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title: "Can I prop aloe? This one is getting a little tall and heavy. I…"
description: "Can I prop aloe? This one is getting a little tall and heavy. I wasn’t sure if I should cut it, repot it, prop it. Thanks!"
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# Can I prop aloe? This one is getting a little tall and heavy. I…

_Gepostet von Show me the Greens! am 2023-07-19_

Can I prop aloe? This one is getting a little tall and heavy. I wasn’t sure if I should cut it, repot it, prop it. Thanks!

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## 3 Kommentare

### whelf kommentierte am 2023-07-19

Aloe grow their own pups when they want so idk if there is a way to prop them

### GreenLeaf kommentierte am 2023-07-19

Aloe plants get crazy as they start to mature. I’m not sure you can do anything about the size/directions its going to grow.

Aloe can also handle having a whole leaf cut off (best sun burn relief you’ll ever use). So you can try propagating it.

Cut a larger healthy leaf right at the base, then let it callus over for 5-7 days. Then you can put it in soil. There is lots of good info about how to propagate these online :)

But they will produce babies when they want to and thats the best way to get new plants.

### Addy the plant lover kommentierte am 2023-07-21

What I suggest is making your own aloe Vera gel if you want to make the plant shorter

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