Aloe Variegata Cutting Roots Dried Out
zeynepdollfish
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Aloe plant, cutting off at the root?
Comments (6)Emma, A question much like yours was asked and answered over at the C&S Forum - the link to that thread is below. You can put the healed-over end in a potting mixture, but you just want to ensure that the soil stays dry until there are roots. OO, Give your Aloes as much light as you can, but gradually so. Most of the 300-odd species grow best in full sun. As it's grown in full sun, you'll find that it will grow faster and be thirstier than one grown in more-shaded conditions. The sunned Aloe will also be more colourful: Here is a link that might be useful: Get On Up With The Aloe...See MoreWater rooting my dried out KP cutting
Comments (2)Jlt, Very cool picture!! I especially love your vase! Your cutting is very pretty and seems healthy! Good luck with your parent plant. I also agree that EA(bigger pots) are SO hard to change out the soil. Especially once its been in there for a while. I've noticed the sooner you change it the easier it is to remove the dirt because the EA soil hasn't had a chance to "harden" like cement. But having said that...it is a pain in the neck and a big fat mess to repot because EA plants is nothing but a bunch of cuttings in one pot..so its very hard to keep them intack and they fall apart and make a huge mess....See MoreMy Aloe Variegata, too much sun and heat?
Comments (14)I am not sure what you mean by leaves curled. Here is the photo of same aloe growing in botanical garden found on this site Old leaves naturally die. If you have too many yellowing at the same time, and they are soft/mushy, there could be rot problem. I keep all my succulents outdoors in summer, in most sunshine I can supply. I don't water them that often, usually they get 'watered' when it rains. During winter they have to be indoors, under some supplemental lights. My aloe may not be as compact as yours. Main growing periods are Spring and Autumn. They don't like too much water, I wonder if your mix could hold more water than you thing since it more of it is soil and bark - 2 organic components that could stay wetter. Btw, leaves on my the young plants are more 'plump' than leaves on mature plant....See MoreHow to root these Aloe cuttings
Comments (53)I am a woodworker , not a botanist. I will tell you what has worked for me and what hasn't. When I put succulents in water to root, they die. When I do it without water, they live. I am a pragmatist. I use hearsay from people who know more than me. I used to hang out on a forum of growers and botanist and I listened to what they do. True, some had fancy misting tables. Much of the scientific explanations of these multiple degreed people went straight through me. So if you are expecting me to throw at you some scientific rationalization, I am the wrong person. I have been rooting different succulents for 20 years. This is how I swing. You have multiple things going against you with the environment that you are in. Frankly, I do not see success. I would throw in the towel instead of what you plan to do and take up Stush on his generous offer.. The only thing that might save you at this point is some bottom heat or some warm lights to fool it into thinking it is summertime....See Morehoovb zone 9 sunset 23
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