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Aloe seedlings

Discussion in 'Cacti and Succulents' started by Danny Nairn, Mar 6, 2021.

  1. Danny Nairn

    Danny Nairn Apprentice Gardener

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    Hello, all! My name is Danny :)
    I have a little query. My aloe developed a tiny baby last summer.
    We removed the baby and it died :(
    A couple days ago i noticed that 2 more have actually sprouted.
    I was wondering if anyone had any advice as to how i can remove them. When would they be able to be removed and potted separately?
    ANY advice will be appreciated. The mother was dying as i haven't been home for a few weeks/months but i have removed all the dead leaves and gave her a lovely water.

    I am new to keeping plants. My Lady finger has done amazing :)
    The camera quality on my laptop is terrible but i will post a picture of them both :)

    I also have 2 other that i do not know the species. I was wondering if anyone else would?
    Please let me know if the quality is too bad to see :)
    Thank you,
    Danny Nairn WIN_20210306_15_15_08_Pro.jpg WIN_20210306_15_15_04_Pro.jpg WIN_20210306_15_15_08_Pro.jpg WIN_20210306_15_15_04_Pro.jpg WIN_20210306_15_14_40_Pro.jpg WIN_20210306_15_14_36_Pro.jpg WIN_20210306_15_14_13_Pro.jpg
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I'd guess the first 4 pictures could possibly be Aloe vera, but not easy to tell.
    The next two look like possibly and Opuntia cactus of some kind.
    And the last one looks to me like a possible Agave, but its struggling a bit.

    You need to leave the pups on the main plant of the agave until they have their own roots which can take a while.
     
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      Danny Nairn Apprentice Gardener

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      Thank you!
      One of the babes look healthy and is slowly falling down. It feels a little loose but i do not want t touch it!
      I'll be able to upload better quality photo's when i get my phone back. I apologise for the quality!
      I've had them for over a year. I've tried to identify them but it's hard with the loads of species that exist.
      The aloe is a little bare as i removed her dead leaves.
      I'm new to the maintenance area :)
      I appreciate the help!
       
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        Danny Nairn Apprentice Gardener

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        I'm sorry to be a pain but i was wondering.
        If i was to increase the pit size of my Lady finger. Would she increase in size also? it seems a TINY TINY bit of root is appearing on the bottom of her current pot.
        Wasn't sure if she'd be okay without a pot change but i have always wanted a big cacti
         
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        You could move it up to a slightly bigger pot but not too much.
        If you knock it out the pot and look for white roots, if there are none only brown roots leave it in the same pot.
         
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        Thank you :)
        So once white roots appear i'll ever so slightly move the size up? Then if she does the same after a while i can move it up. and so on??
         
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        Yes make sure there are lots of roots before moving it into a bigger pot.
         
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