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mad librettist · 06-09-2011, 04:59 PM

AFAIK it's not a succulent...

aloe is in the lily family

interestingly, in french succulents are called "fat plants".

06-09-2011, 05:05 PM

That is interesting ml, learning new things all the time. I must have assumed... They sure do well here in the desert without much assistance from me.

mad librettist · 06-09-2011, 05:10 PM

well double check, I could be wrong.

I probably got that off of wiki, or some other questionable source. i tend to believe everything i read.

mad librettist · 06-09-2011, 05:16 PM

pff, I just double checked and even wiki calls it an aloe, even when it says it's a lily.

oh mad, when will you stop believing everything you read?

it's a succulent lily.

while I am overposting, here are the reults so far of the side by side rooting aloe vs organic rooting powder: inconclusive. only one cut has roots so far.

cyat · 06-09-2011, 07:07 PM

ya aloe makes its own babies like a banana tree. no need to do anything. separate the crown? just pull a baby and replant somewhere else if you want. bottled aloe is weak as fuck compared to the real deal.

mad librettist · 06-09-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cyat

ya aloe makes its own babies like a banana tree. no need to do anything. separate the crown? just pull a baby and replant somewhere else if you want. bottled aloe is weak as fuck compared to the real deal.

ummm... that is propagation by division. you are dividing the crown.

06-15-2011, 12:24 AM

I picked up a plant from a friends house.

heady blunts · 06-28-2011, 04:09 PM

well it turns out that aloe grows in abundance behind my apartment building.

my new question is: since there are different varieties of aloe, are they all created equal? or do some have better (or worse) properties for our application?

humbleguy · 07-02-2011, 07:37 AM

Do sapponins have any beneficial effects outside of foliar action? Will aloe powder stimulate my plants if mixed Into my reservoir . My setup is sterile in rock wool.

07-03-2011, 06:44 AM

I add about 2 oz to my soil every week or so.

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humbleguy Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: in a well lit room Posts: 789	Do sapponins have any beneficial effects outside of foliar action? Will aloe powder stimulate my plants if mixed Into my reservoir . My setup is sterile in rock wool. __________________ assisted evolution
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06-09-2011, 04:59 PM	#51
mad librettist Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,120	AFAIK it's not a succulent... aloe is in the lily family interestingly, in french succulents are called "fat plants".
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06-09-2011, 05:05 PM	#52
imnotkrazy Guest Posts: n/a	That is interesting ml, learning new things all the time. I must have assumed... They sure do well here in the desert without much assistance from me.
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06-09-2011, 05:10 PM	#53
mad librettist Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,120	well double check, I could be wrong. I probably got that off of wiki, or some other questionable source. i tend to believe everything i read.
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06-09-2011, 05:16 PM	#54
mad librettist Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,120	pff, I just double checked and even wiki calls it an aloe, even when it says it's a lily. oh mad, when will you stop believing everything you read? it's a succulent lily. while I am overposting, here are the reults so far of the side by side rooting aloe vs organic rooting powder: inconclusive. only one cut has roots so far.
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06-09-2011, 07:07 PM	#55
cyat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,941	ya aloe makes its own babies like a banana tree. no need to do anything. separate the crown? just pull a baby and replant somewhere else if you want. bottled aloe is weak as fuck compared to the real deal.
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07-03-2011, 06:44 AM	#60
Stankie Guest Posts: n/a	I add about 2 oz to my soil every week or so.
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