ALOE VERA

[xmobotx]

i use fresh from time to time but have the 200x from ingredientstodiefor

the thing about aloe is that it's 1 of those things which has more of an effect when there's a problem

which isnt to discount it's value as a plant-based amendment, wetting agent, or emulsifier

 

[watts]

Hi watts,

I picked up the purple label preservative free Lily of the Desert and I think it says good for 45-60 days refrigerated. 2 weeks still the case for what we're using it for, or....?

Sorry for the late reply. Yes, I meant 1-2 months not 1-2 weeks. Still a very short shelf life for my preference.

 

[GandalfdaGreen]

I bought my first aloe plants today.

 

[GreenGuts]

I've been using Aloe for my current grow as a foliar spray. I use the plant, not any juices or powders. I'm not sure if I'm doing it right but what I do is take an aloe leaf, cut off 1 side of the green outer shell and then take my thumb or whatever and just push all the gel out into a small cup of water and then I mix that for a good 5 minutes. I then take what's left of the gel out of the cup and then put the remaining "aloe water" in my foliar sprayer. The sprayer ALWAYS gets clogged up and it's a pain in the ass, honestly. The gel part never seems to dissolve so I'm not even sure if I'm even feeding aloe, or just .. aloe flavored water. I use it because my plants always seem heat stressed and I've read aloe can help with that. Anyways, that's my 2 cents, for what it's worth!

 

[Yeti]

Thank you all for this excellent information. For me the aloe did not work as well as other techniques I have used for cloning. I believe I tried Cootz recipe outlined in ROLS thread for cloning and had some great successes and failures and went back to what works for me for now. I will give it a try as a foliar addition and perhaps in a root drench as well some day.

 

[X_man]

I'm using the aloe gel caps you find in the vitamin aisle. One of them equals 2 tbs. I believe.

Snip the end and squeeze it into your water. Have been using 2 caps/gal. with success.

Best to put it in a sealed jug and shake it up real good before applying. drench or foliar

Thanks to all for this thread.

 

[yujin]

I could be wrong, but I thought pro-tekt was not an organic product. Wouldn't the use of this product be out of line with organic farming methods? I use pro-tekt in my synthetically fertilized garden. But I never saw anything claiming it was safe for organic crops.

 

[MileHighGuy]

http://www.nutri-tech.com.au/blog/2010/06/silica-the-hidden-cost-of-chemicals/

http://www.fngla.org/education-and-research/research/reports/75/finalreport.pdf

 

[W89]

EDIT II

 

[yujin]

Where was the info about pro-tekt? I saw some generic info on silica but nothing on the product.

 

[JuiceDaLeaves]

Will watering with powdered aloe vera or even using filets of the live plant mess around with my organic living no-till soil? I've been using it as a foliar as of lately but plan to buy some powdered aloe but I just came across some information that makes it seem that its a possibility that the aloe will maybe hurt the micro heard. . .

"Aloe vera contains salicylic acid which is an aspirin-like compound with anti -inflammatory, analgesic, and anti-bacterial properties."

"Another constituent of Aloe vera includes saponins. These are soapy substances from the gel that is capable of cleansing and having antiseptic properties. The saponins perform strongly as anti-microbial against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and yeasts."


--- Just thought I would ask before I started doing soil drenches... thanks =)

 

[umbralindigo]

Hey all, I posted this elsewhere here at IC and just thought I'd share it where it belongs.
Anybody ever here of David Wolfe?
I'm listening to a podcast recently of him and a fellow on the One Radio Network, and they bring up aloe vera juice. For growing plants.
They go in to saying that all the food they grow gets foliar sprayed with aloe and that it is all the most outstanding food they ever grew.
Why? Apparently they associate the high content of polysaccharides in aloe with high levels of "ormus". So essentially polysaccharides=ormus, or "the" life force.
Wilhelm Reich was founder of this concept of ormus I believe and did extensive studying on the ultimate life force.

Just a thought, but aloe by itself in a foliar helps me, could this be a serious consideration?

Juice, I believe you are fine to drench bro. I re-wet peat bales with it. Hasnt stung me... ever.

 

[bigshrimp]

I could be wrong, but I thought pro-tekt was not an organic product. Wouldn't the use of this product be out of line with organic farming methods? I use pro-tekt in my synthetically fertilized garden. But I never saw anything claiming it was safe for organic crops.

It is approved for use in pest control but not as a 'nutrient'.

Pretty silly...

 

[paulo73]

Thank you guys for so good info on this amazing plant.
A couple of different kinds of Aloe Vera have been used by my nanny all her life.
On her medicine cabinet you´ll find cold pressed olive oil, some kind of spiced red wine and one large and sometimes oxidized aloe vera leaf. She used it pretty much for all external uses on her,family, pets and farm animals. Funny enough never seen her using it while farming.
I feel that a good chat with nanny is due.

I´ll be making fresh juice tomorrow and i´ll start using it as foliar and soil drench. I got a few feeding and environmental issues going on so there´s plenty of room for it to do is magic.

Thanks again guys

 

[Lazuli]

i need to try this i have a bottle of Aloe Pro aloe juice just sitting in my fridge i stopped drinking it due to bad food allergies either that or its killing off my candida. either way why let it go to waste this stuff was expensive it says other ingredients (citric acid & grapefruit seed extract) then says NO sodium benzoate. i think im also going to buy some aloe plants this spring why not it will be much cheaper later on i can use it for a variety of reasons.

 

[umbralindigo]

Hey Lazuli, grapefruit seed extract is a powerful cleaning agent and may not be appropriate for growing and soil drench.
I have a bottle of it in my fridge too, I don;t use it for plants.

 

[Lazuli]

thanks for the heads up umbralindigo i might do a little experiment anyways perhaps just delute it more but i'll try it on a small plant i have lots of seeds of & just see if it dies lol

 

[X_man]

Now you guys have me drinking aloe juice. I know my plants like it so what the hell.

Screw big pharma.

 

[h.h.]

Started selling aloe to the local natural foods store. I found out I was wrong. This stuff is magic and well worth the expense. At least to me. Buy lots of it.

 

[Siskiyou]

I had an Aloe Vera indoors that got too large and gangly. I trimmed most of it off and placed it in a blender with a cup of water, pureed it in a couple of batches and poured the 1/2 gallon of "smoothie" into my worm bin. The worms seem to love it and it will eventually be part of my soil.