The root cause is not a disease but is actually a tiny insect. Interestingly, it is not their tunneling activity that causes the distorted aloe leaves but the injection of a potent toxin that changes leaf and plant cell structures.The good news is that...
They will root quickly and provide you with more of this amazing plant to populate your landscape or give away to an appreciative friend.The easiest way to propagate the plant is by growing tiger aloe from the babies at its edges.
The soil of the aloe vera plant should be allowed to go completely dry before being watered. When growing aloe vera plants, plant them in aor a regular potting soil that has been amended with additionalor building sand.
Try growing aloe outdoors in a container that will also allow you to bring them indoors if a freeze threatens.Placing your aloe plant outdoors in appropriate zones doesn't require any special care as long as the site is sunny and the soil is loose and...
Move your plant or plants to new holes in the ground or, if you like, into containers. If your main aloe plant is starting to look leggy and droopy and is surrounded by smaller pups, it's definitely time to transplant.To repot an aloe, first carefully...
The jury is still out in the scientific community as to the health benefits, but many users feel the plant is useful as a digestive health supplement. Wash the leaf then lay it flat on the table and cut off the serrated edges.
Sometimes, you don't need a knife and the pup will just pull away from the parent. Locate a healthy pup with a few roots and carefully cut it away from the parent with a clean, sharp knife.
As a general rule, wait until the offset is at least one-fifth the size of the parent plant or has several sets of true leaves.Very old, large aloes can have their pups removed from them when they are small, but they must still have enough leaves (at...
Replant in fresh dry soil in a few days and do not water for a week.These are practically foolproof plants that can survive most errors in irrigation. However, in winter the watering schedule should be halved.Aloes can withstand periods of drought if...
Lack of sunlight can weaken the leaves and cause them to flop.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Letting it get too cold can have the same effect, so don't let your aloe get colder than 50 degrees Fahrenheit...
Brown aloe vera plants may be suffering from too much or too little moisture, but other causes might be excess salt in soil, fungal disease, sun scorch, chemical toxicity or nutrient deficiency.
) left: right is photo of mature plant offsetting like crazy in Arizona (newly purchased aloe ($4) left; Mature aloe in planter (Indoors the plant rarely flowers (it definitely seems happier outdoors) and tends to stay in its more juvenile leaf form-...
Most tree aloes tolerate a good deal of frost, though some are less hardy than others. With about 3-4 exceptions the solitary tree aloes bloom in winter. Again, with few exceptions, most tree aloes grow best in warm, dry, arid, climates.
Aside from reportedly relieving itching, it is thought to reduce pain caused by minor burns and other skin irritations."Succulent" is the name given to plants that store their own water.
Tree aloes are some of the most magnificent of all the succulents and can be awesome and imposing landscape statements. Blackened leaves also seem to be a response to underwatering, something that this aloe, at least while young, seems more prone to than...
But the inflorescences are highly branched, and the plant is a branching one, so there is a massive number of flowers in winterthis raceme is nearly spent near the end of the season for blooming of this speciesStill, the flowers are a nice contrast to...
The inflorescence of this plant is unique in being highly branched, very wide and having nearly one-sided, sloping racemes, usually of brilliant orange. And some have less than amazing flowers as well.
I struggled for some time trying to organize these flowers by either color, size, shape or season... The goal of this article is not to show a photo of every single aloe species flower, but to provide some examples of the variety and colors that exist.Some...
Not every soil will have a suitable pH, however. Shade-loving plants like the aforementioned hydrangeas and rhodies prefer a pH of 5.5. As previously stated, a soil test can help you determine if your soil is acidic enough for your acid loving plants.
They really are wonderful landscape aloes... But as most readers of these articles couldn't really care less about which spotted aloe is which, I have to admit writing this article is mostly a mentally cathartic process to help me clear my own mind up,...
However, it's generally safe to consume the product within three weeks of opening it. Aloe vera juice, while delicate, keeps for a period of time, if you follow certain guidelines.The leaf of an aloe vera plant contains most of its moisture.The leaves...
Some have conical racemes (probably the most common shape), some are tubular, some are spherical, 'head-shaped' (half-sphere) etc. Aloes are one of the best succulent plants for both landscape use and growing in pots.
Below are some shots of the commonly used parents in these smaller hybrids:Some of the more well-known collections of hybrids come from Rancho Soledad Nursery and their tissue culture company (Rancho Tissue Technologies) and was run at least in part by...
Growing aloes from seed can not only be fun, but a way of getting some rare species cheaply that might even not be available at all otherwise. Aloes seelings pop up all over. Greenhouse collections in which hand pollinating is the only way it's done).Aloes...
It is a shame this is not a commonly available plantThe flowers are actually covered with a thin later of white fuzz giving the plant its obvious nameIt is a great tree aloe for those who want a fast, attractive species that makes great flowers- these...
Add in some pepper, and then let it cool. Chickens and ducks can be prone to leg and foot injuries from hard landings off the roost, as well as bumblefoot, a staph infection that can lead to foot and leg swelling.
Age your hackberry wood one year to get the best it has to give, Dried hackberry logs burn much better than freshly cut or unseasoned wood. The slight, pleasant fragrance adds a nice touch to the burn as well.In the all-important heat department, hackberry...
