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The Aloe Plant Mystery...
Dear Fellow Rec.Garden People,
First, I would like to personally thank each one of you who responded to my post entitled, "About 20 Years Ago.." --your input is much appreciated, and it was a nice welcome for someone who is new to your group...Thanks But now I have another matter I'm sure you will be able to address: the main player in this scene is an Aloe plant with a long history of many owners...This plant came to me through a friend of a friend, whose wife had a friend who had given the plant to her. She had given up on the Aloe because she said no matter what she did, she simply could not get it to look good...No amount/lack of light, water, soils or transplanting would help the thing--When she received the forlorn plant, it was in sad shape. She figured the problem was a result of overwatering/lack of space in the pot. She transplanted it, placed it among her other plants on a sunny windowsill, and prayed...Sure enough, within weeks, the plant began to flourish: color returned to its leaves, and it seemed quite happy. Since space was limited, she began to give plants away to her friends, and her husband, a friend of my friend, brought the Aloe to him. He, in turn, gave the plant to me, and when I got it, it was a picture of health. It's been with me now since Xmas...At first I thought nothing of the fact that it required so little maintenance: it was almost like a cactus: water it once in a blue moon, and otherwise just talk to it once in a while...But now the Aloe is starting to droop, the previously rich green stalks now seem to be fading in color, and it just doesn't look happy. I'm not sure what to do. Can I salvage this plant once again? Any help would be appreciated. Jeremy "greenthumb" Z. Maine, USA |
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Tsu Dho Nimh wrote in message . ..
(Motordome) wrote: now since Xmas...At first I thought nothing of the fact that it required so little maintenance: it was almost like a cactus: water it once in a blue moon, and otherwise just talk to it once in a while...But now the Aloe is starting to droop, the previously rich green stalks now seem to be fading in color, and it just doesn't look happy. It's either too much or too little water. What readiog does a moisture meter give you? Tsu Tsu, The soil is dry to the touch, however, a friend of mine says that that's the way it should be: like that of a cactus...apparently, they don't need much water? Jeremy 'greenthumb' Z. |
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When the ancient war dogs did battle on 3 Apr 2003 11:33:31 -0800, (Motordome) did speak the following bit of wisdom: But now the Aloe is starting to droop, the previously rich green stalks now seem to be fading in color, and it just doesn't look happy. What do you mean by droop? Are the leaves just changing color? Or are they actually opening up (drooping) and sort of laying open and flat? Because if the latter, I'd guess your problem is lack of light. Aloe is a desert plant and they react to the length and strength of sunlight by the way they hold their leaves. My aloe plants are stored in the garage for the winter. It's relatively dark in there and the plants will completely open up their leaves by laying them down as flat as possible (they look like rosettes) in order to soak up every bit of available light. After they've been hardened off and moved outdoors in full sunlight for the summer, those leaves will tighten right up and stand firmly in very upright, tight clumps, like little soldiers. This is the plants' way of regulating the amount of sunlight they are exposed to in their harsh natural environments. * * * * * Karen C. Southern CT / USDA Zone 6 Spammers be damned! I can't be emailed from this account... "Gardeners know all the best dirt!" It seems you've got the 'dirt' on Aloe plants, Karen! I think you're right: it's not getting enough light...I'm thinking about suspending it from the curtain rod with some kind of hanging-rig type of setup, so that it's higher and therefore getting more sunlight (direct)...Thanks for the 'dirt'! Jeremy "greenthumb: Z, Maine, USA |
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