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Aloe

RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44
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Can anyone advise me on my aloe vera? Someone potted it up for me a few weeks ago. I don’t think it’s actually rooted And it doesn’t look too good as you can see. I did wonder if I’m watering it too much, currently the entire amount of soil is dry. I’ve been keeping it in the south facing kitchen window.

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    It's not a great time of year to take aloe cuttings as the plants will still be dormant. Don't water it at all until it's well rooted and keep it in bright light but out of hot sun and away from radiators until then. The soil looks a bit rich too so you might need to add more grit for drainage, especially for new plants like this. Don't panic though as aloe cuttings can survive for months without any soil at all.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44
    wild edges said:
    It's not a great time of year to take aloe cuttings as the plants will still be dormant. Don't water it at all until it's well rooted and keep it in bright light but out of hot sun and away from radiators until then. The soil looks a bit rich too so you might need to add more grit for drainage, especially for new plants like this. Don't panic though as aloe cuttings can survive for months without any soil at all.
    Thank you when you say grit I’ve got some gravel outside is that what you mean
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Grit is a sharp gravel that's anywhere from about 2mm to 7mm in size. Small stuff that's easily mixed with soil to prevent waterlogging. Perlite would work fine too. Aloes aren't too fussy about what soil you use but they don't like to stay wet for long.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    My aole vera looks very plump by comparison. 
    I might suggest that the Mother plant was a bit dehydrated when the cutting was taken. 
    Mine are growing now and I'm giving them a drink at least weekly (very gritty compost )
    Devon.
  • RoseVillaRoseVilla Posts: 44
    wild edges said:
    Grit is a sharp gravel that's anywhere from about 2mm to 7mm in size. Small stuff that's easily mixed with soil to prevent waterlogging. Perlite would work fine too. Aloes aren't too fussy about what soil you use but they don't like to stay wet for long.
    Thank you. I will have to see if I can get some from Somewhere. I think I am going to have to get rid of all the soil give the plant a rinse and repot anyway as I believe when I was given the plant it had outdoor compost because I kept having all these tiny little flies Emerge and despite replacing the compost with  indoor compost I’m still getting tiny little flies which aren’t very nice.
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