Aloe plant leaning and leaves creasing
My friend sent me a small aloe plant in the mail in hopes that it would survive, but it’s not going too well. It was only in the package for two days, and it was in soil with bubble wrap and newspapers to prevent it from moving too much. ive had it for about three weeks now and I have only watered it once, so I don’t think it has root rot. the soil is 90% cactus potting soil and the very top is regular soil because I just needed a tad bit more. i put rocks in the bottom to help with drainage since the only pot I had didnt HAVe a hole in the bottom. IT was on my window sill for he first two weeks, but it’s been very cloudy so it wasn’t getting much sun and i think it was too cold for him that close to the glass so I moved him. Anyways, I was hoping someone could tell Me what i can do to help him out or if there’s no just no hope for this little guy.
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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My aloe vera plant is a mess. Please help
Comments (2)Sarah I never grew Aloe vera, but have few aloes. Look at this thread: -beheading plants - showing different aloe being beheaded, and I think that same could work for your plant. There are many other/different succulents shown in same thread. I am posting this also to bring your thread up, so someone with A. vera experience may see it and respond....See MoreAloe Vera Plant
Comments (6)Might have gotten bent over by something like a cat. It looks like the largest leaf on the plant. Make sure it gets enough light and that the roots are getting good drainage....See MoreAloe Vera Plant Problems
Comments (6)Your plant is probably an Aloe ciliaris, one of the climbing Aloes. It will clump and climb if given the chance. Here's the same plant a 4-5 years later. I don't see the problem that you are seeing. Your plant looks pretty good to me (except for the kitty bites, of course). As for potting - Bagged soil, like MiracleGro, retains a lot of water/moisture. I would recommend that you pull your Aloe out of the pot - get all the soil from the roots - and mix is with at least 50% perlite or pumice. The mix will be chunkier, like this - You need a potting mix that drains well. And you must have a hole in the bottom of the pot for drainage. Succulents do not like to sit in water. Adding rocks to the bottom of the pot does nothing to help with drainage, so please don't try that. Let the plant dry out between waterings. It will do better if kept dry than it would if too wet. You can check it with a wood skewer, or even a pencil, pushed down into the pot. Since you cross posted to Alabama, I assume that's where you are. Will you take it outside for the summer? You need to wean your plant into outdoor light. Aloes like full sun, but if you plunk it into the sun it will burn -- just like me! ;-)...See MoreSap on leaves of my partridge breast aloe
Comments (10)Oldest leaves eventually dry up - it may take a while (I am talking from my own experience with this - when quite 'shabby' looking because of ageing, I usually take it off. It usually starts looking as leaf in your photo). Here is a photo of one of my plants (grown from a pup) where oldest leaf is almost papery dry: Older leaves may start loosing green color slowly and get light brownish-pinkish. I mentioned this color on your plant as not quite right in my previous post, but it was showing on leaves where they attach to stem, and looked like most of them were this color. IMO, there is some difference and I hope I am not giving you wrong info. Most of the stem and leaves of your plant look like this and I think that is too much (BUT it is sometimes difficult to be accurate looking at the photo). Hope I didn't confuse things much... I would trim off all dead or damaged roots, maybe let it sit on something absorbant for a day or two and then pot it up in gritty mix (what you describe sounds good). It could have been under-watered if in fast draining mix and if it is warm. Succulents generally do not care for high humidity, so try to make sure there is good air circulation around plant. I am not sure what you consider cool temps, I would say approx. 10*C or below. If warmer and plant is getting good light, it may be necessary to water it bit more often. I beheaded this plat, because it was not getting enough light and was etiolated. You can see description/photo [=HERE=[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/beheading-plants-dsvw-vd~4611851?n=119)...See More
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
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Rebecca/N. IN/z6A
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gardengems
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5 years agoI forgot about these two. They have been in this pot in ZERO soil for at least 2 weeks. They are still plump. One has a bent leaf. When the leaves of Aloe vera are bend too much, which doesn't take much, they stay bent. They are essentially broken. They will stay green, because enough water is getting to them to keep them alive for now. Now they are more fragile and more easily further damaged to the point the water will be completely restricted.
Leave them on until your plant grow at least one for each one that is broken. At that point you can cut the entire leaf off the plant.
They have maybe been misted twice. I am not worried. When I do get back to potting them, I will use my spray bottle to give the soil a good mist to activate the roots to start to grow. The leaves are still plump, so it does not need to be drenched or given a full amount of water.
I will moisten the roots just enough for the mycorrhizal fungi, I use to stick to the roots before I plant them. I will also add some to the planting medium of pumice, black lava rock, perlite and bark. I will add some organic food to the mix at this time. You can add a little of any kind of organic food at this time. If you have grow lights, you can add a little controlled release fertilizer to the mix at this time. Inorganic liquid fertilizer should not be given until the roots are growing, HYDRATED and in the SPRING.
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7