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title: "Do these aloe Vera roots look normal?"
description: "Do these aloe Vera roots look normal?"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Annie"
published: "2025-03-01T00:20:10.989167Z"
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# Do these aloe Vera roots look normal?

_Posted by Annie on 2025-03-01_

Do these aloe Vera roots look normal?

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## 4 comments

### Jillian Champ commented on 2025-03-01

If they’re mushy then it has root rot but if not then they’re normal

### KJM commented on 2025-03-01

Yeah, it's hard to tell if it's mushy or just wet. If it's wet, just plant it. If it's mushy cut the stem off above the roots, let it dry for about a week, dusted with rooting hormone and plant it.

#### Amber replied on 2025-03-01

Which rooting hormone do you use?

#### KJM replied on 2025-03-01

I don't have a recommendation for a specific brand but most garden centers would carry it, maybe even a box store. Make sure it's called rooting hormone or rooting powder and not root stimulator. They function differently. You want the rooting hormone. It comes in a powder or a gel and either one would be fine. I think the powder is fairly inexpensive and you only need a light dusting on the cut end maybe an inch up the stem.

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