Been reading threads regarding the many uses of Aloe Vera and there just isn’t a whole lot. What are you guys opinion on it? I have personally started foliar feeding with it every 2-3 days in veg about 15 minutes after lights out using 200x powder from buildasoil and gotta day it might be the most beneficial thing I’ve used in my grows. I would think it would much more popular with how night a day these plants react to it.
It’s my second favorite plant. I use it for cloning, foliar feeding, soil drenched and it’s easy to grow.
Probably one of the most important amendment you could use for growing. I add it to every watering and foliar spray. The great aloe book Aloe Vera
I take a whole leaf wash it, blender it and mix with water, I have several aloes in rotation so I don’t harvest the same plant too much.
@Sc00byD00bie Sc00bs, do you know how I may still incorporate aloe into my grow if I plan on using Blumats?
How often do you foliar spray with it? Been doing every 3 days with zero negatives effects. Almost seems like it’s impossible to overdue it..
I foliar spray seedling and veg plants with aloe water every time I walk by (just from the top, not under the leaves), ie multiple times a day. I have also had no issues with aloe water 'going bad' over a few days. That means I can mix up a quart and just use it till its gone. cheers os
You haven’t seen any negative effects from foliar feeding aloe several times a day? buildasoil recommends only mixing up what you’re gonna use. But it’s 1/8 tsp per gallon so it’s unrealistic to measure out just a spray bottle full.
When using flakes from build a soil (the 200x stuff), I use it real strong at 1/4 tsp a quart. The only issue that I could imagine happening is if you have real high humidity, and constantly spraying plants would make it worse. I always think from the point of view of having RH lower than desired, so constant praying is a win on two fronts. hth cheers os
That’s way stronger than what they suggest. Now I’m even more curious. I read somewhere that anything over 1/8tsp per gallon just comes down to it being a waste. I’m just trying to figure out if frequent foliar feedings will cause the plant to uptake too much nutrients?
I have been doing 1/4 tsp per quart for foliar for years with no down side, you can use how ever much you like, but that is what works for me. I am not sure how foliar feeding aloe water could make a plant take up too many nutrients. The key is to not spray the bottom side of the leaves which will interfere with transpiration. good luck cheers os
The stomata are the breathing holes, and they are on the bottom side of the leaves. The plant is able to absorb nutrients directly thru the cell walls, especially in the areas around joints. @Possuum schooled me on how this works. For years I had thought that you needed to spray the bottoms of leaves for foliars to work. This was initially an assumption I made because that's what everyone says to do with ipm sprays. For ipm its important cause the bottom is where the bugs hide. hth cheers os