momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on Mar 5, 2019 20:23:12 GMT
I have an aloe plant that could use some attention. I'm just not sure what to do with it. It seems nice and healthy but the stalks/leaves (not sure what they're called) are long and heavy. A couple are about 12" long. Seems a lot to me for the main part of the plant to support.
I'm not finding a lot of info on it. I've been doing some plant maintenance this week, but this one has me a little stumped. Should I trim it back to take some of the heaviness off the leaves? One is starting to fold, the others are fine
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pancakes
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Post by pancakes on Mar 5, 2019 20:35:07 GMT
Options:
- Repot it in a larger, deeper pot where the rim can help support the heavy leaves.
- Take the leaves and cut them. Let the end scab over and use it to propagate another plant!
- Give it more sun. If it’s very horizontally spread out like that, it’s because it’s trying to get more sun.
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momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on Mar 5, 2019 22:41:53 GMT
Options: - Repot it in a larger, deeper pot where the rim can help support the heavy leaves. - Take the leaves and cut them. Let the end scab over and use it to propagate another plant! - Give it more sun. If it’s very horizontally spread out like that, it’s because it’s trying to get more sun. Thank you! I had thought about possibly a deeper pot so I think i'll definitely do that. It's in a sunny spot, it gets more/mid-day sun. I haven't cut anything off it in several years so i'd thought maybe that was why they were so long. Will have to grab a new planter and work on it some. |
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Post by pancakes on Mar 5, 2019 22:50:26 GMT
Options: - Repot it in a larger, deeper pot where the rim can help support the heavy leaves. - Take the leaves and cut them. Let the end scab over and use it to propagate another plant! - Give it more sun. If it’s very horizontally spread out like that, it’s because it’s trying to get more sun. Thank you! I had thought about possibly a deeper pot so I think i'll definitely do that. It's in a sunny spot, it gets more/mid-day sun. I haven't cut anything off it in several years so i'd thought maybe that was why they were so long. Will have to grab a new planter and work on it some. Scratch my advice on propagating from a cutting — it’s hard to do that with an aloe for whatever reason, yet easy for most any other succulent. So ignore that part! |
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 5, 2019 22:50:38 GMT
It also could just be the nature of that particular plant. Some are long and lanky and others more squat and compact.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Mar 6, 2019 0:01:15 GMT
If they are heavy and squishy—-too much water.
If you’re not using the leaves (outer heavier ones) they are going to droop and over grow.
They don’t like to be wet or sit in wet soil. Make sure you use succulent/cactus soil for replanting them.
If they have babies, gently pull them off and transfer to new pots.
Don’t just automatically get a larger pot for the big one, because then you might over water.
Lots of sun.
They will be droopy if you have them near cold windows.
They do better if they are clustered with other plants.
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