I had this aloe in incorrect soil. To make matters worse, I was watering it, and so was my husband. Neither of us knew what the other was doing. I’ve repotted it in succulent soil and watered once when repotting (a few weeks ago). I also moved it to a spot that gets better light. It looks awful. Should I remove the black and floppy leaves?
(It’s normally inside.)
by gullibleguppypuppy
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It’s sunburnt take it in side
Bring it inside for a bit maybe
i just did this with an aloe and absolutely fried the whole thing lol, take it inside asap!! i had to entirely behead mine, it was too burnt. they may be a desert plant but they cannot quickly adjust to full direct sun after living mostly inside. if you want it outside, try gradually increasing the amount of time it spends out there
I did this with my first plant. I thought it needed sun! It did not need that much sun.
First move outside to fully shaded area.
A week or two move to where it gets maybe 1-2 hours of morning sun and shade rest of the day. Then you can progressively move it to get more sun every week or so.
This leaf may die or it may stay brown and be fine. If it dies it will get squishy or crispy and you can remove it with clean scissors.
Move to a shady area and start acclimating it. I lost most of the leaves on my first plant but I kept it going and it is recovered fully now, 6 years later.
The pot looks massive compared to the plants, so probably root rot. Sun burn possible as well
Bring it in pronto