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Hi everyone,

I have some plants I was wondering if I could get some advice on:

Gymno's:

I feel like they look awfully desiccated. I feel like I give them a lot of water but I have them outside and live in Tucson AZ where its pretty dry and hot. Any thoughts or tips?


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I think I have the same problem with my Echinopsis subdenudata, just looks kind of shriveled and unhealthy.


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And Last but not least I found these which I believe to be Echinocereus engelmannii, they were just laying on the ground not buried at all? What would be the best way to save these? Just bury up to the green part or cut off the dead woody part and treat them like cuttings? any help would be much appreciated.


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For the first plants, i would start by checking the roots if they are healthy. Next, i would deal with the potting mix. It looks like a very porous mix, which is very good thing. However, in very hot weather, you should add some moisture holding components like compost for example.
As for the dead plants, yes treat them as cuttings.
Good luck!