Hello!
I received my late grandma’s aloe vera. She loved those plants dearly and I was always fascinated with them. So when she died I felt so honored that out of all people I would get those plants. Well now it’s here for not even a year and I think I ruined her plant.
I watered her when the leaves felt softer, because I was told they’re supposed to be hard. She’s not in direct sunlight, but also not completely in the shadows. Mostly I leave her alone and try not to disturb her.
Can I do anything to save it? I put the upper, healthier part (first pic) back into the soil (after cleaning it), but will that part even survive? I feel so terrible for killing this plant because it meant so much to her and she meant so much to me. Also I cannot ask anyone for help since she was the only person in my family with that knowledge.
Did I kill it? Every help is appreciated 😩
by greenmauler374
4 Comments
You need to cut out all the rot and then let the “wound” dry for few days to a week and after that you can put it back in the soil
Your plant will survive, but stop watering it! Less than once a month will be fine, the leaves need to shrink and be wrinkly before you water again, a couple months this time. Cut off all the soft squishy parts, they’re rotted and won’t recover. Any extra leaves and parts of the plant you can put on dirt and they’ll form roots. You’ll probably end up with several smaller plants as opposed to this one big plant.
How often did you water?
Also aloe is a full sun plant. If you keep it in low light indoors they become extremely sun sensitive and burn in the sun, but if you let them gradually adjust to more light until they can be in full sun all day they grow much better
If there is green there is hope.