What is proper soil mixture for growing aloe?
When planted in containers, aloe vera plants do well in a mixture of commercial potting mix with extra sand, granite grit or perlite added. They can also be planted in potting soil meant specifically for cactuses.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/aloe-vera-plant-care.htm
I have an aloe house plant about 2 feet tall . many of the bottom leaves are broken. Can I cut off all the bottom leaves and bury the stem about 3 inches deeper in the soil to make it look more shapely.
You can cut off the leaves, but I would not increase the soil level. There are new pups coming up. Eventually they will crowd the base, and you will not see the stem anymore. This is the natural way that it makes room for its babies.
Let it crowd. They prefer to be this way. You will start to notice that the more it crowds, the faster it will grow until you have to remove some of them and repot.
This collection of articles will give you general care of aloe: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera
I recently relocated(saved) some aloe from the coast and I'm wondering what type of aloe it is and what the squiggly line in the center of the leaf is
I was wondering if this little spot on my pink aloe was from the cochineal that sometimes grow on prickly pears? Or is this just a spot from not loving it enough, I'll admit we moved recently from KS to AZ and I accidentally forgot about him for a while.
Although cochineal scale insects are possible on aloe, as you have noted, they are much more common on certain species of prickly pear. The spot in the photo looks more like a fungal infection (anthracnose) or result of mechanical damage/wounding. Although I am unable to zoom in on the photo to see more detail.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/scotnelson/31978766873
https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1399.pdf
Hi, just wondering if this is an Aloe Vera plant? Can I use the leaves to make aloe Vera gel? If not, what kind of plant is it ?
Can I grow arborescens in New Mexico?
Aloe arborescens (Torch Aloe) has a USDA hardiness zone 9b to 11b: from 25 °F to 50 °F
Just a statement.... My Aloe Vera has just flowered. It is only one year old, not four.
Aloe bloom times depend on the species, but they often bloom sporadically throughout the year. Aloe vera, which grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12, usually blooms in summer, although it can bloom at other times, provided it has the right growing conditions. Its flowers are yellow, a common color for aloe plants. Gold-toothed aloe (Aloe x spinosissima) grows in USDA zones 9 through 11 and produces orange flowers in March to April.