Aloe vera
Growing calendar
Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.
Guides
- Where to Keep an Aloe Vera Plant: Light, Heat and the Winter Limit
- How Often to Water Aloe Vera: Reading Thin, Curling and Mushy Leaves
- Repotting Aloe Vera: Pot Size, Gritty potting mix and a Dry Week After
- Aloe Vera Care Through the Year: A Growing Season and a Dry Rest
- Aloe Vera Problems: Mushy Leaves, Rot, Mealybugs and Scale
- How to Separate Aloe Vera Pups and Grow Them On
Common problems
Start from what you can see on the plant.
Pests and diseases (5)
Problems recorded for this plant, most serious first.
Late Blight
Disease
Dark green water-soaked lesions appear on the leaves and expand quickly into brown dead tissue. White mold forms on the underside and at the lesion edge, and dark brown lesions spread to stems and fruit.
Rust
Disease
Small raised orange-yellow to red-brown pustules form on both leaf surfaces, then rupture and release powdery spores. Heavy infection yellows the leaves and kills them early.
Ring Rot
Disease
The bark of branches and trunk becomes rough and warty, serving as the inoculum source. Fruit develops round brown lesions that soften and rot in concentric rings.