What did you do in the garden today?

[Sylvester017]

Divided and transplanted a bunch of aloe. It's doing well but now I don't know what to do with it. I have a bunch more inside my house too...
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Aloe Vera has medicinal qualities but the fresh juice is so sticky I have no idea how the Hispanics around here use it. A lot of Aloe & edible cacti in our neighborhood yards.

Does Aloe thrive in full hot sun? I'm thinking of planting some kind of stickery succulent to keep kids off the front fence ~ I find school papers, food wrappers, etc, thrown over our front yard fence by kids & if I plant foliage it will stop their walking by & easily tossing trash maybe? Some neighbors have planted trees, shrubs, cactus, or Seguro palms in their fence fronts to keep school kids from getting near their yards. What do you think about Aloe Vera? Does it spread out too fast?

I plan to lay out 12-inch paver stones similar to this & plant some kind of succulent in each 2'x2' open ground space:

 

[SkyAJK]

Aloe Vera has medicinal qualities but the fresh juice is so sticky I have no idea how the Hispanics around here use it. A lot of Aloe & edible cacti in our neighborhood yards.

Does Aloe thrive in full hot sun? I'm thinking of planting some kind of stickery succulent to keep kids off the front fence ~ I find school papers, food wrappers, etc, thrown over our front yard fence by kids & if I plant foliage it will stop their walking by & easily tossing trash maybe? Some neighbors have planted trees, shrubs, cactus, or Seguro palms in their fence fronts to keep school kids from getting near their yards. What do you think about Aloe Vera? Does it spread out too fast?

I plan to lay out 12-inch paver stones similar to this & plant some kind of succulent in each 2'x2' open ground space:
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From my experience Aloe Vera in my garden suffer in hot summer, they saved themselves by ..sunk in. They need to water a lot in our summer here. When they get regular water they are all puff up again.

My Aloe Vera plants are in half sun and half shade. I am in Australia.

I use Aloe Vera in winter on my face to keep it protect from the dry weather. It has this egg white texture and it is easily put on the face - it is a good facelift. I once put 1 layer of that on and forgot to wash my face and end up at work with it, people were commenting how nice my face skin look...then I realised I forgot to wash off the Aloe Vera.

Aloe Vera good for skin healing, and my mom blend it and drink it. My chickens eat it..of course I have to remove the skin and cut them into small pieces for my chickens. It run off if I leave the whole piece uncut because it is slimy.

I eat it sometimes, but I don't like the slimy texture, but other than that it has no smell or taste.

I cut 1 piece, remove the skin, wash it and leave it in the refrigerator to cold up before I use it, that is just how I like it.

 

[Sylvester017]

Same here. Stick the potted plants in the ground:

"OMG, you touched my roots!" Plant bends over, limp. "I shall die from this, I just know it!"

Two days later, it's standing up and reaching for the sky. "My roots have so much more room now! I will grow tall and strong and make lots of children!"

DH mixes up a gallon of B1 transplant shock treatment on his seedlings. Seems to help most shocked plants.

 

[dirkandlorie]

From my experience Aloe Vera in my garden suffer in hot summer, they saved themselves by ..sunk in. They need to water a lot in our summer here. When they get regular water they are all puff up again.

My Aloe Vera plants are in half sun and half shade. I am in Australia.

I use Aloe Vera in winter on my face to keep it protect from the dry weather. It has this egg white texture and it is easily put on the face - it is a good facelift. I once put 1 layer of that on and forgot to wash my face and end up at work with it, people were commenting how nice my face skin look...then I realised I forgot to wash off the Aloe Vera.

Aloe Vera good for skin healing, and my mom blend it and drink it. My chickens eat it..of course I have to remove the skin and cut them into small pieces for my chickens. It run off if I leave the whole piece uncut because it is slimy.

I eat it sometimes, but I don't like the slimy texture, but other than that it has no smell or taste.

I cut 1 piece, remove the skin, wash it and leave it in the refrigerator to cold up before I use it, that is just how I like it.

Huh, you got me wanting to try it on my old lady skin. I have lots of aloe in pots, it won't survive our winters, so has to be brought in. My dog has allergies that make her itch horribly, and the (cold)aloe really soothes her skin. After slicing it in half, I scrape out all the slimy stuff from the inside into a fine seive, its not so slimy after that. It soaks in and doesnt leave her fur sticky, which i thought it would. I wonder if my dog would mind sharing it with me? Lol

 

[SkyAJK]

Huh, you got me wanting to try it on my old lady skin. I have lots of aloe in pots, it won't survive our winters, so has to be brought in. My dog has allergies that make her itch horribly, and the (cold)aloe really soothes her skin. After slicing it in half, I scrape out all the slimy stuff from the inside into a fine seive, its not so slimy after that. It soaks in and doesnt leave her fur sticky, which i thought it would. I wonder if my dog would mind sharing it with me? Lol

Give it a try
In winter my skin is dry and when it is very cold it also rough as well, the Aloe Vera facemask helps.

I have not cut it they way you do it, I will try that tonight.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Aloe Vera has medicinal qualities but the fresh juice is so sticky I have no idea how the Hispanics around here use it. A lot of Aloe & edible cacti in our neighborhood yards.

Does Aloe thrive in full hot sun? I'm thinking of planting some kind of stickery succulent to keep kids off the front fence ~ I find school papers, food wrappers, etc, thrown over our front yard fence by kids & if I plant foliage it will stop their walking by & easily tossing trash maybe? Some neighbors have planted trees, shrubs, cactus, or Seguro palms in their fence fronts to keep school kids from getting near their yards. What do you think about Aloe Vera? Does it spread out too fast?

I plan to lay out 12-inch paver stones similar to this & plant some kind of succulent in each 2'x2' open ground space:
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@SkyAJK is right. You shouldn't put aloe in full sun. It needs bright, indirect light. The aloe plants I currently have outside (that you saw in the picture) are on a north-facing stand in front of my garden shed with giant oak trees all around. That spot doesn't get any direct sunlight... They thrive in that spot though... Even better than the ones in my sunroom.

 

[TJAnonymous]

We give our horses aloe juice all the time. It's really good for ulcers. You can buy it already juiced at the grocery store. I only use the aloe from my own plants for bug bites, sunburns, etc... Not for juicing. I buy the store juice for that. People can drink it too...

 

[chickengr]

Aloe Vera has medicinal qualities but the fresh juice is so sticky I have no idea how the Hispanics around here use it. A lot of Aloe & edible cacti in our neighborhood yards.

Does Aloe thrive in full hot sun? I'm thinking of planting some kind of stickery succulent to keep kids off the front fence ~ I find school papers, food wrappers, etc, thrown over our front yard fence by kids & if I plant foliage it will stop their walking by & easily tossing trash maybe? Some neighbors have planted trees, shrubs, cactus, or Seguro palms in their fence fronts to keep school kids from getting near their yards. What do you think about Aloe Vera? Does it spread out too fast?

I plan to lay out 12-inch paver stones similar to this & plant some kind of succulent in each 2'x2' open ground space:
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prickly pear would deter kids better.

@SkyAJK is right. You shouldn't put aloe in full sun. It needs bright, indirect light. The aloe plants I currently have outside (that you saw in the picture) are on a north-facing stand in front of my garden shed with giant oak trees all around. That spot doesn't get any direct sunlight... They thrive in that spot though... Even better than the ones in my sunroom.

I have aloe in full sun. it is just like any cactus here, shrunk in summer and plump in winter.

 

[PopoMyers]

Watering, weeding, planted beans, zucchini, cucumbers. Can't mulch until we get warmer. Sprayed spinosad on kale and collards. Something in making holes in the leaves.
We have a mole control company hired. So far have caught 3 big ones. The one tunneling through my raised beds hasn't been caught yet.

 

[Paz]

Need advice from an elder fellow, (or lady), do these type of tomatoes need to have the shoots/suckers removed?

Edit: the end of the branches look like flowers, but the package says “indeterminate”.