I'm housesitting for my grandparents, and I'm supposed to take care of their plants. All the others are doing fine, but the aloe looks dead! Half of it is green and full, but mostly its brown and shrivelled! I've been watering it weekly like she told me to, but I must have done something wrong! Its just a little potted aloe, which I've moved into the kitchen for intensive care and gave it some more water. The stalks have bent and the bulk of the plant now lays on its side. Can I salvage this poor thing???
2007-11-13 17:13:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
We're in NW Washington, temperatures have gotten as low as 58*F inside where the aloe lives. I may have overwatered it. There are no sunny spots, not for miles! Its November in WA! Poor gramma's aloe :(
2007-11-13 17:41:26 · update #1
aloe is a succulent which is like a cactus. dont water it too much since you will rot it and kill it. stop watering it for now and let it recover. its sounds like it is rotting. if you lay off the watering for maybe a week or so, it should be ok. make sure the pot also has a drainage hole on the bottom, too. if it does not survive, buy your grandparent a new aloe.
2007-11-13 17:23:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You followed your Grandmother's instructions, so it's not your fault. The problem is that aloes need to be kept on the dry side...I think they grow wild in desert-like places in Southern Africa. You may have watered it too much...try putting it in the warmest, sunniest spot in the house and do not water it again until it is bone-dry. See if perks up...but if not, sometimes you can start it over by taking a cutting of a green healthy leaf. All is not lost.
BTW is there any chance the aloe could have been exposed to freezing temps? That could cause the plant to collapse and turn brown.
2007-11-14 01:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by Claire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like maybe too much water. Put it in a sunny spot and let it dry out a bit. If the soil feels really soggy, repot it with fresh potting soil and water it less.
If all else fails, go buy a new aloe plant.
2007-11-14 01:23:18 · answer #3 · answered by daa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
let it dry out first it is drought tolerant by being an aloe use a plant food spike in the pot and place it in a nice sunny area
2007-11-14 17:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can salvage it. Ignore it, they thrive on neglect. Almost impossible to kill....had one growing in a wad of newspaper all last winter without any care.
2007-11-14 05:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am pretty sure that's normal. I mean, it's still alive. Try calling your grandma, see what she says. Don't hide it from her and end up in a big mess. If worse comes to worse, you can always buy a new one.
2007-11-14 01:23:23 · answer #6 · answered by ≈[⇒Lauren⇐]≈™ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you should measure how much you should put in!!!!! there should be like........... a flower pot much
2007-11-14 01:24:08 · answer #7 · answered by Lily L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋