Any ideas on how to save aloe cuttings ?
Shyanne Myster
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Comments (1)This needs to be posted in the Propagation or Trees forums. This forum - Cutting Garden - is for discussion about flowers to grow for cutting for bouquets and arrangements :-))...See MoreHow can I save this cutting?
Comments (4)you have two options .. order this book from the library ... and review it.. but i still dont think you will succeed ... https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Reference_Manual_of_Woody_Plant_Prop.html?id=3PgkeBgy0OoC or find someone who grafts maple trees.. and spend some money to have a couple of grandma's trees grafted .... sometimes its worth the money.. to have someone else do it ... ken...See MoreAny ideas on how to save my black prince succulent?
Comments (20)Paul, I have considered using a mix of just inorganic matter but so far my plants have been alright in my current soil mix that has a bit of coco peat and gardening soil, and a lot of charcoal, perlite and pumice. They're all outdoors with a roof over them so they get full morning sun + no rains (unless there's a storm and winds are crazy) and dry out 1 or 2 days after watering. Once the gardening soil and coco peat finishes I'll try growing some of my plants in just perlite, pumice and charcoal. I dislike the coco peat quite a lot because it seems to compress and lose its airy quality quite quickly. The coco peat and gardening soil was in the succulent mixes i bought when i was a beginner to all this :( but i hate throwing away things that can still be used so i just try to make them work....See MoreHow do I save my broken aloe?
Comments (6)Hi, Ema. Aloes are succulents and hold a lot of water in their leaves, which is why you cannot overwater them. The root system on one of my larger aloes rotted when 'someone' placed it in a soil that was hard and compacted. It was actually like cement when it dried. Because it was out in the yard I hadn't noticed until it was too late. Anyway, I removed all the mushy leaves and left it out in open air [no soil, no rocks] and out of direct sun for ten days. After it sealed / calloused over, I prepared a very high draining, loose substrate using a small 8-qt bag of purchased succulent soil to which I added about a cup of course grade construction / river sand [do not use beach sand ... think tiny rocks] and a cup of perlite. I dampened the substrate and placed the aloe in the pot ... Just placed it on the soil. That's it. It remained on my porch, where it would not be disturbed, not get rained on, no direct sunlight while it rooted. DO NOT water until after about four to six weeks, when you see signs of new growth. Succulents without roots have no way to uptake water ... They will only rot again. Once my aloe rooted and showed signs of new growth, I watered it and slowly began moving it closer and closer to full sun ... a little at a time so it doesn't burn. Burns can also cause rot. I'm happy to report that not only did it survive, it put out three pups within the first six months. Here is that original post ...https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4252269/rerooted-saved-aloe-double-rosettes All the best to you. Maria Elena...See MoreShyanne Myster
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