r/aloe

Vibrant red meets deep green. Such a beautiful match.

some of them are going to new homes :) but I'll always keep the mom, I love her very much

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Separated my aloe blizzard into individual pots with much better soil. I ended up with 8 total and even found a subterranean one that I'll see if it'll survive outside of the soil. I almost thought it was a giant taproot, until I noticed the floret pattern and the roughness of the leaves.

Hello I have a hybrid tree aloe here already for some years. I just watered it a few days ago, started fertilizing it last month with a succulent mix. It was a little bit etiolated a while ago hence the thinner leaves in the middle, but i moved it into a much better south-facing window.

This morning i inspected it and it shows a really weird, soft kind of scarringmostly in the etiolated leaves as you can see in the picture. New growth looks fat and healthy, as well as the bottom older growth pre-etiolationHelp, what should I do now?

My wife has had this plant for a long time. It originally was her grandfather’s, who passed away years ago, so she has a lot of sentiment for it, however, she doesn’t have a green thumb. I’ve never taken care of a succulents, but I want to do my best to get it as healthy as possible. Any tips or guidelines are greatly appreciated.

The roots appear to be very shallow (not sure if that is normal). There’s also white mold on the surface of the soil. The plant is currently in a black plastic pot sitting inside a ceramic pot.

My initial plan is to repot with new succulent potting mix soil, taking care to remove any dead parts. I am also going to relocate to a sunnier place in the house.

Is there anything I need to look for on the roots to determine if they are healthy or need to be removed? Should I get a new pot to place it in? If so, what type of pot? Water schedule?

Thanks for the help!

It was the last aloe blizzard and i wasn't even planning on buying anything but low and behold... I'm new to aloe but I do have a few cacti and succulent (props). I was mainly wondering if I should change the soil out to a better mix than what the store offers. Ive opted to keep this one inside for the time being because I fear it'll get scorched in the AZ sun until I have a proper shaded setup.

I was gifted a 65yr old Aloe Vera. I have no idea what I’m doing -please help!! How do I “use” it? And she’s leaning horribly! Does she need a bigger pot?

I've had this aloe for probably 3 or 4 years now, it's done great until this year where its started turning brown like it's been watered too much (despite me watering it once every few months) tipped over and i realized it basically had no roots, like root rot. I thought it was doing better but it still has no roots. The soil seems so dry and useless but i'm scared to water it again because it will not grow new roots. I'm trying to find a smaller pot currently, and I do not have access to succulent soil, but I should have some generic potting soil. I'm at my wits end with my plant and after tipping it over again i'm just so frustrated. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

Hello! I've this short-leafed aloe and recently I've noticed the one leaf tip has browned and went woody (probably not the right description, it's highly dried out in just that spot). I'm not sure if this is a reason of concern, just letting it go about itself or maybe a little surgery is in order.

Soil is 70-30 grit to organic, it was last bottom watered 3 weeks ago. The leaves look good, soil is dry under the perlite, so I'm not sure if this should be something to concern myself with.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

my aloe vera plant keeps drying out. How do I make it healthier and firmer? I use potting mix soil. Water it every couple days and put it out on the sun a couple hours everyday.

My favourite species, but one I've really struggled with growing from seed. I suspect I've over-watered them, and only recently figured out that the young seedlings actually do much better in a cooler part of my greenhouse over the summer months. I've never really had trouble with the larger plants I've bought locally, but what you see here is the result of 200 seeds (with about 90% germination).

We're coming into winter now, and from what I've read I'm thinking I should increase the amount of water they get (from nearly none to a little!) now. Any other suggestions or advice would be welcome!

So incredibly soothing to look at!

Such an exquisite aloe!

Hi! I'm new to this subreddit, but I think someone here can help answer my question. This aloe has been barely surviving in this little pot that it's been in for *10 years* ( I know, anathema on my head for that one). Is there a way to transfer it to a bigger pot without shocking / killing it? Thank you, plant sorcerers.

Scotch tape in pic 3 included for proportion reference lol