#85466
March 7th, 2007 at 02:08 PM
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Nice aloe.you can move it up to the size of the pot behind it.A heavy pot is better cause it will hold the weight of the plant as at ages.I use to keep mine potted in ground& back in a pot in winter...but its larger now and not easily done.Their roots don't go deep you can grow in a shallow pot.Evreytime I see the the pot I'd love to move mine into at the store.............It's a pot over $30.I just looked yesterday at Lowe's and seen a nice one.....$48. One of mine is pot bound.....so it's filled with babies as well as a mature plant or two.If you ever have a bad leaf you can go on and scrape the gel out and save in a jar in the fridge.I sometimes save the skins in zip lock bag in butter dish compartment for larger burns.
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#85467
March 7th, 2007 at 02:10 PM
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Looks great Sandy.....i always keep a little one in the house....you just never know when it will come in handy!!
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#85468
March 7th, 2007 at 02:51 PM
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#85469
March 8th, 2007 at 12:32 AM
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Actually, the only plant I have in my house now is my aloe plant and that's only for all the times I burn myself! With all the mature trees around my house I really can't do many plants indoors anymore. Of course, if we keep having ice storms and the spring storms with the high winds, I may not have many trees left. Sandy, I do have my aloe planted in a very heavy pot because it gets so top-heavy.
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#85470
March 8th, 2007 at 12:52 PM
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thanks for all the replies so i can move it to a biger pot thanks i will post pictures of the pots that i have before i repot it cause i want to make sure i havethe right kind of pot.
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#85471
March 8th, 2007 at 03:08 PM
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The right kind of soil is very important, too, especially in a larger pot. Make sure you use a fast draining soil or add some grit to a regular potting soil. Unglazed clay pots are best. You've got a beautiful plant!
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#85472
March 8th, 2007 at 04:52 PM
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margaret i have a plastic pot can i use it
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#85473
March 9th, 2007 at 08:01 AM
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Sandy, I think Margaret's idea of a clay pot might be better because of the added weight of the pot. From my experience, I've found that when the Aloe Vera get bigger there is a tendency for them to become very top-heavy. Unglazed clay pots are usually plentiful and very reasonable.
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#85474
March 9th, 2007 at 01:08 PM
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Sandy- I have my monster aloe vera in a plastic pot, you just have to be VERY careful to not overwater. Unglazed clay is best because it helps unused water to evaporate quicker- that helps avoid root rot( ALoes are VERY sensitive to too much water). I only water my monster when the top inch or two of soil is dry and then only a small amount of water. Soil is omportant- margaret was the one who helped me "save" my first aloe- you can buy Aloe soil, or mix plain potting soil(no perlite) with coarse sand or gravel. I think you have the basics down- your plant sure is happy-
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#85475
March 9th, 2007 at 04:46 PM
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And give it as much sun as you possibly can!
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#85476
March 10th, 2007 at 07:00 AM
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i dont have an aloe plant though my mother has always had at least one... i cant find anywhere here to get one either... i want one sooo bad couldve used it today too... i burned my thumb horribly..
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#85477
March 10th, 2007 at 08:42 PM
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april coria do u have a wal-mart store where u live u might want to try there
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#85478
March 10th, 2007 at 08:42 PM
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thank u all for ur help and susport
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#85479
March 10th, 2007 at 10:36 PM
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i dont have an aloe plant though my mother has always had at least one... i cant find anywhere here to get one either... i want one sooo bad April, do you know anyone around there that has one because they are always sprouting up baby plants, so it's real easy to get a start for a new plant.
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#85480
March 11th, 2007 at 02:39 PM
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if some one can tell me how to cut some of this aloe vera of so i can trade it
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#85481
March 11th, 2007 at 06:04 PM
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april coria i would love to share my aloe vera with u but i do not know where or how to split it do u or do u know of someone that can tell me how to do it
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#85482
March 11th, 2007 at 06:35 PM
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patches1414 i would love to share my aloe with u but i do not know how to split it
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#85483
March 12th, 2007 at 06:23 AM
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Sandy, you will see little babies coming out of the ground and those are all new plants. I usually just dig one of those out and repot it in a new container.
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#85484
March 12th, 2007 at 05:26 PM
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I have babies.I also have older babies still attached.I also have 2 in their own pot thats almost 2 yrs old. flowers/March122007plantsmovedtoporch.jpg" alt="[Linked Image]" class="post-image" style="height:auto!important;max-width:100%!important;"/> In the photo you can clearly see the big one.The peace lilly hides most of the other.I'll snap a shot of it. A shot of my blue kalonche in bloom.the aloe is in the back...so have not snapped a good shot/I like the way it hangs over pot.Its pot bound,but have thinned a few out. flowers/March122007bluekalonchoebloominGHRu.jpg" alt="[Linked Image]" class="post-image" style="height:auto!important;max-width:100%!important;"/> It's my BIL aloe.I just look after it.He's learning how to grow TX style...different from Indpls.But I've hijacked his green pothos.It looks good where its at.
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#85485
March 13th, 2007 at 03:21 AM
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Boy, you have a wonderful collection of indoor plants. I sure wish I had the room and right conditions to have plants in the house.
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#85486
March 13th, 2007 at 11:59 AM
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they all look nice and healthy
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#85487
March 13th, 2007 at 05:25 PM
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Everything does look healthy....is that a shot of your porch too??
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#85488
March 14th, 2007 at 01:22 PM
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yes.thats my porch......one end of it.Its 9x26. plants are out now.....unless mother-Nature changes mind.The other shot is my cold GH I just keep stuff on the dry side.If it does drop below freezeing it is protected from frost& the more sensitive stuff gets a sheet on those nights.My biggest problem is keeping it from getting too warm.I'm wanting my GH outdoors off porch.I just have to make it hubby's idea some of them porch plants look ratty...your just not close.Thats the BACKSIDE of peace lilly.And both arrow vines are leggy.I'll proably wad the vines in the bucket and cover with fresh soil.The spider plant has babies....that have HAD babies ( I even sent some to Norway) I had the peace lilly in house.everything else you see was cold GH.I didn't sheet the aloes this year....is a sheet shortage with the plant increse. Here's the aloe shot flowers/March142007RussAloe.jpg" alt="[Linked Image]" class="post-image" style="height:auto!important;max-width:100%!important;"/> On the other aloe post someone has a photo of the flower.I might let mine get a lil more sun,just not the harshest sun.I have rocks in bottom of my huge aloe...for balance,plus a bonus of drainage too.
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#85489
March 15th, 2007 at 10:29 AM
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njoynit how can i split my aloe vera plant
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#85490
March 15th, 2007 at 11:33 AM
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Sandy, I don't think you can split an aloe. I believe you need to wait until it has babies.
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#85491
March 15th, 2007 at 01:31 PM
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myndful how can i tell when it has a baby
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#85493
March 15th, 2007 at 10:07 PM
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thank u no mines do not have babies yet but thank u for showing me what to look for
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#85494
March 16th, 2007 at 08:28 PM
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i was walking through the wildy near my church and when i got to this shrine mabye.. 100 yards off. on two sides of the mound there is a incline and decline like a upside down V. I was walking on the side facing out, and i looked down and saw aRED ALOE VERA plant< it was exactly like a aloe vera plant, i know cause i have one. so i look to both sides and theres 15-25 of them. i researched them for an hour and a half and couldn't find it. is it a new species? can you tee me what it is?
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#85495
March 16th, 2007 at 08:31 PM
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i won't be here after 6. im camping there. i'll take a pict of it.
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#85496
March 16th, 2007 at 09:17 PM
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Yes, we'll need a pic, or several pics! I look forward to seeing them.
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#85497
March 16th, 2007 at 09:33 PM
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kk im going to post by 7:00. they look soooo beutiful and there are so many baby ones
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#85498
March 16th, 2007 at 09:40 PM
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im gonna quickly ride home and post them when i get there.
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#85499
March 17th, 2007 at 02:26 AM
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i would love to see those pictures as well
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#85500
March 17th, 2007 at 11:22 PM
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I wonder what happened to TheSimpleGardener?
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#85501
March 18th, 2007 at 12:20 AM
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he/she is camping for the weekend. guess they ended up not having time to post a pic before going off for the weekend.
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#85502
March 18th, 2007 at 08:19 PM
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im back, posting them right now.
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March 18th, 2007 at 08:20 PM
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#85504
March 19th, 2007 at 01:22 PM
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I too have an aloe Vera plant and mine had a baby as well. I love my plant and I know it is time yet again to transplant mine into even a bigger pot, however my window isn't big enough so it probally wouldn't get enough light. I need a solarium but their kind of expensive. My husband hates my aloe Vera plant and every chance he gets he complains about it, then before I know it a piece has been bent or broken off. My daughter when I first got my plant decided she would puncture it with her fingernails. Fortunately it healed itself well. Funny cause now she has the offshoot to the plant. From time to time my husband still says that it is one ugly plant. To bad for him. I told him its my baby and if he hurts it, I'll take it out on one of his plants. He didn't seem to like that. So now I think we've come to an understanding.
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#85505
March 20th, 2007 at 01:41 AM
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Try going to walmart are a lowes store u should find one there GL on finding one Bettyboop1948
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#85506
March 20th, 2007 at 10:22 PM
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March 20th, 2007 at 10:22 PM
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the picts that i took while camping
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#85508
March 20th, 2007 at 11:49 PM
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March 20th, 2007 at 11:52 PM
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Help me, Jiffy! How do I make nice links?
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#85510
March 21st, 2007 at 03:55 AM
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nothing wrong with your links margaret! they work just fine!! and some pretty darn informative links they are, too!!!
thanks for posting them!!
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#85511
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:31 AM
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those are some nice pics and some good info links
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