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title: "Hello! Question: I repotted aloe last year and it has gotten huge.…"
description: "Hello! Question: I repotted aloe last year and it has gotten huge. What should I do about the leaves that are so much that are lower than the pot and breaking…"
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author: "Ali"
published: "2023-09-30T19:49:19.884Z"
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# Hello! Question: I repotted aloe last year and it has gotten huge.…

_Geplaatst door Ali op 2023-09-30_

Hello! Question: I repotted aloe last year and it has gotten huge. What should I do about the leaves that are so much that are lower than the pot and breaking at the tips? Do I need to repot in a bigger pot again? Thanks!

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Y-fQlLsqZ3fvwstvzNXavPSGxsESsA-bzC7mtXcK5Ns/7158116a5ad341798b3fc2db1a92af62.webp?size=large)

## 10 reacties

### Izzie reageerde op 2023-09-30

I would definitely repot into a BIGGER pot. As for the little ones I see growing on the side (not the mother plant), when you’re repotting cut them (with the roots ofc) and plant them in a new pot.

#### Ali antwoordde op 2023-10-01

Ok, thanks!

### Fern \<3 reageerde op 2023-10-01

Bigger pot for sure.

#### Ali antwoordde op 2023-10-01

Thank you! I just saw they they should only be reported every 2-5 years, but it has like more than doubled in size in less than a year

#### John G Amero antwoordde op 2023-10-01

I would not repot. No one has said what we should do with the enormous aloe leaves. I believe Once they come off the pot is fine.

### John G Amero reageerde op 2023-10-01

This was Mr. Zombie in a nice big pot. Two of us had to carry him.

Now Mr. Zombie can be carried in one hand with s cup of coffee in the same hand.

There was no way I was giving him more of the house in a bigger pot. Enough was enough. So he grows really big and then dies back and he grows really big and then dies back. It’ll be the fourth year that we’ve gone through this kind of a cycle. That’s why he’s called Mr. Zombie.

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6gxEM_j_mJgdysj-2z4vmXECXcvvzQ8T9LpBISEIrd4/ebb0f267193f4574bb7cdc66111f72c4.webp?size=large)

#### John G Amero antwoordde op 2023-10-01

Tis was Summer 2022.

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6gxEM_j_mJgdysj-2z4vmXECXcvvzQ8T9LpBISEIrd4/75f5f5fc97594d4da07fd93f72a57865.webp?size=large)

#### John G Amero antwoordde op 2023-10-01

This was Fall/Winter 2022/2023.

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6gxEM_j_mJgdysj-2z4vmXECXcvvzQ8T9LpBISEIrd4/3ab80f60af35455980859f496848c2e7.webp?size=large)

#### John G Amero antwoordde op 2023-10-01

And what he looks like right now after loosing all his long thick tentacle arms in March and April of this year and spending the summer out side in the yard. Ready to become a Monster again

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6gxEM_j_mJgdysj-2z4vmXECXcvvzQ8T9LpBISEIrd4/ab23f500989246c7b86849091111c5b6.webp?size=large)

#### Ali antwoordde op 2023-10-27

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It makes sense it would naturally go through those cycles.

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