I recently noticed the foot on my Aloe Samson has a bit of rot on its foot. I'm not sure exactly when it happened whether its was with this year's extended rain in Nov and Dec or whether some extra water I gave it over the summer was the culprit. Is the rot likely to spread? The plant is actually actively growing and is putting out some new leaves and roots (Accidentally dug one up when I was weeding.)
I'm hoping if I monitor it and keep the foot dry it might heal and regrow that part of its foot?
I'll have to admit I wasn't that worried about watering it since it has barberae as one of its parents but apparently Samson is not as water resistance as Hercules... Looks like I need to be more careful.
I guess if it falls over I can cut off the bottom and try to re-root the remaining section.
For now I have placed a tent of 5 mil plastic over the foot to try to keep things dry. So far it seems to be working. Anyone see any reasons why this should not be done?
