I wrote a blog post about how to quickly save a rotting aloe vera plant easily last month. This time, is a different way to save an Aloe vera plant with rotting leaves, especially if the plant is a little bigger.
I have said so many times that leaf rot happens so fast that you have to be quick in order to save your Aloe vera plant. When I saw that this plant has rotting leaves, I acted quickly to save it because if I didn't, there will be nothing to save the following day.
The rotting started in the middle part of the plant, so it will escalate to the upper and lower part of the plant at the same time.
When I started removing the rotten leaves, I saw that the rot had escalated to many of its leaves. So, I had to cut the plant because I cannot see clearly up to part of the plant, the rot had escalated. This is important because if I missed removing all the rotting part, the rotting will continue and eat the whole plant.
After cleaning the upper part of the plant, I also checked if the rot has gone to the root part and whether its trunk can still be saved and propagated.
Even though the roots were healthy, I had to cut them so that I can easily wash and clean the plant. Washing the root also made it easier for me to remove all the rotten parts.
I air dried both the upper part and the root part of the Aloe vera plant. It took 4 days to dry the upper part and six days for the root part.
In planting the upper part of the plant, I just placed it on top of the soil to avoid any chance of rotting. I just placed some stones and styro foam to hold the plant standing inside the pot.
Two weeks after, the upper part of the plant started to grow roots, but I put the plant back in the small pot and have it grow more roots before planting it in a bigger and permanent pot. The root part also had started to grow some pups, but they were too young to be separated from the main trunk.
One more week later, the upper part of the plant had grown more roots and longer, But still I had to put the plant back to have it grow and established more roots. I just added more soil to the pot. The root part also had grown more pups and after another week the pups have grown bigger but still too young to be separated.
Not only that I save the plant from rotting, I also was able to propagate the plant and got more pups to grow.
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