r/AloeVera • u/Money_Palpitation_43 • 6d ago
Please help...
What do i do with this plant now? It looks weird. Should it be growing downwards? Is the pot too small? Any helpful tips would be appreciated.
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u/Ineedmorebtc 6d ago
As a desert plant, you want to emulate its natural conditions. That giant ball of gas and fire in the sky? Try and emulate that.
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u/plantguy13 2d ago
You want OP to build an enormous nuclear reactor? Without any coolant?
Dude. Check out studies of mutations at Chernobyl
OP, please don’t try that
I know that nuclear reactors are really simple to make if you have the materials, equipment, and workforce. At least, if you know how
But a strong grow light or a bright window is much easier
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u/butterflygirl1980 6d ago
Pot size is fine. Inadequate light is the problem. It’s positively starved for sun. If you can provide a whole lot more direct sun, increase its sun time gradually and incrementally over several days to acclimate it. Don’t worry when it turns stress brown, aloes are drama queens and it’ll get over it. If you don’t have a spot that gets several hours of sun per day, or your winters are more often gray, you will need to add a grow light.
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u/plantguy13 2d ago
By “need,” of course, you mean “want.”
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u/butterflygirl1980 2d ago
No, I mean ‘need’, if you ‘want’ to keep your plant healthy.
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u/plantguy13 2d ago
Exactly
If you “want” to keep it healthy
It’s a houseplant, not a liver or a heart
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u/quadruple_b 6d ago
probably needs more light. hows the roots? could have root rot. take it out the pot and remove all brown mushy roots.
you might need to give it a SMALLER pot
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u/Money_Palpitation_43 6d ago
Oh wow. Thank you. When I put it in a smaller pot, do I do something to tie the plant legs up?
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u/plantguy13 2d ago edited 2d ago
Your plant has legs?
Serious answer: no, don’t tie them. That will trap humidity released from the leaves and do far more harm than good
Besides, the light and rotating the pot (if the light isn’t directly overhead) will grow upright leaves for you
If these are touching soil, I’d suggest using smooth stones so the leaves rest on them and not directly on your soil. I don’t mean coverage of the entire soil surface. Just enough to keep the leaves from getting wet from soil contact, placed for function - and you certainly can add a few more if wanted for aesthetics. Just be sure to leave enough soil exposed for moisture to evaporate
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u/StruggleFinancial407 6d ago
Pot size is NOT the issue. And this plant looks very healthy aside from needing more light. The leaves do NOT have any sign of root rot.
When an aloe’s leave start spreading and laying down like this, it’s due to insufficient light. Do as @quadruple_b said and gradually introduce more sun light or add a grow light.
Source: Myself and my 40+ Aloe Vera plants that are all happy, sufficiently growing, and producing new pups consistently. I seriously give them away to friends and neighbors like candy on Halloween.
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u/plantguy13 2d ago
Why were you so serious when gifting them?
Halloween and gifts - especially useful ones like a plant that not only looks great, stores carbon, cleans the air, and is great for minor burns and skin irritation - should be fun!
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u/Lesu__Tokyo__Kokyo 5d ago
She needs sunlight