Beginner Gardening: Fertilser Reccomendations for Adenium Obesum, 1 by tapla

tapla wrote:
Here is a picture of what 'fast draining' looks like. 'Fast draining' may not be enough unless it's also well-aerated. Fine sand might be considered a fast draining medium, but it's wholly inappropriate as a primary fraction of a medium for most plants - especially those like Adenium and other succulents, because of its excess water retention and the ht of the perched water table/column it supports. This becomes even MORE important in shallower containers, where excellent drainage/aeration approaches the critical point.

You might wish to bare root the plant, inspect the roots, remove any decaying tissue so that only sound and viable tissue goes back in the pot, and repot into a suitable soil. WHAT the soil is made of or what the package it comes in says it's good for are far less important than how the soil is structured.

For more info on soils: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1073399/

Al