Kurite
Illinois
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject: I dont know if i should give up on my aloe vera |
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Hi i decided to put my aloe vera outside but in a somewhat shaded area by the side of a table to ensure that it doesn't get to much sun right away. Anyway a family member of mine accidentally kicked it over and thought that it fell off the table so he put it on the table where it got the most sun it possibly could. I didn't realize this had happened for several days. My aloe has now lost lots of its bright green color. It has a yellow color now. All of the really big leaves look unhealthy and are broken in one or more places. There are 2 leaves that are very young that are still healthy. One is only half an inch and the other is about 4 inches but is still very skinny. My questions is should i cut off all the large broken leaves? Will the 2 new leaves be able to support the plant on its own?
thank you
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Netty
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Southern Ontario zone 5a
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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I would be tempted to cut off the ones that are broken and leave the rest for a while ~ a bit of "recovery time".
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toni
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North Texas, Zone 8a
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:05 am Post subject: |
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I agree with Netty. Just trim off the broken leaves, they will callous over with time, repot it with fresh soil and put it back in the shade where no one can reach it if necessary. 
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Kurite
Illinois
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:23 am Post subject: trimming |
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when you say trim the leaves do you mean the whole leaf or just the broken parts?
thanks
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dooley
Texas
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:32 am Post subject: |
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When you use aloe vera for burns, you just break off a piece so you could just trim off the broken piece. If the whole leaf is broken or crushed I would cut off the whole thing. dooley
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