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aloe vera #38925 November 7th, 2005 at 02:54 AM
Joined: Nov 2005 england J juliewoodberry OP Junior Member
OP juliewoodberry Junior Member J Joined: Nov 2005 england	I read that the off shoots from the aloe plants should be removed when they're about 5 inches. I tried to do this but the roots seem to be strongly attched the the main plant. Another off shoot i took off ( and re-planted?) i broke a coupls of roots?? what am i supposed to do

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Re: aloe vera #38926 November 7th, 2005 at 04:32 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	they can be removed at any size, and yes, you will break some of the roots. one thing you can do is take a sharp knife and slice between the babies and the mother plant.

Re: aloe vera #38927 November 7th, 2005 at 05:20 AM
Joined: May 2005 z6 S. Illinois MaryReboakly Member
MaryReboakly Member Joined: May 2005 z6 S. Illinois	Here's my vote of confidence: I had to hurry and take a baby from my SIL's pot and just yanked it out, literally, and plunked it in a pot when I got home. That was several weeks ago - and it's alive and kicking!

Re: aloe vera #38928 November 8th, 2005 at 04:08 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Arkansas comfrey Member
comfrey Member Joined: Jul 2005 Arkansas	I read somewhere that it actually takes about 6 months for a new aloe to have its own root system, in the mean time it will live, they are very hardy plants as far plucking and plopping into another pot...As long as they are not over watered, they usually will survive.

Re: aloe vera #38929 November 13th, 2005 at 10:46 AM
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cinta Member Joined: May 2005 Penna	Yes it took about 6 months for mine to root once it did it shoot out two babies. Water very little it should be pretty dry until it roots.

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