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title: "my mom gave me this aloe, I grow it in water but I was told not to…"
description: "my mom gave me this aloe, I grow it in water but I was told not to keep it submerged constantly. she’s starting to brown and the edges are wilting but she…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Stevi"
published: "2023-04-20T20:27:00.546Z"
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# my mom gave me this aloe, I grow it in water but I was told not to…

_Posted by Stevi on 2023-04-20_

my mom gave me this aloe, I grow it in water but I was told not to keep it submerged constantly. she’s starting to brown and the edges are wilting but she still feels firm. what’s wrong?

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## 8 comments

### Lay.grew.it commented on 2023-04-20

Pot it in soil. Im no expert but water could be too moist for aloe. Though it can be done. I don’t see many people use water for aloe

### Mia commented on 2023-04-20

Do you use liquid fertilizer? It may just need some nutrients, but I have not seen many people use water either so that could be it as well.

#### Stevi replied on 2023-04-20

I do! I haven’t fertilized in a while though

### Brianna commented on 2023-04-20

I have had a piece of aloe in water for over a year and it’s not doing that. How much light is it getting? The one I have outside that gets blasted with sun is that color on the tips.

#### Brianna replied on 2023-04-20

Also mine has water up to right beneath where the actual leaves start and I haven’t experienced issues with that. It’s in my site propagations if you wanna check it out.

#### Stevi replied on 2023-04-20

It’s right in the window, maybe I should move it father? And I should keep it in water more?

#### Brianna replied on 2023-04-21

Yes I think the color is from too much Sun and the crisping is from too little water in the jar.

### Plantswithomar commented on 2023-04-26

For tips on this check out plantswithkrystal on YouTube she is a lifesaver for plants

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