aloe vera problem

Started by johnhc, September 13, 2015, 20:05:38 PM

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Cuidarbol

Are you sure we are talking about Aloe Veras and not Agave cactus.
Agave cactus have problems with the Agave snout nosed beetle (Scyphophorus acupunctatus) that infest the plant and the eventual death.


shadeseeker

This is normal for thos plant. You will find lots of plantlets growing around the Base of the parent plant. This happens after the parent plant grows a central spike that flowers and then dies.
'tis better to remain silent and appear an idiot than to open your mouth and forever remove all doubt! (translation from Ancient Wisdom of Confucius)


trishtrosh

We have exactly the same problem. Three of our large plants have died.

johnhc

We have several large Aloe Vera plants where the centre seems to have rotted away, effectively killing them.
anybody know the cause and prevention to protect the other plants.
(Never water them so it's not overwatering).