Aloe Vera Plants decentigrate ? - July 7th, 2005 at 08:18 PM
Hi, Hope someone can help with this.
Every year i buy a new aloe Vera plant, i care for it, keeping it by a window and watering when the soil is dry and fertilizing in the summer every other month as is directed on the aloe care tag i get with each plant. all seems fine, then suddenly (with ever aloe plant for the last 8 YEARS)the whole plant decentigrates! every leaf turns dark green and when touched they are so fragile they explode water everywhere! the roots seem fine but the plant it self never regrows. I end up having to replace the plant every 6 months or so. I've tried repotting them, moving the plant to a warmer or cooler location, even underwatering and over watering and EVERYTIME, after 4-6 month the same thing happens. The Store i get them from is dumbfounded and since it's more than 90 days after i bought the plant, no refund/replacement. I've Goggled and searched and can find NOTHING about this happening. does anyone know WHY this is happening and how i can stop it.... Much thanks!
)O(
Kittenspawn
Every year i buy a new aloe Vera plant, i care for it, keeping it by a window and watering when the soil is dry and fertilizing in the summer every other month as is directed on the aloe care tag i get with each plant. all seems fine, then suddenly (with ever aloe plant for the last 8 YEARS)the whole plant decentigrates! every leaf turns dark green and when touched they are so fragile they explode water everywhere! the roots seem fine but the plant it self never regrows. I end up having to replace the plant every 6 months or so. I've tried repotting them, moving the plant to a warmer or cooler location, even underwatering and over watering and EVERYTIME, after 4-6 month the same thing happens. The Store i get them from is dumbfounded and since it's more than 90 days after i bought the plant, no refund/replacement. I've Goggled and searched and can find NOTHING about this happening. does anyone know WHY this is happening and how i can stop it.... Much thanks!
)O(
Kittenspawn