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hello i have a new aloe plant and i need to know if i need to put it in a big pot here is a picture of it http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r206/sandy113_photo/IMG_0029-1.jpg

Nice aloe.you can move it up to the size of the pot behind it.A heavy pot is better cause it will hold the weight of the plant as at ages.I use to keep mine potted in ground& back in a pot in winter...but its larger now and not easily done.Their roots don't go deep you can grow in a shallow pot.Evreytime I see the the pot I'd love to move mine into at the store.............It's a pot over $30.I just looked yesterday at Lowe's and seen a nice one.....$48.

One of mine is pot bound.....so it's filled with babies as well as a mature plant or two.If you ever have a bad leaf you can go on and scrape the gel out and save in a jar in the fridge.I sometimes save the skins in zip lock bag in butter dish compartment for larger burns.

Looks great Sandy.....i always keep a little one in the house....you just never know when it will come in handy!!

Nice Aloe, Sandy! I love mine....it is why I came here to GH! Now that I know not to overwater...I am a proud mom to several happy aloes!

Actually, the only plant I have in my house now is my aloe plant and that's only for all the times I burn myself! With all the mature trees around my house I really can't do many plants indoors anymore. Of course, if we keep having ice storms and the spring storms with the high winds, I may not have many trees left.

Sandy, I do have my aloe planted in a very heavy pot because it gets so top-heavy.

thanks for all the replies so i can move it to a biger pot thanks i will post pictures of the pots that i have before i repot it cause i want to make sure i havethe right kind of pot.

The right kind of soil is very important, too, especially in a larger pot. Make sure you use a fast draining soil or add some grit to a regular potting soil. Unglazed clay pots are best. You've got a beautiful plant!

margaret i have a plastic pot can i use it

Sandy, I think Margaret's idea of a clay pot might be better because of the added weight of the pot. From my experience, I've found that when the Aloe Vera get bigger there is a tendency for them to become very top-heavy. Unglazed clay pots are usually plentiful and very reasonable.

Sandy- I have my monster aloe vera in a plastic pot, you just have to be VERY careful to not overwater. Unglazed clay is best because it helps unused water to evaporate quicker- that helps avoid root rot( ALoes are VERY sensitive to too much water). I only water my monster when the top inch or two of soil is dry and then only a small amount of water. Soil is omportant- margaret was the one who helped me "save" my first aloe- you can buy Aloe soil, or mix plain potting soil(no perlite) with coarse sand or gravel. I think you have the basics down- your plant sure is happy-

And give it as much sun as you possibly can!

i dont have an aloe plant though my mother has always had at least one... i cant find anywhere here to get one either... i want one sooo bad couldve used it today too... i burned my thumb horribly..

april coria do u have a wal-mart store where u live u might want to try there

thank u all for ur help and susport

April, do you know anyone around there that has one because they are always sprouting up baby plants, so it's real easy to get a start for a new plant.

if some one can tell me how to cut some of this aloe vera of so i can trade it

april coria i would love to share my aloe vera with u but i do not know where or how to split it do u or do u know of someone that can tell me how to do it

patches1414 i would love to share my aloe with u but i do not know how to split it

Sandy, you will see little babies coming out of the ground and those are all new plants. I usually just dig one of those out and repot it in a new container.

I have babies.I also have older babies still attached.I also have 2 in their own pot thats almost 2 yrs old.

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In the photo you can clearly see the big one.The peace lilly hides most of the other.I'll snap a shot of it.

A shot of my blue kalonche in bloom.the aloe is in the back...so have not snapped a good shot/I like the way it hangs over pot.Its pot bound,but have thinned a few out.

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It's my BIL aloe.I just look after it.He's learning how to grow TX style...different from Indpls.But I've hijacked his green pothos.It looks good where its at.

Boy, you have a wonderful collection of indoor plants. I sure wish I had the room and right conditions to have plants in the house.

they all look nice and healthy

Everything does look healthy....is that a shot of your porch too??

yes.thats my porch......one end of it.Its 9x26.plants are out now.....unless mother-Nature changes mind.The other shot is my cold GH I just keep stuff on the dry side.If it does drop below freezeing it is protected from frost& the more sensitive stuff gets a sheet on those nights.My biggest problem is keeping it from getting too warm.I'm wanting my GH outdoors off porch.I just have to make it hubby's idea some of them porch plants look ratty...your just not close.Thats the BACKSIDE of peace lilly.And both arrow vines are leggy.I'll proably wad the vines in the bucket and cover with fresh soil.The spider plant has babies....that have HAD babies ( I even sent some to Norway) I had the peace lilly in house.everything else you see was cold GH.I didn't sheet the aloes this year....is a sheet shortage with the plant increse.

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On the other aloe post someone has a photo of the flower.I might let mine get a lil more sun,just not the harshest sun.I have rocks in bottom of my huge aloe...for balance,plus a bonus of drainage too.

njoynit how can i split my aloe vera plant