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Help me fix my aloe plant-brown spots!!

2 years ago

I have killed all my aloe plants i get. im trying to keep this one alice. I have seceral other succulents that i can keep alive aside fron aloe. it doesnt want to lice with me.I dont place it in direct sunlight but it gets plenty of light. i will say it was in the basement the last 2 months bc of my kitchen remodel but i had

artifical light on it. now that it is in the kitchen again ive noticed the brown spots…i just dont want it to die. help me please. what should i do. i only water them ecery 2 weeks.

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Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6

2 years ago

Overwatering is the #1 cause of death of these plants. It pays to keep it in a pot with soil amended with perlite or pulmace or both. Some of my Aloes I keep in a 50/50 mix of potting soil and perlite. From what I can see, it still looks good. Give it all the indoor sun you can.

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tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
2 years ago
Is there a drain hole in that container or is it a pot in a pot?

tj
Abigail Adams
Original Author
2 years ago
It’s in a smaller pot in the large white pot so any extra water drains to the bottom of the white pot.
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Abigail Adams
Original Author
2 years ago
So I water them every 2 weeks…do you think that’s too much? And the water drains so it doesn’t stay in the pot with the aloe.
Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
2 years ago
Common for many Aloe. It looks perfectly fine to me.

As for watering?

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socks
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allow all the water to drain before replacing it

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