Can You Replant A Broken Aloe Leaf?

Has your aloe vera plant become damaged with a broken leaf? Rest assured that you have come to the right place!

Known for having some of the most effective healing properties inside its tough exterior, aloe vera plants are key to anyone’s plant collection… But what happens if a leaf happens to become damaged?

Well, before you throw in the towel and accept defeat, the good news is that there might be a way to replant your aloe leaf and restore it back to full health – and we are here to show you how!

Read on for our simple and easy-to-follow method for replanting an aloe plant with a broken leaf. 

Dry Out The Broken Aloe Vera Leaf

Before you attempt to try to replant your broken aloe leaf, you’re first going to want to make sure that you have made the necessary preparations to help increase the chances of success.

In order to do this, you are going to need to take the leaf that has been damaged and set it somewhere so that it can dry. 

Even though the damaged leaf does not need to be completely dry, you are going to need to make sure that you allow enough drying time so that a protective film grows directly over the moisture sap area.

Depending on what type of aloe vera plant variety you have and how big the broken leaf is, you might find that this initial drying step can take anywhere from 1-2 hours, all the way to a few days. 

Even though this might seem like quite a tedious task to have to carry out,  it’s important that you make sure to do so. Otherwise, you are more than likely going to discover that you are unable to successfully replant your broken aloe vera leaf.

Prepare The Pot Ready For The Leaf

After you have carefully set your broken aloe vera leaf somewhere safe so that it can begin its natural drying process in preparation for the replanting – you can then proceed to move on to the next step: preparing the aloe vera pot! 

Now, depending on your preferences, you can either choose to move onto this step straight after you have finished setting your aloe vera leaf aside so that it can dry.

Alternatively you can choose to wait until you can visibly see that a protective film has developed across the top of the moisture sap. 

As we have already mentioned above, the drying process can take as long as a couple of days depending on the variety and size of the aloe vera lead that has been damaged.

This means that it is ultimately going to be you who needs to make the judgment call as to whether or not you move onto this step immediately, or if you choose to wait for a day or two until the aloe vera lead is ready.

Nevertheless, regardless of what you decide to do when you are ready to begin preparing the aloe vera plant you are going to first need to make sure that you have got the appropriate soil needed to fill the plant pot. 

After you have it, fill your plant pot with the soil until you are a few centimeters from the top. Once you have done this, you can then go ahead and take your broken aloe vera leaf and place it inside at around two-thirds from the bottom. 

Seeing as you are already familiar with growing and caring for aloe vera plants we’re sure that you already know that aloe vera plants thrive best in sandy loam soil (or even in cactus soil).

Specifically designed for succulent plants such as an aloe vera plant, the Simple Grow Cactus Soil will offer the perfect amount of drainage to prevent your aloe vera plant from dying, while also coming complete with a variety of different nutrients, minerals, and healthy microbes that your aloe vera plant is sure to love – especially while it is restoring its broken leaf! 

Regularly Water To Aid In The Transplant Process

After you have successfully transplanted the damaged aloe vera leaf into the new plant pot – you will then need to begin the waiting game of whether, or not, the aloe vera plant successfully transplants or not. 

On average, you can expect the transplant process to last for a period of around 4-5 weeks, during which time you are going to need to make sure that you are regularly watering your damaged aloe vera leaf to help raise the chances of the transplant being successful. 

As we’re sure you might already know, aloe vera plants will commonly develop root rot if they are exposed to too much water, which means that you are going to need to make sure that you are watering your damaged aloe vera leaf little but often. 

Alongside making sure that you are keeping the soil moist but not saturated with far too much water, you should also make sure that you are keeping the damaged aloe vera leaf near sunlight each day.

Although, we do not recommend placing your aloe vera leaf under direct sunlight during the transplant process, as this could have an adverse effect on the leaf.

Wrapping Up

Now that you have taken the time to read through the guide above, you should feel confident enough to go away and put the steps that we have shared with you into practice.

If luck is on your side, you might just be able to save your broken aloe leaf from needing to be thrown away! Thank you for reading.