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title: "i have had my aloe plant for about a year now, but it’s starting to…"
description: "i have had my aloe plant for about a year now, but it’s starting to get a bit crowded in the draining pot so should i separate them or let them be ? (one of my…"
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author: "izzy"
published: "2024-02-10T18:21:15.215903Z"
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# i have had my aloe plant for about a year now, but it’s starting to…

_Posted by izzy on 2024-02-10_

i have had my aloe plant for about a year now, but it’s starting to get a bit crowded in the draining pot so should i separate them or let them be ? (one of my plants is leaning because there no space for it to grow because the other one overlaps)

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## 2 comments

### Beaplant commented on 2024-02-10

You need to umpsize, also both can me together it doesn’t really matter

### Plant Father commented on 2024-02-10

the soil probably needs to be changed into something grittier when it’s time to repot; the soil looks to be mostly organic matter (peat, compost, bark). more light will help it perk up, like lifting the blinds or moving it somewhere brighter

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