It turned out-she had only stood it up in the pot.So,you can see how it is right now and a few minutes ago after I potted it. I swear-no roots,no leaves, for two years,no soil or water for almost the whole period..and It's growing???..nice green leaves!?? I do have a healthy,normal sized plant in ground to compare too..just an amazing story if I do say so myself. btw,I now think it was gophers who did the number on those roots,not the 07 cold.

What you need to do is come up with a potting mix that you are confident will not retain too much moisture, will have adequate aeration and is stable. Then, you will not have to worry about "overwatering". You have all the right ingredients: turface, pumice, a little pine bark I suppose. If you see that your plant is actively growing - to the trained eye it is clear: brighter colors at the meristem, plump tissue at the growth points) - then water well and don't worry about the season. One or two untimely waterings will not kill a healthy plant. A weak plant succumbs to rot. x

Thank you Izrddr, I was always insecure about that ID, It came to me as a possible A . ibitiensis, so I always put the "?" there. I guess I should go and change it on my flicker account. I have been using that as the way I keep track. I am always loosing tags. Do you agree with the ID of the first picture. That one came without an IS and I saw a very similar aloe on XW just the other day. Italways looked KINDA like A deltoideodonta but not quite. I always thought it was a hybrid and then I saw his and it seemed a good match. I am still just a wild guesser.

It does look a bit like a sunburn but the plants have been in full sun since April. Is it possible for them to start burning now? This is my first year with full sun. We havent had any frost either, we would be lucky to get a night time temp of 80 recently. No cars were present in the garage ironically. It has me completely baffled. No aerosols were used in the garage like WD40, spray paint etc. I currently have them quarantined just in case its something that could spread. Is it possible its a virus or something? I know some plants can get virus' and show bleaching and die back as symtoms. Thank you for all your responses.