Transplanting an Aloe Vera plant. Help!
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Help with Aloe vera plant
Comments (4)I'm not sure how much help I'll be, because I don't grow Aloe vera. The one you have looks like Aloe vera v. chinensis. Well, I take it back. I do have one little bitty one...my hubby brought home from work from a co-worker...in a baggie of WATER (almost like a fish)!! Its 2 outer leaves were mush. I pulled them off & set the remaining small part on the kitchen window sill. I forgot about it. It was there for weeks...no, months! It started growing! That's when I potted it up. So, reason I tell you the story...it doesn't need too much water. I notice the soil in your pot looks mostly like sand. Bad idea. Try to get it out of there. Sand will retain water. You need stuff to aerate, to let the water drain well. Do you have anything else available to you? A bunch of small rocks mixed in might help. As for the dents in the leaf...I don't know what causes it. But I would cut back on watering. Wait till you see some new growth on your plant. Water sparingly. Okay, update~I took a look at mine & 1 of the older leaves has a dent in it like yours. I believe the older leaves will desiccate over time & dry up, drop off. More than likely, this is what is happening on both our plants. Natural for the plant. =)...See Moreneed help to identify this Aloe plant; Aloe Vera???
Comments (14)Certainly not here to dispute the name of the Lowes plant. I bought a couple of the same plants, chuckling to myself that ALL of the aloes were labeled Aloe vera. Mine are PIG, growing well and curiously have lost their spots. You can see some of the spots remain on the bottom, oldest leaves. So I'm pondering the label again. Of course it hasn't flowered yet (about 3 years old), which will add to the info. I guess I wonder if Aloe vera pups start with spots. I have no pups to compare. My plant does not look like the OP's first plants. This post was edited by Crenda on Thu, Aug 7, 14 at 10:23...See MoreDents in my Aloe Vera plant - help!
Comments (2)Dents you cannot correct. Now I am going to tease you-don't iron them. Many species get bad points from too much water, (often this will be cut off in order to keep the plant neat so they can sell it), check out your soil, size of pot, see what things this group will suggest. I never have grown this species in a pot. They grow wild - in the ground here where I live, thely also get quite large. I don't believe that they can be grown year- round where you live. I don't know if they can be grown in the house. Norma...See MoreNeed help repotting aloe vera plant
Comments (2)They're very adaptable. Probably just adjusting to the new soil. I'd leave it alone for several days and see if it regreens. Btw, the composted layer under chapparal is a great base for soil blending. Scrape off the leaves and take the granular layer. Add half as much real farm compost. How to find a real farm? Go to small town farmers' markets. Wofford Heights near Lake Isabella has a great one 9-1 Sats, at north end of town. Free coffee too, for a whatever donation. If in a big city, ask each seller if they are the farmer, and continue asking around until someone rings true. A real farmer can tell you how they compost their soil, feed their chickens, etc, and will eagerly tell you all about gardening. A fake seller will look away and say, No, he's around here somewhere....See Morepirate_girl
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