Aloe Vera gel as fertilizer for roots

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Dannyboy299

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I have come to thought , knowing that aloe vera is beneficial as rooting hormone for clones, i wondered if anyone ever used the gel as a liquid fertilizer or mixing soil with tiny bits of gel for other uses like damaged roots recovering or just better root system development/root booster, if anyone would like to share their experience , feel free i would like to know as well as others.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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Aloe Vera actually has very many beneficial uses. But it's best to just grow your own plant. I have several growing.
 
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The Bunny

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Dannyboy299 said:
I have come to thought , knowing that aloe vera is beneficial as rooting hormone for clones, i wondered if anyone ever used the gel as a liquid fertilizer or mixing soil with tiny bits of gel for other uses like damaged roots recovering or just better root system development/root booster, if anyone would like to share their experience , feel free i would like to know as well as others.
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I can say using aloe Vera as a rooting hormone worked amazingly just my experience.
 
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Dannyboy299

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The Bunny said:
I can say using aloe Vera as a rooting hormone worked amazingly just my experience.
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I already transplanted 3 seedlings yesterday into a maybe 1.5-3 liter pots and i accidentally damaged their roots while doing that, all 3 are a bit more than a month old , one has been starting to rot but the other two are seem to be fine for now , so i thought maybe those specific nutrients in the aloe Vera gel might help the roots to recover faster in specific and develop them in general.
 
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The Bunny

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All I can say is it wouldn't hurt. There is plenty of root improvemet formulated products just found this works
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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Dannyboy299 said:
I already transplanted 3 seedlings yesterday into a maybe 1.5-3 liter pots and i accidentally damaged their roots while doing that, all 3 are a bit more than a month old , one has been starting to rot but the other two are seem to be fine for now , so i thought maybe those specific nutrients in the aloe Vera gel might help the roots to recover faster in specific and develop them in general.
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you'd be better off with kelp i think. it has tons of everything. and i'd worry about the additives in the gel. what makes it stay a gel? is it safe to consume? etc
 
Skewbong

Skewbong

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I just learnt that it's a great rooting gel; you just have to add cinnamon and honey, for antibacterial and antifungal protection. Only the inside gel of the aloe.
 
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Dannyboy299

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rkymtnman said:
you'd be better off with kelp i think. it has tons of everything. and i'd worry about the additives in the gel. what makes it stay a gel? is it safe to consume? etc
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Well, i have a bottle of some bio kelp extract fertilizer, which is really good for vegging(8-2-8), but i was thinking to treat this specific situation more carefully, with natural remedies rather than accidentally toxicate my plants, their roots has already got damaged, i dont wanna Do more harm than good
 
Skewbong

Skewbong

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Cut out the gel on the inside of aloe vera plants, add some cinnamon and honey. Just a small bit of cin and hon. You just dip like rooting gel. At the same time; if your not worried about organic, just use store bought rooting hormone/powder. Its way easier. Just depends on your situation.
 
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Dannyboy299

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Skewbong said:
Cut out the gel on the inside of aloe vera plants, add some cinnamon and honey. Just a small bit of cin and hon. You just dip like rooting gel. At the same time; if your not worried about organic, just use store bought rooting hormone/powder. Its way easier. Just depends on your situation.
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I already transplanted them so will applying it to soil would help anything?
 
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alot of pics are missing, but the plants are insane with aloe powder extract and coconut water
 
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You just mix the pulp with water and apply. Only water soluble stuff will make it to roots. Anything else will stay near the top of soil and aid microbial and fungal lives.
You could mix with dirt at start or if you pot up to a larger size. That would put more in root zone if there are insoluble compo ends at all...
 
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Dannyboy299

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Dreaming1 said:
You just mix the pulp with water and apply. Only water soluble stuff will make it to roots. Anything else will stay near the top of soil and aid microbial and fungal lives.
You could mix with dirt at start or if you pot up to a larger size. That would put more in root zone if there are insoluble compo ends at all...
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Thanks thats what I actually thought about to, i already potted them so i think that it's more efficient that way, imma get back with results in a few i haven't checked them since then. Thank you all for help, good people.
 
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