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Aloe vera problem

Chrisp1Chrisp1 Posts: 39
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I have just noticed all these  marks on my aloe vera plants. Does anyone know what it is and if there is any way to get rid of it please.
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited September 2020
    I can’t see it very clearly ... Are those small dark things raised lumps?  If so I think they’re scale insects. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    It's not scale insects.  More like indented points of rot in the leaves.
    Utah, USA.
  • Chrisp1Chrisp1 Posts: 39
    There are defiantly no insects. It does look like rot. It just seem odd those little dots. I thought some sort of fugus.
     
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited September 2020
    I can zoom in now (WiFi probs earlier) and yes ... I can see I was wrong about scale. 😬 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • PianoplayerPianoplayer Posts: 624
    Has it been splashed with something? Do Aloes not like to have water on their leaves?
  • Chrisp1Chrisp1 Posts: 39
    Thanks for your replays
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    What type of soil do you have it in?  How often do you water?  If it's in normal potting soil (not succulent soil or a mix of free draining) and you water it frequently, it's probably stressed by too much water and susceptible to bacterial or fungal diseases.  
    Utah, USA.
  • Chrisp1Chrisp1 Posts: 39
    edited September 2020
    It's in a very sandy compost and it rarely gets watered maybe every couple of weeks

  • treehugger80treehugger80 Posts: 1,923
    at this time of year i've given my aloes the last watering of this year, from now on they'll not get water till February next year, the really don't mind drought, thats why they have the fleshy leaves
  • Chrisp1Chrisp1 Posts: 39
    Thank you for all your advice.
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