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Aug 9, 2022 9:01 PM CST
Name: Baja
Baja California (Zone 11b)
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Do the inbound plants have roots? If they do, just pot them up in an appropriately sized pot (not overly large at the start, judging by the size of above ground and especially below ground parts) with your usual gritty mix, 50% pumice or whatever. Wait a few days to a week to water, depending on how much damage you think the roots may have endured. Definitely don't water right away, ever. Then water at the usual interval from there on out, aiming for the soil to go mostly dry in between each time. Keep newly arrived plants in a place where you can monitor their status. Give them protection from direct overhead sun at this time of year. If they are root deficient, you might adjust the watering schedule to allow them twice as long in between watering at the beginning, just to avoid wet feet on newly arrived roots.

I have received dozens if not hundreds of succulents bare root and it is actually a very reliable way to transport almost all of them if it's done right. That is, starting with decent roots and not brutalizing them too much in the process. There is a real advantage in you deciding what kind of mix to use from the very start. And it's probably also helpful to see the roots up close, just so you know what's happening down there, rather than having to guess based on above-ground features.
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