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First Aloe Vera Please Help!

7 years ago







This is my first ever aloe and I’m worrying that it might be dying. I got it about 8 months ago when it only had 5 leaves. I left it in its nursery pot until when a week ago, I spotted some black dots and soft leaves. I was worried that it might be root rot so I remove the aloe from its nursey pot, brush off the soil on the roots, and let it sit in a dry cool place for a day before I separate it from the pups and put it in its new pot.


I realize that most of the roots are rotted, so I trimmed off half of the small roots and only leave 2-3 main ones that doesn’t look so bad. I added a bit water to let the soil get together without the water leaking from the bottom. I’m not sure if I was doing it right tho...(I potted the aloe using cactus mix and activate charcoal at the bottom in a terracotta pot.)


The aloe didn’t get better since last week after I repotted it. It’s sitting about 10 inches by a floor to ceiling south facing window right now. (I live in zone 8)


Is there anything I could do right now to help my aloe? Is it likely to survive? Also, it is tilting over...is there any way I can help it straight up?


Thanl you so so much for reading and answering my questions. Hope you and your plants are happy today!



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