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- Q.Yes Or No, I Could Re-propagate A Potted Aloe Pup In Water To Establish Roots? - My sister has an aloe plant called Alfie. I have one of Alfie’s pups in a small pot and after ...
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- Q.Do Aloe Leaves Require Support? - I bought a small aloe plant for my office and I guess it has been growing because the larger leaves ...
- Q.Growing Aloe Outdoors - I received a gift of two aloe plants. Can I plant them outside. I live in Virginia near North Carolina
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Beka Ellen on
September 23, 2020
New ZealandQ.Yes Or No, I Could Re-propagate A Potted Aloe Pup In Water To Establish Roots?
My sister has an aloe plant called Alfie. I have one of Alfie’s pups in a small pot and after 2 years he’s never really looked 10/10 healthy. I’m thinking he hasn’t got a good root system because it hasn’t grown much at all, it’s really just stayed alive as is. So if I dig it out to check the roots is that going to cause damage and if I find there’s really no roots can I put it in water to grow them or should dry it out or something else, maybe fertiliser now that it’s growing season here.
Answered by
BushDoctor on
September 24, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Although Aloe are not heavy feeders, they can be.
They will live with little nutrients, or they will explode in growth with weekly feeding. As long as the soil is very well draining, and they receive a moderate amount of light, they can handle feeding quite often. Just make sure that the soil never stays moist. It needs to dry out quite a bit for the plant to be happy.
Let it dry out, pretty thoroughly, then water deeply once it is completely dry about half way down the container. Discard any water that come out of the bottom drainage hole. Don't let it stand in water.
Other than feeding and letting it dry out thoroughly, I wouldn't recommend doing anything else to it. Repotting will cause it quite a bit of stress.
Here is an article to help you with the care of Aloe in container:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/aloe-vera-plant-care.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/growing-aloe-outdoors.htm
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Anonymous on
October 4, 2020Q.Discourage Aloe Vera Pups
I just read your article on encouraging Aloe vera pups, but how would I discourage it without killing the plant? I recently planted my main aloe in a much larger pot and within a couple of weeks there are 20 pups! I know I could just pick them out and not pot them but this seems like a waste so I end up giving away aloe vera for all occasions, so if I could slow it down a bit that would probably be better Thank you
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 6, 2020
Certified ExpertA.I couldn't find information on how to discourage pups, but this article on why an aloe isn't producing pups could help. You already moved the pot up a couple sizes, and that didn't work. Are you fertilizing? Try slowing down or eliminating fertilizer. Also, move the plant to a part sun location rather than full sun. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/no-pups-on-aloe-plants.htm
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Anonymous on
November 13, 2020Q.Do Aloe Leaves Require Support?
I bought a small aloe plant for my office and I guess it has been growing because the larger leaves are now heavy and leaning way out the pot. I've only had it a couple months and I wouldn't think it was ready for a bigger pot yet, but the larger leaves are twice as long as the pot is tall. one of the leaves hung out of the pot to the table and died. Should I give them support? Right now I have a large paperclip crutch under the heaviest leaf. Do they need a bigger pot?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
November 15, 2020
Certified ExpertA.The simple answer is yes, it could use some support and perhaps it does need a larger pot. However, if you repot it, only go up one size. There's also a possibility that something else is going on. Here's a helpful article:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/fixing-a-droopy-aloe-plant.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
raylora2013 on
November 14, 2020
23435Q.Growing Aloe Outdoors
I received a gift of two aloe plants. Can I plant them outside. I live in Virginia near North Carolina
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
November 15, 2020
Certified ExpertA.No, aloe is only hardy to zone 10. You can summer it outdoors but need to bring it inside before the first frost.
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Anonymous on
December 15, 2020Q.Aloe Plant, Am I Over Or Under Watering It?
It's kept indoors, non-airconditioned room. I'm staying in a tropical area. I water about twice a week, about 1/4 cup of water. Thanks
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
December 16, 2020
Certified ExpertA.I would water more but less frequently. You may want to check its roots to make sure it doesn't have a fungus. Here's an article that may help you identify the problem:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/fixing-a-droopy-aloe-plant.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Anonymous on
March 1, 2021Q.My Grandchildren Knocked Over My Aloe Plant And I Stripped Lower Damaged Limbs Off
The stem was long and I put the whole stem under the soil. It has been two years and no pups. What should I do?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
March 2, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Did you leave any of the plant above ground? Do you still have a healthy looking plant up top? If not, it may have rotted.
If you put all below ground, dig it up, allowing for any roots if there are any, and see how it looks. If it still looks good, plant it vertically.
Here are tips for getting pups:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/no-pups-on-aloe-plants.htm
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April 10, 2021Q.My Aloe Vera Leaves Keep Breaking Off (bending To The Point Where It Breaks), What Do I Do?
Since last fall, my aloe vera leaves keep flopping off, and some bent so much that the leave cracked under it, and ended up falling off. It had 10 leaves before fall, now it just has 6 and one that is slowly coming. What do I do? I live in a flat and all of my windows are facing east. But the only place I have for my plant is near the wall, so it only has direct sunshine on the morning, from 6 to 9, then the sun is too high and/or too south-east to shine right on it. I watered it once a month during winter, and now twice a month. Thanks for the help.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 11, 2021
Certified ExpertA.It may be that your pot isn't deep enough to allow the roots to strengthen enough to support the plant. Here's an article that should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/fixing-a-droopy-aloe-plant.htmWas this answer useful?00
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