How to root an aloe vera stem?
Question:It recently rained this weekend and i was at my grandmas house all weekend and when i came back the aloes that were growing in the backyard got root rot because they got a lot of water in the pot and i cut off the rotted part and i wanna now how should i reroot it.
Answers:
Aloes are propagated by removing the offsets which are produced around the base of mature plants, when they are a couple inches tall (or larger).
Aloes have a shallow, spreading root system, so when it is time to repot or propagate new plants, choose a wide planter, rather than a deep one. Use a planter with a drainage hole, or provide a 1-2 inch layer of gravel in the bottom of the pot to ensure adequate drainage. Use a good commercial potting mix with extra perlite, granite grit, or coarse sand added. You may also use a packaged 'cacti mix' soil. Fertilize yearly, in the spring with a dilute (half strength), bloom type fertilizer (10-40-10).
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Repotting--Aloe Vera can stand being root-bound, so repotting is not necessary until the upper plant gets top-heavy. When a plant gets root-bound, it will send out more new shoots or pups. If these are not taken out for replanting when they are 3 to 4 inches high, they will suck the life from the mother plant, which will get bright green and spread
its leaves horizontally rather than vertically. The plants will grow in any kind of soil but good drainage is essential. The pups should be repotted when large enough, watered well and not watered again for about 3 weeks, forcing new roots to seek water. The transplanted pup may turn grey or brown for a while, which is normal.
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let it dry out a day or two and put in a pot of sand, water a bit and sit in the shade and wait.
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