I watered once a week or so. Now I am watering maybe every 10 to 14 days. They need to be really dry before watering in the winter. Mostly I just try to keep them alive until spring when I can put them out again. A lot of posts on this indicate a lot of members use supplemental lighting.