Turbosaurus said:Why would you claim that aloe is potted to deep? And that somehow it should be obvious?
I disagree completely
Explain that assumption to me so I can refute it absolutely.
The leaves are sagging down because there is insufficient light, the plant open to expose more flesh to collect limited light. Clearly they can sag down because the stem is high enough out of the soil to allow it. There is NOTHING wrong with that potting
Leaves dont sag because there is insufficient light, that causes etiolation
On the photo ive shown you though, there isnt obvious damage because of low light(rosette is still compact), but the leaves are bloated and look like its going to burst. If the situation were normal, there should be a layer of dead leaves down there. Where is the layer?
As for the aloe, baja stated pretty much what is wrong with that- the meristem tissue, the growth point of the aloe, the rosette center, is below the soil. The tissue there is soft, weak. Not meant to suffer weather(this is what aloes do in nature, they shrivel to protect it from the elements, as do most rosette plants like semps and aeonums). Now imagine exposing the most important part of the plant to fungi and bacteria born in soil, paired with humidity.
Like I said, plants are grown in ideal conditions- their life cycles with sun and water is set to fast, and the soil would need to match. For households, you cant match the sun(the most important ingredient) so you need to adjust the other 2 factors. Watering , long term, you can administer more in summer, less in winter, but the soil....well that peat stuff sometimes turns hydrophobic. So it wont let the plant drink when it needs to, but when it doesnt it becomes a sponge. Which is why you ought to change it to better stuff asp to mitigate these effects.
