Struggling Aloe Plant

RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post By emerald (Guest Post) (06/27/2007) question I have a aloe leaf from someone do I put it in water to root or just plant it? Editor's Note: Put it on top of some moist sand and it will root itself. Don't put it in water. RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post by Great Granny Vi (223) | (06/14/2007) Profile | Contact Here is my Aloe taken from a mother plant several years ago. I started many plants from a grocery store 4 in. pot. Cost was $2.95 about 30 yrs. ago.I have "pups" from that same plant growing in pots still. Dirt, water well, let dry and water well. Water well means soak it in a larger container (if it is in a pot) until it stops bubbling, an hour is good. Then do not water for 2-3 weeks maybe 4 if it is in the house. If in the ground water to a 3-4 inch depth once or twice a month. They do best in morning sun/afternoon shade outside.This is for Southern Ca. Good Luck, Great Granny vi RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post by TC in MO (54) | (06/13/2007) Contact Put it under a tree or under a bench out of the direct sun. It will turn around. And as stated, let it dry out between waterings. TC in MO RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post by mkymlp (197) | (06/13/2007) Contact Aloe plants should be allowed to dry out between waterings. When it needs a drink, water enough to keep soil moist but don't saturate it too much. Drain any excess water from the bottom. I always added sand for any succulent plants that I grow. Also, aloe plant have a small root system. They should be kept in a small pot. Use a heavy pot with stones at the bottom. This plant will get top heavy as it grows. It likes bright light but not direct sun. I would keep it outside while the weather is warm, and bring it in when the temps are in the low 50's. Hope this helps you. RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post By Shelly (Guest Post) (06/13/2007) Aloes are succulents! They can't stand full sunlight. They need very little water. Over watering will cause them to rot. RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post By Dar (Guest Post) (06/13/2007) Just replant your aloe in a bigger pot make sure to use miracle grow.Aloes need lot's and lot's of sun and water here and there they do not take as much as other plant's.But keep it indoor's and give it as much light as possible.You can start new plant's now by putting them in water and it does not take long for them to root.Then, plant but give it space because they will grow .Also I found out the hard way that if you set your inside plant's outside they end up with bug's that will also attack them and kill the plant if this is your problem clean pot's out with bleach and buy somthing to kill the bug's. RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post By octoberbabye (Guest Post) (06/13/2007) I took some shoots from a large plant that was too big for the pot and put the new ones in a wooden planter I made with rocks on the bottom and a combo of dirt and sandy dirt. They were pink for the longest time, but finally have started to turn the usual green color. I water them only once a week very lightly, and they have now been outside under a tree about a month. I have a few shoots in water inside the house. They haven't grown, but they have hung on and are a good green color. I am on the west coast of Florida. Someday I will have a green thumb like in the picture. RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post By Melinda Australia (Guest Post) (06/13/2007) Ok I live in a really hot country and I put a tiny aloe plant in to a pot leave it outside never inside and I do't water it. The plant is big now. in Australia we have to have plants that don't need watering. It is growing great for 4 years now and it has little plants that grow and you can pot them and give to friends. My advise leave it outside and leave it to nature bye RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post by cfbandit (31) | (06/13/2007) Contact Okay, I am so glad not to be the only one mystified on the care of my aloe plant! I would think it would be good to take it outside. RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post by Tupelo Granmom (7) | (06/13/2007) Contact Well I have an aloe that has survived my inattention for 5 yrs now. I let it go sometimes 3 months with no watering. Then I think about the poor ting n water deeply. I have had to transplant it 4 times and need to do it again. It has never been outside but sits in a west window with muted sun in the summer and full sun in the winter. In 25 yrs this is the only plant I haven't killed. RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post by Egerb (6) | (06/13/2007) Contact I grow Aloe plants all the time and have no problems. I use regular potting soil, they do not need sand and all that other stuff. Mine grow big and multiply greatly, in fact I transplant small ones and sell them at yardsales. Water when the ground feels dry to your finger. Do not let ground get bone dry. As for temperature, I do not place mine outdoors as we have a large sunroom, but I think you could as long as they are not in the hot sun all day. We keep our sunroom at 50º at night in winter. My plants all do well at this temperature. RE: Struggling Aloe Plant Post By JANE (Guest Post) (06/13/2007) By all means take it outside. It needs the sunshine. But be gradual with it. Don't put the poor thing in the full sun to start with. And let the dirt dry out before watering again. 60 degrees at night is fine. When you get the first frost is when you should bring it in. Good luck!! It seems to have a caring owner!!!