So put in the ground and it looks like she has burns? I heard aloe works as a rooting agent can I or should cut off these chunks that are gross and blend them and pour in the dirt?
A friend gave this to me 10 days ago after she separated it from the mother plant, and I know the 4" pot is bigger than it needs to be. But since this pot is terracotta, it seems to dry out a bit faster than the other aloe pup (second pic) in 3" plastic. Both are in bagged succulent mix without amendments. Should I repot this one into another 3" plastic and also give it a grittier mix? Should I also transfer the other one to better mix (and back in the same pot) so it dries out faster? I'm hesitant to repot either one because they're just kind of settling in and getting a bit of new growth. If it's best for them long term then I can move them. Or I can just leave them and be cautious to only water when they show they need it.
I believe the first one is aloe vera var. chinensis and the second is aloe arborescens. Both are being grown indoors in a south-facing window plus high power grow lights (I'm looking to crank the grow light intensity higher once they're acclimated to this level.)
I’ve had this aloe for 2 years now, and it has grown a lot since then and overall doesn’t seem unhealthy. However, no matter what I seem to do, the bottom leaves always droop down and I’ve already cut a few off. I don’t know much about aloes, so I’m wondering if I could potentially cut off all the bottom drooping leaves (bottom 3 in the first pic and bottom 2 in the second pic) and replant the aloe lower down in the pot somehow? Otherwise it will have a weird looking long central stem? Maybe a bigger pot would be needed? Any advice on whether this is a good or bad idea would be great.
I never knew aloe plants could grow flowers 😬
Repoted into succulent mix and it now is showing signs of rotting. I thought I was only watering when necessary but I am new to being a plant dad. Any advice would be appreciated!
So I go this from my sister I know it definitely needs to be repoted but do I need to get multiple pots or can I just get one big on also I know I need to use cactus soil but is there anything else I need for my soil
I was recently gifted a huge aloe plant being new to aloe plants. I did not know that I needed to bring it in when it got around 50° outside. I left it outside for about a week, when it was getting colder at night and now it has cold damage. I have cut the top off and I’m wondering if the stem will live to grow pups or grow a new top? Adding pics, I made the cut then waited a few days for it to dry before potting the stem. I added cinnamon to help prevent fungus and to help it callous faster. I have not watered since potting. Should the stem be covered more?
(OC) The main plant has some caved in/curled leaves and some that seem to rot and get pulled off easily. I started watering a little bit more and put this aloe in a sunny window. Within a month I have this new growth. Any thoughts how to handle the original plant?
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Was gifted these beauties last weekend the soil looks very dry but I don’t want to ruin it. Should I separate them? Are they ready for water? Help me, new to aloe plants.
My neighbor gave me one of her aloe plants and it's bigger than I've seen before. Should it be cut down or any tips on keeping it healthy? T.I.A
I got this aloe vera to give to mom. Haven't done anything to it except took off a few leaves that were creased beyond repair.
The big one has a huge stem thats brown on bottom. How can I make this look better and be more healthy. Repot or just add soil to this pot?
Please any advise is appreciated.
Thank you
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I am not sure but it seems I’ve got two new aloe vera plants shoots coming up, next to the main one. Should I leave it this way? Or should I put them each in a new pot?
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There was some rot. So I got rid of some roots and place it a completely new pot with gritted mix. Haven't watered it yet. What can I do to make sure it lives long and grows properly.
Got my first Aloe from ASDA the other week. Read a bunch of posts in this subreddit and and also stuff online, and it was reccomended to repot it to get an idea of the roots health, especially if it had filled up it's original pot.
I pulled it out it's pot to see and it certainly had, so swung by my local garden center and picked up some Perlite, Cactus Potting mix, and a Terractotta pot and tray.
Repotted it at the weekend, 50/50 ratio on the Perlite and Cactus mix. The mix it came in from ASDA was very dense and still wet from a water i did a week prior, certainly not suitable for Aloe!
I know it will take 4-6 weeks for my Aloe to get used to it's new pot and root itself in (very wobbly at the moment). But i was just looking for general advice to see if my Aloe is looking ok (ends are wilting a little/going a bit brown).
TIA!.
It blooms every year.... but is it thriving? How could I take better care of it?
I bought her for $1 on clearance at HD three days ago. Her soil was moist when I brought her home. I saw a tiny bit of bright green so I hoped there was a chance.
Her leaves were a little mushy so I took her out of her nursery pot and checked the roots. The roots weren’t mushy, but they were reddish brown (is that bad?)
I put her into this clay pot (with a drainage hole) and had her in full sun for the first day, then read that her dull leaves might be due to too much sun so I moved her to my north facing little gardening area, where she will get direct sunlight from about 11-3.
I’ve always wanted an aloe vera plant and would love to save her. BUT. I’m also willing to accept that she might be too far gone.
Please help!
Such a pretty aloe! Love the colors of the spines!