Does anyone see anything wrong with this aloe vera plant?
myermike_1micha
6 years ago
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I will say it's huge and about five years old!
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SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
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Aloe Vera Plant: Seeds vs. Pups
Comments (14)Hi, pirate_girl! I'm certain that you know what you are talking about -- you sound like you do, and you did mention that you hang out on the C&S forum, so I have no reasons to doubt your knowledge!. What I was suggesting is to pick a rooting method that will most certainly work on aloes, another method that will absolutely certainly fail on them, and then, say, one more that is in between, that may give mixed results. Cory said that the class project requires an experiment -- so this could be one thing to try. If (or, rather, when :) ) a pup fails in water, that's an experimental result too -- it simply gives extra proof that water is not a right medium here. And if another pup is potted, say, in some gravel (would that be a good medium? Not sure, that's just the one I'd go with, but I grow only a few succulents, so I'm no expert), and not watered till there are roots, and if that pup does well -- then that's evidence that this is a good method. You know what I mean? This experiment would merely produce some more evidence that some rooting methods do indeed work much better than others. Kind of like verifying the knowledge that already exists in the community. That's why I said in my post, "You could ask on cactus & succulent forum, I'm sure they could tell you some good and bad ways to root aloes, and you could then try both the good and the bad methods for your experiments, and see if your results are consistent with what people on C&S forum would predict." But if Cory wants to make sure that no aloe pup is harmed in the conduction of the experiment :) , then this is definitely not the right experiment to try, you are absolutely right! And, well, there are definitely many many interesting experiments to try. I guess what I'm trying to say is, in the timeline of one semester, aloe pups won't do much more than hopefully grow a few roots. So if one is to stick with aloe pups for an experiment like this, it probably would have to be a rooting experiment. That's all. But maybe I'm wrong, like I said, I'm no expert. And there are certainly other awesome plants to use for a project!...See MoreAloe Vera Plant
Comments (15)Jeff is right, It does need light to set roots, set it upside down, away from a draft until you see the roots, just set in on top of soil, use what ever mix that you plant your other succulet plants in. This plant will get large enough to fit a 5 gal container. It will have red good looking flowers, and it does help help heal wounds. No matter how long your question, at least you asked. Yes read the FAQ don't over water unless you have bright light. In the kitchen is the wrong place to locate it. It will get any grease thats in the arm, please remember where this plant natively grown. Do not use any peat moss in the mix. It will grow in sand mixed with gravel of any kind, it must drain rapidly. Do not water until you can see the roots. Call up Nurseries and ask them and I can actually give you contacts to call in england. Jeff lives in cold country, so he is the best one to help you. Norma...See MoreWhat is wrong with my Aloe Vera?
Comments (10)Those are some great looking plants randy. This is a very old post. Since then, my big aloe plant got worse and worse. It started losing leaves, and the black spots have spread everywhere except for the pups and a few leaves in the middle. I watered very little, much less than I used to, which was only once a week... Unfortunately that did not help and I was forced to get rid of the plant, and I planted a new one from a pup I had left. This new plant is growing extremely slowly, it's very frail and pale. The leaves are very thin and look like they are half dried out or even dead. Only a few leaves in the middle are nice and healthy. I am only watering a little bit once in every two weeks since it's the winter, but there is just no positive change. Well at least the plant is not dying. It's just sort of staying in this miserable state without any change for better or worse....See MoreHelp! Aloe Vera house plant... is it ok?
Comments (1)I would take it out of that decorative pot and use a saucer instead. I water my aloe when the soil looks dry. If I were you I'd not water it for at least 2 weeks. It is a succulent, so it will survive. With most of my plants I can tell if they need water by lifting there pots up. If your doesn't have drainage you should repot it....See More
Karen S. (7b, NYC)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agomyermike_1micha
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoWell now that I have the time to finish I posted this because I never saw such a huge Aloe plant in ones home around here do so well for over 5 years. I took a double look at the pot and to my surprise I was shocked that when I lifted it up it was sitting in mucky smelly water in a container with no holes!!
I could not imagine why it is still going and why it is doing so good even in a cool window when I have such hard success with keeping one in a fast draining mix within a pot with holes..I;m scratching my head on this
one. Must be a new hybrid. Half soil half hydro cultivator. Ha
Mike
Jeff (5b)
6 years agomyermike_1micha
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agomyermike_1micha
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Crenda 10A SW FL
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoWow, Mike! I can smell it from here!
Good luck fixing it up. It'll rebound nicely with new soil, trimmed roots and better light. I would separate them, but I'm one to talk! These guys are outside, but getting pretty crowded!
myermike_1micha
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoKaren S. (7b, NYC)
6 years ago
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