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title: "My aloe is dying and I don’t know if I’m underwatering or…"
description: "My aloe is dying and I don’t know if I’m underwatering or overwatering, not sure if it’s because of a whole different reason altogether either Please help"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Ivy"
published: "2025-05-22T20:04:27.135375Z"
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# My aloe is dying and I don’t know if I’m underwatering or…

_Posted by Ivy on 2025-05-22_

My aloe is dying and I don’t know if I’m underwatering or overwatering, not sure if it’s because of a whole different reason altogether either

Please help

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## 4 comments

### Adrian commented on 2025-05-22

Do you let the soil completely dry out between waterings? It’s possible there’s crown or root rot. I would guess from the look of the leaves that that is rot from overwatering or crown rot/water getting on the leaves/base of the plant, and would recommend checking the roots for any signs of rot. Hope this helps.

#### Ivy replied on 2025-05-22

I did some heavy watering after I forgot to water it for a while, might be time root rot, I’ll go check, thank you!

#### Adrian replied on 2025-05-22

No problem! Feel free to come back and lemme know if there is root rot, and I can walk you through how to treat it 👍

### Deanna commented on 2025-05-22

I had a similar problem when I kept my aloe on a shelf- turns out my son was watering his plant above it and it was draining into the aloe. I have since moved it and it has come back nicely. You can see some of the old areas; also lost a few stalks that seemed to be rotting at the base. But now it seems to be making a little plantlet too:)

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