Can I plant a 30cm long Aloe stem deeper into soil?
aganlykesington
9 years ago
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Aloe Broke at Stem--Replant?
Comments (5)Stick the broken portion into a container with dry perlite or gravel, and use a stake for support. Keep the plant out of direct sun, warm, but not hot. Dipping into rooting hormone won't hurt. In time, new roots should sprout from a joint. Make sure there is at least one joint (where the leaf used to attach to the stem) buried, otherwise take off a leaf if necessary. I've never tried this, but that's what I would do. Do not water until there is evidence of new leaves forming....See MoreLike tomatoes, can you plant part of pepper stems under ground?
Comments (6)I think in general it depends on how moist your soil stays. I get a few Non bell sprouts that grow roots up to their seed leaf from the start.I read that people call them air roots... I put those plants way deeper than some others. If I get a leggy plant I'll plant it deep and watch the water for a week or so or it might rot. Another option is to bend the plant down,above ground and force it to grow branches earlier.Once new branches start stake the plant straight up. As far as Bells go,I'd put them about 3 ft. under in a compost pile. I don't think that the work involved in raising a plant is worth only a few pods at harvest. Non bell peppers mostly will out produce a bell any day. There are a lot of better tasting,more productive,easier to grow non bell peppers that you can grow. Not all non bell peppers are hot. For instance a lot of the Sweet Paprika or Pimento pepper varieties are much more productive,grow like weeds and taste better than bells. The wilting in the sun was probably caused by either shock at being in the sun(not hardened off yet) and the roots couldn't suck up water fast enough to supply the plant yet- not big enough to support the plant yet. If you leave the plant in shade a week or so to let the roots develope and get used to the sun you should be ok. The price you paid ,I agree would be hard to pass up. I just have a dislike for bells after growing a lot of easier to grow non bell peppers. I've never had harvests of non bell peppers as low as what I got from bells in my California weather temps. Good luck with yours....See MoreRemoving Aloe Bulbils from flowering stem
Comments (4)Hi, Rachel! I have had bulbils form on my pink blush, too, but none of my other Aloe plants . . . yet. I let it grow some and eventually cut the stem to see if it would root. I could not easily remove it from the stem, so I cut the stem close to the bulbil, let it callous, and then potted it up in dry gritty mix. I guess it worked because the plant grew. The stem was laying sideways, not pointed down into the soil. That is a small container, about 2 inches or less. Sorry I can't tell you exactly when I removed the plant and inflo. It 'looked ready.' (and now I sound like my Grandma telling me how to cook!) BTW - my plants are mostly outside planted in the ground. I let them clump until they are screaming for relief. Then I separate them. (I'm lazy that way. LOL) I find this plant to be a good pupper. Nice plant you have there!...See MoreI want to wash garden soil off aloe roots and repot in cactus mix
Comments (15)That is quite large plant, and I wouldn't pot it in small pot. While many plants will survive small pots, they do not neccessary 'like it'. If given right growing conditions, it will grow new roots and gets established fast. It should also grow offsets, and the pot could be filled up fast. Pot could be little shorter, but diameter seems to be ok. IIRC, roots of aloe grow more horizontally than deep, so wider and shallower pot could be better - if you can find one. Using well drainig mix will help it to dry up faster. Using pots that are too big is not generally recommended because many ppl use water-retaining soil and in big pot, there would be lots of soil which takes long time to dry up. That makes it worse for plant. But if potting mix drains fast, it shouldn't be a problem. There is no need to wet perlite, but it could be wet. It should be sifted to get rid of dust and very small particles. You could also rinse it instead (use large kirchen sieve/collander). If it is wet, I would wait with watering....See MorePlantlover
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