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title: "What do I do with the broken aloe stem? It snapped off a while ago 😭"
description: "What do I do with the broken aloe stem? It snapped off a while ago 😭"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Camryn"
published: "2025-07-02T04:19:26.973407Z"
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# What do I do with the broken aloe stem? It snapped off a while ago 😭

_Posted by Camryn on 2025-07-02_

What do I do with the broken aloe stem? It snapped off a while ago 😭

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## 3 comments

### Botany Spears commented on 2025-07-02

Use it, open it up, you can use it on propagation tips to promote growth, you can use it on cuts or scrapes (put it in a small jar and store in fridge) it’s also useful for sun burn, among other things.

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2025-07-02

Let it callus over then stick it back in soil or you can use the aloe on skin!!

### Blarb🍜🦑 commented on 2025-07-02

Looks like someone took a bite😭

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