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Caring for an Aloe Vera Plant

By Ellen Brown
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Date: 11/17/2005 Topics: Gardening > Plant Health | Readers Request > Gardening  
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Q: If my aloe vera plant has a droopy leaf should I remove it?

Laura from Bristol, England

A: Dear Laura,

If it bothers you aesthetically, you won't hurt your aloe plant by removing a droopy leaf. Use a sharp knife or scissors and cut the leaf off close to the stalk. Try to make the cut as clean as possible. Some aloe plants develop droopy leaves as they age. If the leaf is in good condition, you can store it in a plastic baggie in the freezer and use it as an after shower skin refresher this winter.

Every plant has a basic shape (morphological form) that it follows as it grows and matures. I have an older aloe vera plant that only has a few spikes growing in the upward direction. When the plant was younger, the majority of the spikes grew up and out, but now that it is mature, many of the spikes droop down the sides of the pot despite the good health of the plant. Even plants can start to droop a little as they age!

About The Author: Ellen Brown is our Green Living and Gardening Expert. Click here to ask Ellen a question! Ellen Brown is an environmental writer and photographer and the owner of Sustainable Media, an environmental media company that specializes in helping businesses and organizations promote eco-friendly products and services. Contact her on the web at http://www.sustainable-media.com

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By shirley (Guest Post)
My aloe vera plant has like a white fuzzy stuff on the leaves. How do I clean that off safely?

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By bulrush (79) Profile Blog! Contact
Aloe gel is fantastic for skin problems, especially for sunburn. With a minor sunburn, I apply it every 4 hours to the affected area. Pain is gone within 24 hrs. Now I don't use any other gel besides aloe for my sunburns.

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By Great Granny Vi (415) Profile Contact
Yes, cut it at the base of the plant. I have a very large one in a 5gal pot. I water it when it gets dry, about once every two/three weeks. Just to let you know. My son had a blow out on his bike,going down a hill. He had a nasty road burn,( black with bits of sand/gravel & bloody) but went on to work.Then when he got home the next morning. I spilt a large Aloe leaf cutting it length-wise, put it on his arm with bandage. He went to bed & when he got up the arm was clean and on the way to healing without scabbing over. I changed it and repeated the process. By the time he went to work that night it was really so much better it didn't need another treatment. And we have used it for burns and scrapes a long time.

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By the Oracle (391) Profile Contact
A friend of mine used to water her semisucculents like this: every day, she'd check the weather reports to see if it rained in Phoenix, AZ. If it did, she'd water them.

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