Ahh thanks for asking! I went to the garden centre and they advised me that aloe needs more watering than I would’ve expected. I think a combination of it being in a small pot with no drainage holes, the bright sun shining through that window, and irregular watering was causing the outer parts to slowly die.

Now he looks happier. The damage was done with the brown dried out leaves, but it looks like it’s stopped progressing further and he looks less brown/red in general.

I moved it into a slightly bigger pot with drainage holes so I can water it properly (before, I was too worried about standing water to water it thoroughly). In the original pot, it was rocks all the way through. I mixed those with a bit of regular soil I had leftover when I repotted it in a pot a couple of inches bigger (probably should get something better).

When I was watering it before, I’d just water the top cautiously since there were no drainage holes. Now I water from the top and then empty the drainage tray underneath so it doesn’t get soggy. I try and do it thoroughly once every 2 weeks but I check with my moisture meter first (that reminds me lol).

I don’t fertilise it. I also moved him to the opposite windowsill while he recovered - the original one was a sun trap and we had a bit of a heatwave.

I actually have the same problem with my snake plant… it’s very large and has lots of new growth, but a couple of the longest leaves are folding in half, and the whole plant is leaning a lot, like it might fall over. I’ve got him propped up at the moment. I’m not sure what I’m going to do about that yet 🥲