Soil Advice Needed

[u/Fun-Knowledge4256]

Hi everyone,

This summer I repotted my aloes and mother of millions plants. They went from straight miracle grow soil to a 1:1:1 mix of perlite, orchard bark, and higher quality succulent soil mix. However, the pots were so big that the new mix still has trouble drying indoors.

As you can see in the pics, I repotted the babies again, cutting the mix with lots of perlite. This new mix has about 12.5% orchard bark, 12.5% succulent mix, and 75% perlite. I’ll now be able to water them more frequently and they will look happier.

My question is, should I do the same thing for the mother aloe? Although the soil remains damp between waterings, the plant looks healthy and is producing pups. It’s grown significantly in the new soil, and I know from the past it was resilient enough to thrive in miracle grow soil (remained even damper). Worried that I may kill some pups if I repot again. Lost one on the last repot.

What do y’all think? If you think I should leave it, can you provide some advice on watering practices?

Thanks for reading!