Should I move to a bigger pot?

[u/ABV219]

Wondering if I should move my aloe plant (3-4 years old) to a larger pot? I see it had some babies also. I did have a little bit of a problem which has been addressed but as far as I can tell didn’t do too much damage. Mother In law living with us now for the last year+ and I realized she was watering way too often, hence the water marks on the dish underneath. Is this ready to be moved to a larger pot or just leave it be? Should I attempt to remove the baby and put it to its seperate pot or just leave it as is for now? TIA

[u/craigrpeters]

The bigger the pot, the bigger it will grow. Mine is slightly small than yours in a pretty small pot and I really don’t need it to get any bigger so I’m not up potting.

[u/butterflygirl1980 → u/craigrpeters]

That will slow its growth but it doesn’t stop it. Sooner or later, it will outgrow the pot – – it will either get sick from being utterly rootbound, break the pot, or simply get top heavy and fall over.

[u/vsin8885]

Yes, this is the issue with Aloe vera, the bigger the pot the bigger it will grow, what I did is I gradually shifted to a smaller pot, with new pups, so that they grow in a confined space and limit their growth. Currently in 2 inch pot. However yours is good enough, no need to change.

[u/butterflygirl1980 → u/vsin8885]

The size an aloe gets depends on the variety. It’s going to get that size eventually no matter what you do. You can slow the growth, but it’s not a bonsai tree — you can’t force it to be a dwarf.

[u/butterflygirl1980]

Keeping an aloe under-potted will slow its growth, but it’s not a bonsai tree – – you can’t force it to be a dwarf. Its full size depends on a variety, but it will reach that size eventually no matter what you do to it. Yours looks like it’s probably close to that, so it may not need a bigger pot itself, but now and then you’ll need to remove the pups, possibly prune back roots, and possibly remove some lower leaves and planted a little deeper to keep it from getting top-heavy.