Aloe vera help
Hi, so my Aloe was looking ok but I foolishly brought it outside with my jades and other succulents for some serious full Sun a few days ago. My green plant's lower legs now look tan/pink and one is seriously wilted.
To add insult to I injury, yesterday, it went through a major transplant from old potting soil to a gritty mix (heavy grit, blended with DE, bark fines and perlite). After rinsing it, I let it dry (maybe for only an hour but it was ~99℉ here so I figured it was long enough. I haven't added any water and have kept it out of the Sun all day today.
The middle still looks good but that one lower leaf is sad.
is it just sunburned? I read many posts about how they don't always want such full Sun, and especially not suddenly. Should I trim off the bottom one that looks the worst or just wait it out? How long before I start watering again? I did buy wooden skewers to test.
Thanks so much!
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Maxine Gray
6 years ago
here's a close up of a few brown spots that showed up after its sunbathing session. Needless to say, I will keep it from full sun for a while...
Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA
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Aloe Vera Help
Comments (7)I've heard different things about being able to grow a new aloe plant from a leaf, so I thought I'd try it myself. Some say it can (like a typical succulent) and some say it can't. My one attempt with 5 leaves (as a test) all failed, but I also may have had too much moisture and learned more since, so I'm going to try again this season. You can do it 1,2, or 3 all in one pot, depending on the pot size and how many pots you want to be taking care of. The soil type is not optimum but I would leave it as it is what the roommate wanted. Though if you can contact the roommate and ask about changing the potting soil, then go ahead. The plant has been doing OK in that pot probably because the roommate knew about it and would water infrequently, but for the sake of learning and putting that learning to use, then moving it to a proper soil would at least eliminate any future problems....See MoreSomething is eating my aloe vera plant. Help!
Comments (6)Yep, Dan you are right. I just flipped the light on out on my balcony and sure enough I saw a HUGE mouse or rat run across it. It ran into my storage unit that is connected to my balcony. I'm too freaked out to open that door and see what kind of damage it's done. Yikes! Not sure how to get rid of it/them but hoping maintenance can! Thanks so much as I was on the lookout for those big wood roaches and even put out boric acid. This would explain why I was still seeing the droppings....See MoreAloe Vera help!
Comments (6)Sorry to pls. respectfully disagree w/ the above advice, as to both using sand & large pots. If you were to check nearby at the Cactus & Succulent Forum, you'd see folks discouraging using sand & large pots for succulents grown indoors. No, no, no, no sand pls., it tends to clog the roots & make problems. Sand is no good for plants in pots or containers, especially not for succulents. Since you already have cactus mix, pls. go out & buy some Perlite, mix it 50/50 w/ the Cactus mix & find SMALL pots 3-5" maximum diameter (plastic or terra cotta) & pot them into that into DRY MIX. I'd wait a few days before watering. I'd pull off any dead leaves &/or dry, brittle roots before potting up. Some folks here recommend sifting the Perlite first it to remove the finer particles & dust. Enjoy!...See MoreAloe Vera help please
Comments (6)Thanks for your help folks. I have repotted the mother today and separated some pups. They had a few roots on them so should I water them in a few days or wait a bit longer? https://photos.app.goo.gl/XBmmeZpCYO2R3WJD2 https://photos.app.goo.gl/WxlLki4jWzhTDMy82...See MoreMaxine Gray
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6 years agoKara 9b SF Bay Area CA
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIt's so important to acclimate plants slowly. Even cactus should be acclimated to a new environment.
Some plants look good with stress coloring. There's a difference between acclimated stress coloring and straight up sun burnt plants. Yours was definitely not ready. Plus certain Aloes look wayyy better beautiful shades of green. Like yours:). Even if you acclimated your Aloe to all day sun it would be an unattractive tan color. IMO of course:).
The Aloe below looks so good with its stress coloring. Reminds me of a star fish. This plant has been acclimated to all day sun. In the winter it turns back to green.
Its little pup is protected so you can see what color it turns in the winter:).
Still looks good green:).
Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA