zarah Your containers are cute and good that you made sure about drainage holes - how many holes? - you could poke few just to make sure. Are they some kind of plastic? I would point out that with your humid climate you need to make sure about good air flow besides the drainage. I think your plants are planted little deep - especially ones in oblong containers. If you could make sure they are sitting higher, the air circulation would be better. The container should be filled to just touch below the rim. There isn't that much space in your individual pots to raise the level of mix since the handles have openings, perhaps just a little mounding in the middle would help. And what did you use for topping - is that rice husks? It looks pretty good, but I don't know anything about their water retention - but have seen them mentioned few times.If you think they hold water for too long, maybe a pebbles/stones could be used for top dressing, they could be bigger than what you use in the mix itself. The little 'stones' you mentioned that you buy along the road - are they the white particles visible in few photos? (the white granules - they look almost like perlite) - if yes, I think that's good sized grit. Rina

I am assuming you bought the C&S soil from Amazon, so it is quite new. In that case, you can use it, adding lots of pumice. Many use it mixed 50/50. You could keep that decorative pot (cache pot) if you like it. The problem with those is that they fit (usually) very tight, not allowing any air circulation, sometimes creating sweating-too much humidity and moisture. But if you were to leave the inner (plastic) pot out of it for a day or two after watering, it may work. Make sure there is never any standing water in these cache (decorative) pots. If any of the pots are without drainage holes, either change them or drill some holes in them. Slots (if I am correct about what you call slots) are most likely not enough for good drainage. Your Mexican giant is apparently Echeveria colorata 'Mexican Giant' - it is supposedly slow grower. The powdery coating is most attractive (probably more than some other succulents), so just try not to touch new leaves much (not easy to do!) Difficult to say exactly why it is leaning: it may be that was 'squished' much in the box; it could have been growing that way since it was leaning towards the light source; the worse would be if the stem is rotting - you would probably already noticed. Make sure they are healthy, if any roots are damaged or rotting, they should be cut off. Prop it lightly with a bigger rock (similar to photo below) and make sure it gets good light - if needed, rotate the pot 1/4 turn every few days: Many succulents propagate from leaves easily - I have no idea about this one. You can try - & let us know...

a Haworthia, could be H limifolia, or hybrids, or related species, but not Aloe

Third one is indeed Adromischus cristatus. #1 looks like Graptoveria 'Debbie' #2 ??? #4 ??? Welcome!