I promise the soil isn't as dry as what it looks. I have been keeping it well watered once if not twice a day if it gets very hot. We slightly loosened up the roots to make sure that it was not root bound, out of pure habit I suppose. Since my last post I have discovered fuzzy grey patches on the tips of the top of the plant. But new leaves are starting to grow where the old have died off which I'm assuming isn't a bad sign