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Aloe Vera Growing Guide: Planting, Care & Harvest

A succulent grown on sunny windowsills for its thick gel-filled leaves; water only when the soil dries out.

Aloe Vera

Aloe vera

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Active growthRest period

Guides

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.

Crown RotPurple Seed Stain

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