Aloe vera as fertilizer

So i have been reading about aloe Vera and how good it's nutirents are as foliar spray or as soil fertilizer. My question is, has anyone had experience with this?

Bmiranda said:

So i have been reading about aloe Vera and how good it's nutirents are as foliar spray or as soil fertilizer. My question is, has anyone had experience with this?

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Yes.

Bmiranda said:

So i have been reading about aloe Vera and how good it's nutirents are as foliar spray or as soil fertilizer. My question is, has anyone had experience with this?

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sure!
tskes clones with aloe Vera gel. Literally sticking cuts inside leaf of aloe, in place of hormone gels.

then take used leaves for cloning and chopping em small as possible. Soak in water. ( usually about 2-3 leafs per 5gallon bucket) and serve. I’ve strain the skin out or not. Ez pz aloe Vera is a great addition to any organic grow.

green_machine_two9er said:

Yes.

sure!
tskes clones with aloe Vera gel. Literally sticking cuts inside leaf of aloe, in place of hormone gels.

then take used leaves for cloning and chopping em small as possible. Soak in water. ( usually about 2-3 leafs per 5gallon bucket) and serve. I’ve strain the skin out or not. Ez pz aloe Vera is a great addition to any organic grow.

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Yes im trying to do an organic grow this season and i wanna use aloe as a soil fertilizer next time i water.

green_machine_two9er said:

Yes.

sure!
tskes clones with aloe Vera gel. Literally sticking cuts inside leaf of aloe, in place of hormone gels.

then take used leaves for cloning and chopping em small as possible. Soak in water. ( usually about 2-3 leafs per 5gallon bucket) and serve. I’ve strain the skin out or not. Ez pz aloe Vera is a great addition to any organic grow.

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I keep this in mind if i decide to clone anything! Thank you

Bmiranda said:

Yes im trying to do an organic grow this season and i wanna use aloe as a soil fertilizer next time i water.

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Although there are most elements to aloe which could be considered plant nutrient, I don’t think of it as fertilizer. Mainly it does have some micros but it had plant growth hormones and proteins that aid plants in a plethora of ways.

Bmiranda said:

aloe as a soil fertilizer

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, i used a real aloe leaf about a quater of it l, blended it with some water and diluted it and used as a soil drench. Then at night i decided i would make some foliar spray, so i used 1/4 cup,of inside gel of alie and blended it with water added it to 1 gallon of water. And put some in my sotay bottle and put on leaves. So far they look good!

I am also using Humboldt goldeb tree as well

What’s the main difference between the Aloe powder offered by Build a Soil, and Amazon vendors? Build a soil wants $ 357 for a pound of the stuff, while Amazon has it for less than $20.

MissinThe90’sStrains said:

What’s the main difference between the Aloe powder offered by Build a Soil, and Amazon vendors? Build a soil wants $ 357 for a pound of the stuff, while Amazon has it for less than $20.

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Probably concentration. The cheap powder is probably powdered whole aloe, the BAS stuff is a 200X extract. You can find that extract cheaper other places if you look around though.

I use aloe on all of my cuttings, then stick in soil. I cut one leaf and what I don't use for the cuttings I throw the goop in tea. I don't use it enough to notice anything. I rarely lose a cutting but I also typically do 6 or less at a time.

i grow aloe in my windows for sunburn season. Ive blended up a handful of leaves in water and fed that to my plants before, they seemed to like it! definitely didnt hurt. It helps keep the soil nice.

I’ve been looking around for aloe plants to add to my garden, and have subsequently gone down a rabbit hole of growing/propagating aloe videos, for this main reason. It feels like a hassle, and after using a few leaves, I realize that itl take a full grow tent of aloe to actually have enough. Those suckers don’t grow wild here . The cheapest I’ve found Aloe Vera 200x powder specified for horticultural use has been here: https://www.makeorganicsoil.com/products/activaloe-aloe-vera-gel-matrix-flakes?variant=4684219777. It’s $70 for 4 ounces of 200x flakes. Build a soil wants $93 for the same amount. Horticultural Aloe Vera seems to have the green leaf material ground up with the inner gel. I’ve found cosmetic companies that seem to sell 200x Aloe Powder (does not have leaf material included) and it able to be eaten as a supplement (Because no green leaf parts) and it’s significantly cheaper. https://www.amazon.com/Barbadensis-Concentrated-Digestive-Suitable-formulations/dp/B08M8Z57MF/ref=sr_1_3_mod_primary_sns?crid=3K5BKC9XDRGZ1&keywords=Aloe+Vera+powder+“200x”&qid=1664552785&sbo=GLaw0Fx56FiNH/iZ+6XKiQ==&sprefix=aloe+vera+powder+200x+,aps,146&sr=8-3. It’s $22 for 100 grams / 3.5 ounces.

So, what’s the main difference? One of the main perks of switching to organic methods is to get away from proprietary stuff, bottled specialty nutrients, and overly expensive diluted mystery ingredients that are sold at a premium to ignorant hobbyists. Sourcing all these supplements is becoming difficult and quite expensive. Has anyone found a better source to find things like coconut water powder or Aloe Vera powder?

In drastically different environments I've had aloe as house plants my whole life. Literally just set it and forget it.

I understand that, but the cheapest I’ve been able to find any aloe plants here is like $7 and it’s maybe 8-9 leaves. At the recommended 1-2 TBSP of aloe per gallon of water in the organic forums, that’s like a few leaves per 5 gallon bucket of water. I’m trying to find an alternative, because the 4 aloe plants I bought are still too small to harvest anything meaningful from. I’m thinking of sacrificing the smallest plant to try and propagate pups, but this doesn't appear to be a fast process.