so true! I have learned this by observing. First year i got all succulents in, the ones without enough light got pale green color. As soon as they are moved under lights, they recover. Nice and informative video!
This was a great segment. I have aloe plants and I’m experiencing the {light & dark) situations with my aloes. Thank you for this vital info. I will make the necessary adjustments to make them happy. 😊😊
Thanks so much for your information! I received an aloe suffering from root rot, my little Vera is recovering and growing healthy roots! I worry about it, and I wanna provide the best environment possible that I can control. Got some bad info from other people, best video Ive come across.
Thank you I just bought a twilight aloe and it was losing it's dark vibrant color around the base of the leaves, figured out from this it's because lack of light. I'm just happy he isn't stretched at all and that it wont be an issue forever.
I live in the Midwest, and I keep all my succulents and cacti outside as much of the year as possible, as long as the temperatures are above freezing. Heck, even in the winter, I take them all outside if we get a string of days where nights are above freezing. Anyway, I have found that my aloe vera plants have zero tolerance for direct sunlight outside. Even in soft evening sun, they will sunburn. So, I keep them under a porch overhang, where there is bright shade during the day, and never any direct sunlight. They are super happy in the shade, and show zero sign of not getting enough light. In the winter, when I have them inside, they will even sunburn if they are too close to a window. I think when it comes to aloe vera and sunlight, there is no one size fits all. Maybe it depends on the genes of the individual plant. You have to see what your own plant will tolerate.
Good to have confirmation of my observation. My aloe vera plants also seem to do just fine standing in the window where there is never direct sunlight.
@@bailahie4235 Thanks for your reply! My aloe veras can't tolerate even a little bit of direct sunlight. If they are exposed to just a couple hours of direct sunlight, they will show signs of distress, like leaves going flat and turning red. In bright shade, they are a nice green and the leaves grow straight up. I have to wonder if there are certain aloe cultivars that are grown to better tolerate low light, indoor conditions. And maybe those cultivars can't tolerate direct sunlight. I've been unable to find any information on this, though.
*immediately checks to see if there's very light center leaf colors and is confirmed aloe needs more sun like she had suspicions about. Almost falls off chair to check plant* Lol thank you for the info!
Hi Ashley, Thanks for the information. You have experience with grow lights and it sounds to me as though your experience has shown better light conditions using lights over windowsill? Just curious.
Hey there, I have the second type of aloe plant that you showed. I just bought it from the plant store and while I do recognize some of the symptoms you described such as purple/brown toned outer leaves and some shriveled ends, it’s also quite upright still, with some newer looking leaves in the middle that are a normal color. And when I transferred it to my pot at home, the roots didn’t look rotted but were moist. I can’t tell, based off this information, if it needs more or less sun / more or less water? It’s got a few hours of SE exposure in zone 8, indoor. Thank you!
I didn't know they like to be crowded, that makes sense, mine grew to babies in the summer (after keeping in water for hidration) and now its really skinny in the big pot :/ Thank you :)
Thanks for the information.?..I have killed four large, rooted cuttings they went pale , limps and mushy . I tried repotting in dry compost ....they were good when I received them ......help needed
Michele Jones, I’m sorry the questions sometimes get lost, and I cant find them again. Do you remember which videos you had questions on and maybe I can find them and answer? But I’m not seeing the unanswered questions... I see two questions, but I answered both of those, but I’m not finding the others. Hope you are feeling ok! Much love and healing energy! 💓💓
Are the spots on the leaves of the first plant you showed normal? Mine has those as well. This is my first time owning an aloe plant and I just want to make sure it’s healthy. Thanks!
Hey there! Thank you for your info, I would like to ask you for some advice. My aloe plant is starting to look light on the centre so I placed it beside the window.is there anything else I should do?
i have three aloe Vera plant . i have placed in my living room which receives bright light all day long. my question is where i can i place my aloe vera plants so that they csn get the light that they need?
Most succulents turn colors in the sun. If not in the sun, they revert back to green. Not enough sun, and some succulents start to stretch toward the sun if put in the shade.
the Best Things I did to my aloe: Giving it too much sun Waterlogging it Making it listen to music My aloe thrived in these methods Don't believe me? I'll make a vid about these 3
OMG. Thank you so much for this video! I've been freaking out cause my aloe was turning this off brown purplish color. I thought I ver watered it but I hadn't watered it in 2 months but it was under a grow light for my succulent that gets 12 hours of light. Imma go and move him away from it.
@@reyamarissechua9936 I would water my aloe when the soil was completely dry, moisture meter dry, and the leaves were a little wilted and sad. Then I would give it a through watering, bottom watering. Since moving my aloe, it's doing much better. So in conclusion, I burned my aloe and watering was not my issue. LOL
Hello I'm leaving in a place where inside of our house doesn't recieve enought sunlight. Can I just put the plant outside for hours in indirect sunlight? if is it okay how many hours do you recommend?
In the northeast with a stretched aloe, should I cut it back and put it in a lighter spot. Or leave it stretched out/fallen over and put it in a lighter spot?
I really love aloes.. However my aloes are turning brown or some are having root rot. Can I ask some tips with the right lighting, watering, and etc. Can I place my aloes inside the house with artificial lighting ?? How many times do I need to water my aloes? I am so disappointed. Thank you.
Question: what can you do if aloa grows too long leaves and they start breaking and whole plant tipping over? I have it next to the window that only has direct sunlight early in the morning.
I would say: repot it into a bigger pot with more weight so that it can counteract the gravity that works on the heavy plant. Or secure the aloe vera plant with wires. Or trim the plant to a smaller size and repot in the same pot.
The leaves on my aloe succulent is getting thinner. What causes that? I have watered it once a week and it stays by the window daily so not sure what I’m doing wrong.
I had an aloe plant that rotted at the base and eventually fell off of itself as it was "decapitated" from rot. and the strange thing was it was not over watered or even watered at all in the past month. the only explanation I have is a disease, but what kind of aloe diseases cause rot?
Thanks for the video. What does it mean when the base of the plant is turning white and the 'leaves' are kinda grey? I had it under a grow light and pulled it back a bit. Not sure what else to do...or if I should alter watering (in the winter, I've been watering every 2 weeks. Zone 5b - dry climate). Thoughts?
Sarah de Boer, yes it’s so interesting how two of the same species can react differently! This can have to do with a lot of factors including size, root health, potting medium, etc. But generally aloes don’t need a grow light for long periods of time, but grow well with bright more indirect light. That’s not to say there aren’t times aloes love being under grow lights, but typically when they start turning a grayish color it’s too much light or not enough water. They can also turn Grey when rotting, but typically the rot will be visible by the time the color turns Grey. Are the leaves fat and plump or are they thinning a bit? If you are a part of our FB group feel free to post a photo there and some of us might be able to help you even more if I can see the coloration! Or maybe with a little more description on Leaf size and hydration I can give you more suggestions. 😊
Thx for the posting this video! Once the aloe leaves fan out like that due to lack of sufficient light, does it ever close back up? Mine has opened so much, it’s more like a star fish shape 😑
Good evening ma'am, I have 2 plants on one medium pot. My plants are turning brown and dry from the edges, I leave my plant outside day and night. Should I bring it in?
Mine aloe got brown/dark redish ends like yours that was on sun, while mine is not on sun. Its inside room, 2m from windows with not much sun. I'm using led, but its faaaaar away from what sun can give (other plats under led are smaller than they should). So it can't be sunburn, and it's also not over watering. I'm worrying, because that brown/red part is taking more and more of leaf, starting from it end and going down, slowly, but going.. and first leaf with that just died, dry, not rot.
my aloe is doing some weird thing where the leaves are so bendy and I had it in a larger pot for about a year so I put it in a smaller pot and seen there was basically no root system. now the leaves are beginning to fall off I'm contemplating putting it outside to get more light. it seems like a very fragile plant I figured they would be hard to kill... I hope it wont die on me
I had my aloe in a small pot and it was really big and I put it in a bigger pot and it was like all of a sudden it started to drowned.. Is it because the smaller pot was all jammed in there and the water was kind of held out in and then when I stuck it in the big pot all that water came out and that's why it started to drown hes making a comeback come back now but it still took some serious damage and I can't figure out why somewhere along the lines of transplanting it but I made sure not to hurt the roots there was no root rot. The only thing that makes sense is that it was holding a bunch of water in that tightly packed pot and when I put it in a big one it let the water out and drowned it somewhat
Bob Johnson, typically that is a sign of needing more water, and sometimes nutrients as well. Maybe give it a good drink with some fertilizer and perhaps some more frequent watering for a bit, and hopefully it will plump up. The thin curling leaves usually is one of the easiest signs of stress to deal with, so hopefully your lovely Aloe will plump back up quickly! 💗
If my aloe is next to the window, but gets sunlight through a see through white window curtain, would that be considered "direct" sunlight?? Can't figure out if it's too much or not...
Ok i have a aloe vera and i think its doing fine its growing a bit but i have some concerns i dont know if im giving it enough water or too mutch water. one of my main concerns is at some parts on the leaves are thin but just little parts
My aloe plant feels like it is "mushy". The leaves/stems are not hard like they use to be when I bought it a year ago and it is very easy to press you finger into a leaf/stem. It sits in a window that gets plenty of sunlight and I water it only when the soil is dry (I use a soil meter and only water it if needed). If anyone has any suggestions why my aloe plant is mushy, please comment. Thanks so much. :)
so true! I have learned this by observing. First year i got all succulents in, the ones without enough light got pale green color. As soon as they are moved under lights, they recover. Nice and informative video!
Gold! Gold! Gold! Thank you for helping me figure out why I have purplish brown leaves!
This was a great segment. I have aloe plants and I’m experiencing the {light & dark) situations with my aloes. Thank you for this vital info. I will make the necessary adjustments to make them happy. 😊😊
Very helpful! Now I know my aloe needs more light. Thank you!
My mom and I call it “sunburnt aloe” because we see them all the time here in Nevada
Wow ok. My aloe had waaaay to much sunlight.
Love your pots❣️
Thanks for sharing what too much light - and not enough - looks like on an aloe. Super helpful!
omgosh !!! I'm so happy I came across this video... My poor baby ;-( I thought I was doing right by giving it a lot of sun. Thank you!!!
Only some species of aloe need alot of light like the aloe from Africa
Me too 😭 its turn to brown 💔
Wait lol
Did you actually try to burn you baby
They are gorgeous. Thank you for the info 🌼
Very informative! My aloe is not getting enough light and needs water it turns out. Thanks for saving my aloe!
Great video. I learnt a few things and that's always welcome!
Thanks so much for your information! I received an aloe suffering from root rot, my little Vera is recovering and growing healthy roots! I worry about it, and I wanna provide the best environment possible that I can control. Got some bad info from other people, best video Ive come across.
Most informative video I’ve seen about aloe!
Thanks to you. I know my aloe needs less light. Was getting a bit frustrated somehow... great video!
Thank you I just bought a twilight aloe and it was losing it's dark vibrant color around the base of the leaves, figured out from this it's because lack of light. I'm just happy he isn't stretched at all and that it wont be an issue forever.
I live in the Midwest, and I keep all my succulents and cacti outside as much of the year as possible, as long as the temperatures are above freezing. Heck, even in the winter, I take them all outside if we get a string of days where nights are above freezing. Anyway, I have found that my aloe vera plants have zero tolerance for direct sunlight outside. Even in soft evening sun, they will sunburn. So, I keep them under a porch overhang, where there is bright shade during the day, and never any direct sunlight. They are super happy in the shade, and show zero sign of not getting enough light. In the winter, when I have them inside, they will even sunburn if they are too close to a window. I think when it comes to aloe vera and sunlight, there is no one size fits all. Maybe it depends on the genes of the individual plant. You have to see what your own plant will tolerate.
Good to have confirmation of my observation. My aloe vera plants also seem to do just fine standing in the window where there is never direct sunlight.
@@bailahie4235 Thanks for your reply! My aloe veras can't tolerate even a little bit of direct sunlight. If they are exposed to just a couple hours of direct sunlight, they will show signs of distress, like leaves going flat and turning red. In bright shade, they are a nice green and the leaves grow straight up. I have to wonder if there are certain aloe cultivars that are grown to better tolerate low light, indoor conditions. And maybe those cultivars can't tolerate direct sunlight. I've been unable to find any information on this, though.
@@hamsterama You're welcome, thank you too! I do not know, it sounds plausible.
Great video!!! I am growing a aloe for the second time. This was so helpful
Very useful video on Aloevera plant care🤗👍👌
Thanks for the helpful advice.
I didn't know aloe made babies! I love that. Thanks!
they're called pups
@@user-gv4cx2tq7n How cute!
*immediately checks to see if there's very light center leaf colors and is confirmed aloe needs more sun like she had suspicions about. Almost falls off chair to check plant* Lol thank you for the info!
Thank you thank you thank you! This has helped me figure out what is going on with my plants!
Thank you!! My aloe vera has very plump up leaves and is starting to stretch out... it was worrying me! now I know it needs some sunlight✨💕
oh great!
that explains some things :)
one thing though -- I put aloe in big pots and they make a lot of babies!
Thanks for the straight to the point facts.... appreciate it 👏
I like how she calls them, '' this guy''. It's cute ^_^
Thank you for posting this video. Now I know my aloe needs some more sun 🌞🙏
Thank you! Good video. Got my answer.
Hi Ashley, Thanks for the information. You have experience with grow lights and it sounds to me as though your experience has shown better light conditions using lights over windowsill? Just curious.
The too much light one also needs water due to curling in of leaves. Compare to the under-sunned one which is oozing because it is over-watered.
Hey there, I have the second type of aloe plant that you showed. I just bought it from the plant store and while I do recognize some of the symptoms you described such as purple/brown toned outer leaves and some shriveled ends, it’s also quite upright still, with some newer looking leaves in the middle that are a normal color. And when I transferred it to my pot at home, the roots didn’t look rotted but were moist. I can’t tell, based off this information, if it needs more or less sun / more or less water? It’s got a few hours of SE exposure in zone 8, indoor. Thank you!
Thank you so much.
This video helped me a lot I had bought my first aloe plant
Awesome video.
Oh ok thanks for the tips
I didn't know they like to be crowded, that makes sense, mine grew to babies in the summer (after keeping in water for hidration) and now its really skinny in the big pot :/ Thank you :)
Thank you.
For obvious reasons it's extremely hard to find what a scorched aloe looks like.
Just get people saying put aloe sunburn 🤣
I've referenced this video often. Just did once again, thanks!
Wow Lol didnt know that caused the purple! Montes has been sitting outside for months now
Thanks for the info! I put my aloe in a bigger pot and I was wondering why it didn’t produce babies!
Because of over watering and over watching it does not produce babies
Thank you
Thanks for the information.?..I have killed four large, rooted cuttings they went pale , limps and mushy . I tried repotting in dry compost ....they were good when I received them ......help needed
Great info. Thx. Have sent couple questions on other vds! no answers!
Michele Jones, I’m sorry the questions sometimes get lost, and I cant find them again. Do you remember which videos you had questions on and maybe I can find them and answer? But I’m not seeing the unanswered questions...
I see two questions, but I answered both of those, but I’m not finding the others. Hope you are feeling ok! Much love and healing energy! 💓💓
Michele Jones are you getting any of my responses? Perhaps your notifications for responses are turned off on UA-cam?
my indoor aloes have always gotten sunburnt after going outside for summer but they always recover. They're made to live In full sun
good to know, I took mine outside today and after one day it is stressed and looks sad so I brought it back in this evening and put in a dark corner
I got an aloe from a friend and it was brown/purple. After a few days after modifying light (to an indirect source) the plant started greening up
Are the spots on the leaves of the first plant you showed normal? Mine has those as well. This is my first time owning an aloe plant and I just want to make sure it’s healthy. Thanks!
Hey there! Thank you for your info, I would like to ask you for some advice. My aloe plant is starting to look light on the centre so I placed it beside the window.is there anything else I should do?
i have three aloe Vera plant . i have placed in my living room which receives bright light all day long. my question is where i can i place my aloe vera plants so that they csn get the light that they need?
Very nice video dear👍😍👌💚😍
Most succulents turn colors in the sun. If not in the sun, they revert back to green. Not enough sun, and some succulents start to stretch toward the sun if put in the shade.
the Best Things I did to my aloe:
Giving it too much sun
Waterlogging it
Making it listen to music
My aloe thrived in these methods
Don't believe me? I'll make a vid about these 3
I am very curious about the 'Sacrificial plant' that you mentioned. Do you have a video on it?
OMG. Thank you so much for this video! I've been freaking out cause my aloe was turning this off brown purplish color. I thought I ver watered it but I hadn't watered it in 2 months but it was under a grow light for my succulent that gets 12 hours of light. Imma go and move him away from it.
How was your aloes?? How many times you watered it ?
@@reyamarissechua9936 I would water my aloe when the soil was completely dry, moisture meter dry, and the leaves were a little wilted and sad. Then I would give it a through watering, bottom watering. Since moving my aloe, it's doing much better.
So in conclusion, I burned my aloe and watering was not my issue. LOL
Hello, do you think black spots on aloe vera could be the reason of bites from mealy bugs? 😕
Hello I'm leaving in a place where inside of our house doesn't recieve enought sunlight. Can I just put the plant outside for hours in indirect sunlight? if is it okay how many hours do you recommend?
In the northeast with a stretched aloe, should I cut it back and put it in a lighter spot. Or leave it stretched out/fallen over and put it in a lighter spot?
I got all my aloe in full sun and not problems all beautiful green
Good idea 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Does the aloe on the left (too much sun plant) need more water, and that's why the leaves are curling?
Thanks for this. My slow has been turning brown a lot and I thought it was a water problem but I also had it in lots of sunlight
Aloe*
I really love aloes.. However my aloes are turning brown or some are having root rot. Can I ask some tips with the right lighting, watering, and etc. Can I place my aloes inside the house with artificial lighting ?? How many times do I need to water my aloes? I am so disappointed. Thank you.
What grow lights are you using?
What soil are you using for your succulents? They look like rocks.
My aloe leaves sometimes bend where the gel is drain to the leave and needs to be taken off. Is there an explanation for that?
where do you get the seeds from
I think my aloe isn't getting quite enough light. But it sits by an open window all day
What is the name of the second aloe, the one with the lime green growth? I think I have one and would love to identify it!
they are the same there both traditional aloe veras
please tell how make alovera soil??
Need some advice Vas soon as possible thankyou
Noticed the Berkey 👀
So if my aloe is forming black spots it's too much sun? It also is getting brown lines ..😞
Question: what can you do if aloa grows too long leaves and they start breaking and whole plant tipping over? I have it next to the window that only has direct sunlight early in the morning.
I would say: repot it into a bigger pot with more weight so that it can counteract the gravity that works on the heavy plant. Or secure the aloe vera plant with wires. Or trim the plant to a smaller size and repot in the same pot.
At first I thought it was because of too much water
The leaves on my aloe succulent is getting thinner. What causes that? I have watered it once a week and it stays by the window daily so not sure what I’m doing wrong.
I was putting my babies in the gargen everyday!
My aloe is so floppy. How do I make it sit up more?
I had an aloe plant that rotted at the base and eventually fell off of itself as it was "decapitated" from rot. and the strange thing was it was not over watered or even watered at all in the past month. the only explanation I have is a disease, but what kind of aloe diseases cause rot?
Fungal infection
Thanks for the video. What does it mean when the base of the plant is turning white and the 'leaves' are kinda grey? I had it under a grow light and pulled it back a bit. Not sure what else to do...or if I should alter watering (in the winter, I've been watering every 2 weeks. Zone 5b - dry climate). Thoughts?
Sarah de Boer, is it an Aloe you are referring to that has turned that color under a grow light?
sorry - yes it is an ale. Funny thing is I have another aloe...that I think is the same variety, that I treat the exact same and it is fine
Sarah de Boer, yes it’s so interesting how two of the same species can react differently! This can have to do with a lot of factors including size, root health, potting medium, etc. But generally aloes don’t need a grow light for long periods of time, but grow well with bright more indirect light. That’s not to say there aren’t times aloes love being under grow lights, but typically when they start turning a grayish color it’s too much light or not enough water. They can also turn Grey when rotting, but typically the rot will be visible by the time the color turns Grey. Are the leaves fat and plump or are they thinning a bit? If you are a part of our FB group feel free to post a photo there and some of us might be able to help you even more if I can see the coloration! Or maybe with a little more description on Leaf size and hydration I can give you more suggestions. 😊
Thx for the posting this video! Once the aloe leaves fan out like that due to lack of sufficient light, does it ever close back up? Mine has opened so much, it’s more like a star fish shape 😑
Kang Hanna did you ever find out more info on this?? My aloe is really opened up too! It doesn’t stand tall!
Same question as Kim! Did it ever recover? Mine is very opened and it doesn't seem like it could close up tbh...
Kimberley Lam's Descamps I was told it needed more light! That’s why it stretched out!
The same for mine... Starfish smh.
I harvest some allo and the some of the gel is pinkish red is that OK to eat or drink
Could please tell me the name of the plant in the basket in your sink? Is there a video about that plant? Cheers
Akins Josh, yes! That is a Hatiora salicornioides, or “dancing bones” as it’s called among other common names. ❤️
well thanks for you video
Good evening ma'am, I have 2 plants on one medium pot. My plants are turning brown and dry from the edges, I leave my plant outside day and night. Should I bring it in?
👁
U need a green house
Mine aloe got brown/dark redish ends like yours that was on sun, while mine is not on sun. Its inside room, 2m from windows with not much sun. I'm using led, but its faaaaar away from what sun can give (other plats under led are smaller than they should). So it can't be sunburn, and it's also not over watering. I'm worrying, because that brown/red part is taking more and more of leaf, starting from it end and going down, slowly, but going.. and first leaf with that just died, dry, not rot.
My Aloe is pale green and mushy in the central grow area. It has lost all outer-shell-strength, if that makes sense. Did I overwater it?
Yes
my aloe is doing some weird thing where the leaves are so bendy and I had it in a larger pot for about a year so I put it in a smaller pot and seen there was basically no root system. now the leaves are beginning to fall off I'm contemplating putting it outside to get more light. it seems like a very fragile plant I figured they would be hard to kill... I hope it wont die on me
That sounds like what happened to mine. Is there yellow or red slime in or around the base of the leaves?
Thanks for this awesome video. I have also tried this method and it was a success 😊 I also have made a video and posted it on my channel.
I had my aloe in a small pot and it was really big and I put it in a bigger pot and it was like all of a sudden it started to drowned.. Is it because the smaller pot was all jammed in there and the water was kind of held out in and then when I stuck it in the big pot all that water came out and that's why it started to drown hes making a comeback come back now but it still took some serious damage and I can't figure out why somewhere along the lines of transplanting it but I made sure not to hurt the roots there was no root rot. The only thing that makes sense is that it was holding a bunch of water in that tightly packed pot and when I put it in a big one it let the water out and drowned it somewhat
my two aloes sit next to each other, one has too much light and the other has too little 😂
holly crap i noticed this on my aloe this morning i didnt search anything about aloe before and this video was in my feed😂
Kind of same story here 😂👍
Hi my Alo leaves are very thin and folding inwards. My weather is tropical very hot.
Bob Johnson, typically that is a sign of needing more water, and sometimes nutrients as well. Maybe give it a good drink with some fertilizer and perhaps some more frequent watering for a bit, and hopefully it will plump up. The thin curling leaves usually is one of the easiest signs of stress to deal with, so hopefully your lovely Aloe will plump back up quickly! 💗
thanks for the reply ,, I'll try that
Thank you so much! I was thinking my plant was brown bc it was getting over watered but it’s thin so it made no sense
Ashley We Miss you :'(
What happened?
@@arnowisp6244 she hasn't been posting in awhile...
If my aloe is next to the window, but gets sunlight through a see through white window curtain, would that be considered "direct" sunlight?? Can't figure out if it's too much or not...
How long does it take for aloe plants to grow?
2-3 years
Ok i have a aloe vera and i think its doing fine its growing a bit but i have some concerns i dont know if im giving it enough water or too mutch water. one of my main concerns is at some parts on the leaves are thin but just little parts
Also it is a small aloe vera
Hi i have a aloe and it went droopy and i don't know why
My aloe plant feels like it is "mushy". The leaves/stems are not hard like they use to be when I bought it a year ago and it is very easy to press you finger into a leaf/stem. It sits in a window that gets plenty of sunlight and I water it only when the soil is dry (I use a soil meter and only water it if needed). If anyone has any suggestions why my aloe plant is mushy, please comment. Thanks so much. :)
Sounds similar to my issue with my aloe right now. Did you ever figure out a cause?