This climbing aloe has been in its pot for a couple of years. It lives inside during the cooler months and outside in the sun during the warm ones. It had a trellis until today when I removed it due to the plant not really climbing the trellis.

I’m thinking a couple things to improve the situation here:

  1. Repot it into something broader but not as deep, unless the roots are that deep.
  2. Perhaps a bit better drainage.
  3. A trellis that’s closer to the plants height, can handle the weight, and isn’t 6 feet tall.

What’s your rating? Thoughts on how to improve this situation?

  • LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.orgM
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    1 month ago

    That’s a great looking plant

    I think a broader pot is a good idea, as a wider mouth will make any root pruning or other work easier. We only have a few houseplants (because our cat hates anything that receives attention) but they get a bit of root maintenance done annually. It helps to keep them from strangling themselves and means I don’t have to use more floor or shelf space than I want.

    For trellising “lazy climbers”, think more along the lines of an “H” shape - something you can slide under a branch or stem and then secure into the soil to support the weight.