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KingMinjahj

Hi someone please help so my little aloe was not looking great really droopy and the app told me I needed to switch the soil out due to overwatering and of course my ADHD brain didn’t remind me to do that until like a week later so when I pulled it out of the soil the roots were bone dry and all fell off. All that’s left are these two little stragglers I don’t even know if they’re alive or not should I chop off the end, Let it callous and try to water propagate it to grow new roots or? would appreciate any advice!🖤

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  1. Wolfen 🐺

    I would just replant it in a chunkier soil and well draining pot

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    • KingMinjahj

      Think those roots will be okay? I have perlit, peet moss, and potting soil would a combination of either all or just a few of these would work and if so, what would those combinations be? I am a struggling new plant parent

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    • Wolfen 🐺

      You could ammend the potting soil with a lot of perlite. Like almost 50/50. Adding in some larger chunks like orchid bark. My usual mix for dry area plants is fox farm ocean/bark/charcoal/pumice/sand/perlite/gypsum/ Mycorrhizal. I would avoid any of the cactus soils if they are heavy on peat. Sol soil has a good gritty mix.

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    • Wolfen 🐺

      As long as they are firm, they should be fine. And as long as it doesn't start rotting, it should grow new ones

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  2. BigGrac

    Make sure you don’t pot it in the same pot as before. Since there’s way less roots it needs a much smaller pot or else the excess soil can hold onto water

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    • KingMinjahj

      Omg thank you definitely was going to put it in the same pot

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  3. KingMinjahj

    Thank you both so much!

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