| Author | Content |
dixiegal_32
Camilla, GA
May 09, 2009
02:45 PM Post #6526765
| My aloe plant is in a 6 inch pot and the bottom stems aren't getting much aloe in them , dont know what is up with that ! they seem to be droopy all the time ! meanwhile the top ones are always full! I meanwhile have some small ones coming in from the roots , which was curved! should i cut the bottom off or what ? |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
May 09, 2009
03:20 PM Post #6526847
| Can you post a picture? The droopiness could be from too much or too little water, but since aloes are succulents, too much water is much more likely. Or there could be something else going on, hard to say without a picture. |
NatureLover1950
Vicksburg, MS
(Zone 8a)
May 09, 2009
07:40 PM Post #6527555
| Sounds like too much water to me too. I'd carefully clip the sad looking pieces off the bottom of the plant and allow it to dry out. |
dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
May 11, 2009
07:09 AM Post #6532694
| It sounds like over watering to me. I also have a floppy aloe vera. I'm trying to be good and leave it to dry out properly between waterings, however my mam comes in see's the plants looking a tiny bit dry and waters them all again *angry*. Hence my vera is floppy. |
NatureLover1950
Vicksburg, MS
(Zone 8a)
May 11, 2009
08:00 AM Post #6532830
| LOL dipsydoodle--maybe you need a sign for your aloe like the ones in zoos--"Please Don't Feed the Animals, " except yours needs to say, "Please Don't Water the Aloe." |
dixiegal_32
Camilla, GA
May 11, 2009
08:41 AM Post #6533038
| I have some aloe in the stems , so don't want to really break off some of the bottom stems . I have two babies growing and was wondering if that could be taking the energy out of the bottom ones ! |
NatureLover1950
Vicksburg, MS
(Zone 8a)
May 11, 2009
08:55 AM Post #6533085
| I've never had babies have any ill effect on the mother plant. My best guess is still too much water. I think if you back off on the watering, the plant will be fine. |
dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
May 12, 2009
05:06 AM Post #6537624
| @ Naturelover1950 - I need one of those signs on ALL of my plants. She'll come in and say "oh they are dry" or "I watered them when you were out" ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH - I purposely leave them to get dry a bit between waterings - that isn't acceptable GRR! |
NatureLover1950
Vicksburg, MS
(Zone 8a)
May 12, 2009
10:23 AM Post #6538437
| ROFL--sometimes moms just get a little too helpful. I'm sure they mean well. My daughter and son are lucky I guess--I raised them both to be independent and I stay out of their business. The benefit there is they are willing to come visit me often :-} |
dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
May 13, 2009
07:19 AM Post #6542298
| Naturelover:
I wish my mam would be less nosey sometimes.
I broke up with a boyfriend years ago and when I told her I got "what did you do?" - I never bothered to tell her the truth cos she wouldn't have believed me anyway (he cheated on me). |
NatureLover1950
Vicksburg, MS
(Zone 8a)
May 13, 2009
07:33 AM Post #6542329
| I've always told my daughter and son that their relationships should be strictly between them and their significant other. I raised them to be independent so what they do now that they're grown is not my business or anyone elses. They understand that if they are having a real serious problem, they can talk to me and I will do my best to offer advice but if they choose not to take it, my feelings aren't hurt. You're right--most things about your life Mom doesn't need to know :-} Glad you chose to get rid of the cheating bum--those kinds aren't worth the time of day. |
dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
May 14, 2009
06:53 AM Post #6546698
| Naturelover1950:
Do you want to come and explain that some stuff just isn't needed to know and independence is essential to my mam :) |
NatureLover1950
Vicksburg, MS
(Zone 8a)
May 14, 2009
08:50 AM Post #6546929
| Wish I could help you dipsy but you know what's always been said is so true--you're not going to change your mam at her age now. My own mom was bad about asking things I didn't want her to know. I eventually learned how to joke with her while avoiding giving a direct answer. Joking defused the tension and helped her to understand that I didn't want to divulge that information to her. Relationships are complex aren't they? |
dixiegal_32
Camilla, GA
May 14, 2009
05:04 PM Post #6548886
| My aloe hasn't been watered for 4 day now , how is my thread turning into a relationship thing , anyway haven't been feeding the aloe so to speak ! |
dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
May 15, 2009
08:04 AM Post #6551281
| Give your aloe a few weeks and it should perk up. |
