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08-04-2003, 05:20 PM
Motordome
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The Aloe Plant Mystery...
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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.
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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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