The Gee Spot - You Finally Found It

[Kaldean]

Oh boy, I tagged to copy a bunch of your comments Kal, and I fucked it up, so here we are. First off, are you a Londoner? I'm trying to identify your chat style

Yes @Carmen Ray , I’m a Londoner
East London, right near Whitechapel, I’m guessing you’ve heard of that, Jack the Ripper

 

[Gee64]

Anyone ever try aloe vera as a soil drench or fertilizer, or aloe combined with coconut water?

 

[Gee64]

I put 2 aloe leaves and 2 cups of of water in the blender and whipped it up, then dumped it into 1 of the Miss Sticky clones but not the other. Everything else will be done equally.

"Active components with its properties: Aloe vera contains 75 potentially active constituents: vitamins, enzymes, minerals, sugars, lignin, saponins, salicylic acids and amino acids.4–6

1. Vitamins: It contains vitamins A (beta-carotene), C and E, which are antioxidants. It also contains vitamin B12, folic acid, and choline. Antioxidant neutralizes free radicals.
2. Enzymes: It contains 8 enzymes: aliiase, alkaline phosphatase, amylase, bradykinase, carboxypeptidase, catalase, cellulase, lipase, and peroxidase. Bradykinase helps to reduce excessive inflammation when applied to the skin topically, while others help in the breakdown of sugars and fats.
3. Minerals: It provides calcium, chromium, copper, selenium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc. They are essential for the proper functioning of various enzyme systems in different metabolic pathways and few are antioxidants.
4. Sugars: It provides monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and polysaccharides: (glucomannans/polymannose). These are derived from the mucilage layer of the plant and are known as mucopolysaccharides. The most prominent monosaccharide is mannose-6-phosphate, and the most common polysaccharides are called glucomannans [beta-(1,4)-acetylated mannan]. Acemannan, a prominent glucomannan has also been found. Recently, a glycoprotein with antiallergic properties, called alprogen and novel anti-inflammatory compound, C-glucosyl chromone, has been isolated from Aloe vera gel.7,8
5. Anthraquinones: It provides 12 anthraquinones, which are phenolic compounds traditionally known as laxatives. Aloin and emodin act as analgesics, antibacterials and antivirals.
6. Fatty acids: It provides 4 plant steroids; cholesterol, campesterol, β-sisosterol and lupeol. All these have anti-inflammatory action and lupeol also possesses antiseptic and analgesic properties.
7. Hormones: Auxins and gibberellins that help in wound healing and have anti-inflammatory action.
8. Others: It provides 20 of the 22 human required amino acids and 7 of the 8 essential amino acids. It also contains salicylic acid that possesses anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Lignin, an inert substance, when included in topical preparations, enhances penetrative effect of the other ingredients into the skin. Saponins that are the soapy substances form about 3% of the gel and have cleansing and antiseptic properties."

Sounds like it's worth a try.

 

[Kaldean]

Anyone ever try aloe vera as a soil drench or fertilizer, or aloe combined with coconut water?

No mate, but I have used the gel for a split, I was gunna mention it to you when I see that you duct taped up Miss sticky, she isn’t split thou is she
I thought I had a deficiency for weeks, realised I had a split, I scratched it up with a Stanley blade where it was dried out, put the gel in there and taped her up, healed really well, but I didn’t know it can be used as feed, is it like using Epsom salts ?

 

[Gidorah]

Anyone ever try aloe vera as a soil drench or fertilizer, or aloe combined with coconut water?

Nope, i see any experiment in someone's future

 

[Gee64]

No mate, but I have used the gel for a split, I was gunna mention it to you when I see that you duct taped up Miss sticky, she isn’t split thou is she
I thought I had a deficiency for weeks, realised I had a split, I scratched it up with a Stanley blade where it was dried out, put the gel in there and taped her up, healed really well, but I didn’t know it can be used as feed, is it like using Epsom salts ?

She is just starting a split. I'm not worried I've duct taped many a plants over the years. They heal well. I'm using it as a feed. It actually sounds similar to kelp. It's in one of the clones now. I'll add it every 2 weeks and we shall see

 

[Gee64]

Nope, i see any experiment in someone's future

Oh it's on!

 

[Azimuth]

Yes, you should, but you should think about growing it in your garden. Aloe can act in place of soap when using a foliar to help the liquid spread more evenly and better adhere to the leaves than the same spray would without it. When you shake it, it will foam up.

In addition, you can run whole leaves through a blender and feed that to plants for a pretty broad supplement. Also, I've used it in place of rooting hormone.

Here's a good video on using aloe in the garden:

 

[Kaldean]

She is just starting a split. I'm not worried I've duct taped many a plants over the years. They heal well. I'm using it as a feed. It actually sounds similar to kelp. It's in one of the clones now. I'll add it every 2 weeks and we shall see

Yeah I see you already put it in, that’s why I laughed @Gidorah’s comment about future experiments, your already on it

 

[Gee64]

Tear that band aid off!

 

[Gee64]

Ok so I may have given the clone a bit more than what she did, and I didn't dilute it nearly that much.

I gave it 16 ounces of concentrate.

 

[Gee64]

I found this on aloe. It looks like it probably boosts brix if it enhances all these aspects.

Aloe water:

Plant TypeBenefits

Ornamentals - Enhances bloom size and color, increases resistance to pests and diseases, improves longevity.

Vegetables - Boosts yield and quality, enhances flavor, increases resistance to common pests.

Herbs - Promotes vigorous growth, intensifies aroma and flavor, enhances medicinal properties.

Fruits - Improves fruit set and size, increases sweetness, extends shelf life.