What zone are you in. Under 3 i presume with your cactus photos.
They look thirsty and hot (curled up leaves). May want to consider mulching around ?
Discussion
They're in an exposed area with no installed irrigation. We're planning on just harvesting for genetics until we can get a better place. Mulching would have helped, but I think they would have needed more shade too.
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We're in zone 7a-8b, (since we go from below freezing to over 110 F).