I was moving recently and damaged my aloe. It didn’t fully split open but is clearly droopy and has dark bruise-like spots. I splinted the damaged leaves with some chopsticks.
I water normally and it gets good sun!
Can this splinting actually help or is this a lost cause? I know she will live even with cutting off damaged bits but I am trying to avoid that!
by jiggityjog123
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The damaged leaves will never recover.
No
Just cut off the damaged leaves. Leaving them encourages rot.
Kinky, but no…
This happened to mine when it got knocked off the windowsill. I tried to keep the leaves alive and it didn’t work. Trimmed all of them back and hoped for the best. It just started sprouting new shoots this week!
Sadly those leaves aren’t gonna recover and gain strength again so it’s best to trim them so the plant can focus on new growth and prevent potential rot. On the plus side, the gel in the leaves can be used for medicinal purposes and the plant will eventually grow new leaves. It’ll look a bit rough for a while though but it’ll be temporary.
Does he have a safeword???