How do I re-pot my aloe?
howdy! My aloe has gotten very large lately and I had to move it to a more roomy spot and it’s lop-sided and it needs repotting and new soil. What soil should I get and how do I re-pot the aloe? I also have these two babies that I’m not sure how to re-pot either. #AloeVera
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@PlantyPlanter thank you so much!! I’ll order some on Amazon 🥰should I get a new pot too or will soil be enough?
@PrincessCami 👋 succulent/cactus soil is best. Definitely go up in pot size for the mother plant. Based on the current pot size on the info card I would say you could go up to a 10” pot. You’d be able to straighten the plant. It looks like there are 2 pups? If you are looking to separate the pups I would leave the smaller of the 2 with the mother until it’s bigger. The other one can stay in the current pot. Hope this helps!
@PrincessCami I removed it gently from the original pot and untangled the roots. You might want to divide yours if it’s leggy and large, and if there’s pups. I filled the new pot with gritty mix, then positioned the aloe in the gritty mix making sure to repot at the same depth and height as the previous pot. I didn’t water for several days to give the aloe time to accumulate and settle into its new home. I hope that helps. ☺️
I recently repotted my aloe that had grown so big it became top heavy and would fall over in the pot! Also now lopsided bit seems to be doing ok.