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Help on plants
Hello everyone,
I hope I'm in the right newsgroup for my amateur questions... Can anyone provide me with informations on the following..? 1. I have a dying Aloe Vera, the leaves on the outside started getting brown spots, then black then drying out completely, now I'm afraid even the middle is affected by the same symptoms. All I know is not to give too much water each day, but that is as far as my knowledge reaches... 2. my wife started using the (cold) left-over water that she used after boiling rice in it to water the plants with. According to her it's supposed to be healthy for them. I'm not too sure about that myself, only the orchids seem to survive it (?) Can anyone tell me if and also why this would be helpful? (N-related?) I've also tried ashes, but I'm not too convinced of that either...just hear-say for me, but I'd like to get some explanation on these topics... I hope you can make sense out of my questions. Have a great day! and Thanks in advance!! |
Help on plants
Your "Aloe vera" is probably getting too much water and not enough light.
Water it thoroughly once a week and let it go dry between waterings. Don't water you plants with "rice water". It obviously is not good for the plants at all. Don't use "ashes" either. Nachtlawaai wrote in message om... Hello everyone, I hope I'm in the right newsgroup for my amateur questions... Can anyone provide me with informations on the following..? 1. I have a dying Aloe Vera, the leaves on the outside started getting brown spots, then black then drying out completely, now I'm afraid even the middle is affected by the same symptoms. All I know is not to give too much water each day, but that is as far as my knowledge reaches... 2. my wife started using the (cold) left-over water that she used after boiling rice in it to water the plants with. According to her it's supposed to be healthy for them. I'm not too sure about that myself, only the orchids seem to survive it (?) Can anyone tell me if and also why this would be helpful? (N-related?) I've also tried ashes, but I'm not too convinced of that either...just hear-say for me, but I'd like to get some explanation on these topics... I hope you can make sense out of my questions. Have a great day! and Thanks in advance!! |
Help on plants
Nachtlawaai wrote:
Hello everyone, I hope I'm in the right newsgroup for my amateur questions... Can anyone provide me with informations on the following..? 1. I have a dying Aloe Vera, the leaves on the outside started getting brown spots, then black then drying out completely, now I'm afraid even the middle is affected by the same symptoms. All I know is not to give too much water each day, but that is as far as my knowledge reaches... 2. my wife started using the (cold) left-over water that she used after boiling rice in it to water the plants with. According to her it's supposed to be healthy for them. I'm not too sure about that myself, only the orchids seem to survive it (?) Can anyone tell me if and also why this would be helpful? (N-related?) I've also tried ashes, but I'm not too convinced of that either...just hear-say for me, but I'd like to get some explanation on these topics... I hope you can make sense out of my questions. Have a great day! and Thanks in advance!! Using water from boiled rice can be beneficial but too much can fill the soil with simple carbohydrates and other nutrients which will encourage rapid growth of unwanted bacteria and fungal organisms which can then infect your plants. Does the soil smell a bit off? Like something rotten or fermented? The plants might be beyond saving now but you could try repotting in fresh soil making sure to carefully rinse off any of the old soil from the roots. Once Aloe Vera starts to rot it can be hard to stop. |
Help on plants
Using water from boiled rice is not at all good for plants in any amount.
Any amount of it contains carbohydrates and they are bad for the plants and the soil. No wonder the plant is dying. Also the plant is being overwatered. Water it thoroughly only once a week and let it go completely dry between waterings. rsymes wrote in message ... Nachtlawaai wrote: Hello everyone, I hope I'm in the right newsgroup for my amateur questions... Can anyone provide me with informations on the following..? 1. I have a dying Aloe Vera, the leaves on the outside started getting brown spots, then black then drying out completely, now I'm afraid even the middle is affected by the same symptoms. All I know is not to give too much water each day, but that is as far as my knowledge reaches... 2. my wife started using the (cold) left-over water that she used after boiling rice in it to water the plants with. According to her it's supposed to be healthy for them. I'm not too sure about that myself, only the orchids seem to survive it (?) Can anyone tell me if and also why this would be helpful? (N-related?) I've also tried ashes, but I'm not too convinced of that either...just hear-say for me, but I'd like to get some explanation on these topics... I hope you can make sense out of my questions. Have a great day! and Thanks in advance!! Using water from boiled rice can be beneficial but too much can fill the soil with simple carbohydrates and other nutrients which will encourage rapid growth of unwanted bacteria and fungal organisms which can then infect your plants. Does the soil smell a bit off? Like something rotten or fermented? The plants might be beyond saving now but you could try repotting in fresh soil making sure to carefully rinse off any of the old soil from the roots. Once Aloe Vera starts to rot it can be hard to stop. |
Help on plants
Nachtlawaai wrote: Hello everyone, I hope I'm in the right newsgroup for my amateur questions... Can anyone provide me with informations on the following..? 1. I have a dying Aloe Vera, the leaves on the outside started getting brown spots, then black then drying out completely, now I'm afraid even the middle is affected by the same symptoms. All I know is not to give too much water each day, You are watering it every day? check this: http://www.aloeindia.com/faqs.htm .... Aloe Vera requires about 150 ml of water each month for it yield quality leaf weighing around 1 kg. .... but that is as far as my knowledge reaches... 2. my wife started using the (cold) left-over water that she used after boiling rice in it to water the plants with. According to her it's supposed to be healthy for them. I'm not too sure about that myself, only the orchids seem to survive it (?) Can anyone tell me if I thought Aloe was a plant from hot and dry weather while orchids prefer warm and moist climates. and also why this would be helpful? (N-related?) I've also tried ashes, but I'm not too convinced of that either...just hear-say for me, but I'd like to get some explanation on these topics... I hope you can make sense out of my questions. Have a great day! and Thanks in advance!! |
Help on plants
The genus Aloe contains nearly 500 species found throughout Africa,
Madagascar and the Arabian peninsula in a wide range of habitats. The family Orchidaceae is found on every continent except Antarctica in every imaginable type of habitat. Yes, there are even many xerophytic species of orchids, especially in Africa and Madagascar. wrote in message ... Nachtlawaai wrote: Hello everyone, I hope I'm in the right newsgroup for my amateur questions... Can anyone provide me with informations on the following..? 1. I have a dying Aloe Vera, the leaves on the outside started getting brown spots, then black then drying out completely, now I'm afraid even the middle is affected by the same symptoms. All I know is not to give too much water each day, You are watering it every day? check this: http://www.aloeindia.com/faqs.htm ... Aloe Vera requires about 150 ml of water each month for it yield quality leaf weighing around 1 kg. ... but that is as far as my knowledge reaches... 2. my wife started using the (cold) left-over water that she used after boiling rice in it to water the plants with. According to her it's supposed to be healthy for them. I'm not too sure about that myself, only the orchids seem to survive it (?) Can anyone tell me if I thought Aloe was a plant from hot and dry weather while orchids prefer warm and moist climates. and also why this would be helpful? (N-related?) I've also tried ashes, but I'm not too convinced of that either...just hear-say for me, but I'd like to get some explanation on these topics... I hope you can make sense out of my questions. Have a great day! and Thanks in advance!! |
Help on plants
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