My dog decided to knock over my plant last night! She was totally upside down! She is LST'd so when I turned it back around, the plant was not pretty... broken limbs and leaves and some of the roots were messed up too!!! poor baby! So I transplanted her into the final pot size 15 gallons, made a aloe vera soil drench and gave her about half a gallon maybe a little more, mostly around the center of the plant where roots would be and wet the rest of soil with water, then i made an aloe vera foliar spray and sprayed the leaves, then i took a cut piece of fresh aloe and rubbed it on the stem where branches were cut, this morning I noticed that my main stem was cracked in half long ways!!!! NOOOOO! so i put some clear package tape around it (all I had) and on the wounds! My question is do you think she will survive. Should i cut the other fan leaves that are messed up? She is still in veg, month 2 and is outside. She wont be ready til october. Any help would greatly be appreciated! please let me know what to do!
My main stem broke!! HELP!!!
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Herb & Suds
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Tape is fine
I prefer paper tape you use to trim when painting but I have even used duct tape
The aloe is unnecessary as the stalk will repair itself and probably have a bump similar to a calcium buildup on a broken bone
Looks good from here
I prefer paper tape you use to trim when painting but I have even used duct tape
The aloe is unnecessary as the stalk will repair itself and probably have a bump similar to a calcium buildup on a broken bone
Looks good from here
Ok ill add a couple of ties to hold her in place too! Thank you!
Ok thank you. I wanted to make sure i gave her some nutrients just incase!
Ok i did. Thank you!
Roy O'Bannon
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I broke a plant right at the base and topped it at the same time. It was fine after a week, didn't plan on keeping it so I wanted to see what I could get away with.
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MICHI-CAN
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You did almost right.
Immediately tape the break. Drying out is your nemesis. I suggest electrical turnd sticky side out. It will stick to its self and is vinyl so it can stretch.
Add Popsicle stick or skewer for a splint if needed.
Caryy on as normal. Should be fine. A few extra days getting going again is all.
I would suggest removing the scotch tape in a couple days and replacing with electrical tape or plant tape if the stem is not yet solid. It will choke the stem if not.
Bsmoke78
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Dog in chain next time lol
She was chasing our cat apparently and had a field day while i was cooking dinner!!!
Ok, ill have to try that. Thank you for the good info!
Wow nice recovery!
Bsmoke78
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Next time he’s going to piss on them watch out lol
If she wants a home.. She won't
Green Refuge
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That's nothing man it'll recover without you doing anything to it. I had one that I topped then LST split in half right down the center. Took a few weeks but it healed itself.
