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QuestionMy plant was only watered for every 6 months. Now, I have started watering it every 2 weeks of when it needs it. It has green growing out of the brown. What should I do? Should I cut off both the green and the brown parts?
Katie GohmannKatherine Gohmann is a Professional Gardener in Texas. She has been a home gardener and professional gardener since 2008.
Professional GardenerSounds like your plant died back to the roots, and is now growing again. Your watering schedule sounds about right- I water my aloe every few weeks. Go ahead and remove the brown parts- they aren't coming back. Leave anything that's green. Hopefully your aloe will regrow itself completely! -
QuestionDo the leaves grow back once I cut them? Or do I have to repot it to grow an entirely different plant?Katie GohmannKatherine Gohmann is a Professional Gardener in Texas. She has been a home gardener and professional gardener since 2008.
Professional GardenerThe leaves that you cut off won't grow back, but the plant will replace them by growing new ones at the top. Your plant should be fine if you cut off a leaf now and then. -
QuestionMy aloe vera plant has a broken leaf. Should I cut the whole leaf off?Katie GohmannKatherine Gohmann is a Professional Gardener in Texas. She has been a home gardener and professional gardener since 2008.
Professional GardenerIt's up to you whether or not to cut the leaf - the plant itself should be fine either way. -
QuestionI repotted my plant. First I took off pups and bad leaves. I repotted but didn't cut the roots. Will it still grow?Katie GohmannKatherine Gohmann is a Professional Gardener in Texas. She has been a home gardener and professional gardener since 2008.
Professional GardenerYes, the plant should be fine. It is not necessary to trim the roots when you repot. -
QuestionI bought a single rather large aloe leaf and for the heck of it I stuck it in the pot and it is doing well. It has been 7 weeks. Will it produce shoots?Katie GohmannKatherine Gohmann is a Professional Gardener in Texas. She has been a home gardener and professional gardener since 2008.
Professional GardenerMaybe! If it's doing well, keep doing whatever you're doing and hope for the best! -
QuestionI have what seems like a healthy plant, and it has developed a very tall single stem growing from the centre of plant with orange buds/flowers. What should I do with this?Katie GohmannKatherine Gohmann is a Professional Gardener in Texas. She has been a home gardener and professional gardener since 2008.
Professional GardenerCongrats! Your aloe bloomed. After the flowers start to fall, and the stem looks ragged, just trim it off at the base where it comes out of the stem and discard. Your aloe should continue to grow. -
QuestionHow do you kill an aloe vera plant?Katie GohmannKatherine Gohmann is a Professional Gardener in Texas. She has been a home gardener and professional gardener since 2008.
Professional GardenerYou can kill a aloe vera plant by neglecting it, for example leaving it out in the cold or the dark. Overwatering the plant will also kill it. -
QuestionHow do I cut back an overgrown aloe plant?
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Plant Nursery & Garden ShopUsually it's best to harvest an outer or bottom leaf. The plant naturally sheds lower leaves over time anyway, so it makes the most sense to take the leaves from there. Also, aesthetically, it looks best to take one entire leaf at a time.
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