Watering with fresh aloe

[Gingerbeard]

I can't seem to find a recipe for watering with aloe vera juice. Foliar spray, no problem. I read about a drench but it doesn't give proportions. Already working on cloning with fresh gel.

What y'all got? I'm looking at you snake oil salesmen. You know who you are.

[MeEasy]

1 cup per 5 gallon bucket

[MaxR]

1 cup per 5 gallon bucket

Hi MeEasy. Is this formula based on reconstituted powder or fresh juice or fresh gel? Or do the differences between the three matter in terms of how much to use?

[MeEasy]

I was talking about juice I like the aloe powder and I use 1/8 tsp per gallon and I get it from Kisorganics.com for 20 bucks a bag. Then with fresh aloe you cut it up add water in a blender and use the whole thing in 5 gallon bucket. Here's a link that I found and these guys are great about how to grow organically and this is the article about aloe you should check it before you trust my measurements it's been a little bit since I read it

https://homesteadandchill.com/how-to-grow-aloe-vera/

This is a good article from the same people

https://homesteadandchill.com/how-to-feed-cannabis-organically/

[MaxR]

Thanks! Looks like the specific amounts aren't too precious/precise anyhow, which suits me just fine.

"After searching around online, it appears the suggested amount is about 1/4 cup of fresh aloe vera gel per gallon of water. A little goes a long way! As you’ll see in the video to follow, we don’t bother with measuring.An estimation is okay, since you really can’t “overdo it” with aloe! On average, we use about 2 large leaves or 4-5 small leaves per 5 gallon bucket of water.”

Foliar Spray
An aloe vera solution can also be used as a foliar spray, also known as “foliar feeding”. What is the purpose of foliar spraying? Well, studies show that plants can uptake micronutrients and enzymes faster and at a higher absorbed concentration directly through their leaves than through their roots.
Of course, a foliar feeding is not intended to replace quality soil, compost, and occasional root fertilizing. Core macronutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are still best derived from soil. But when you want to give a plant a little extra TLC, or help it recover from a deficiency, disease, or stress, a little supplemental foliar love with aloe could be the ticket! Our cannabis plants are sprayed with aloe on almost a weekly basis up until they begin to flower.

Because plants more readily uptake nutrients from foliar applications than through their roots, less aloe is needed for the foliar spray than in a soil drench solution. A suggested dose is only two to three teaspoons of fresh aloe gel to 1 gallon of water. As you can see, just one small leaf would be more than enough for this practice!"

[MeEasy]

Yeah it's not an exact thing because it's not like example nitrogen that if you don't get it right it will kill your plants. I had just read an article about aloe like a day or two before I saw this question and it was still fresh in my mind or I probably wouldn't have answered. My mind is like a steel trap nothing can get in or out very easily. I have been reading as much info as I can find on organics because I just started this new adventure because I'm just tired of fighting with my soil and water trying to keep it balanced with chemicals. I have literally not checked the ph of anything in months because as long as you keep your soil happy ph is adjusted for you, it's great

[Gingerbeard]

How about storage? I can grab aloe from my patio. Nice and fresh. But I only need half a quart at a time. How long would a mixed gallon last? And application. Will a spray bottle get clogged up?

[Gingerbeard]

And how about adding a little regular nutrient spray? Like, FF Gro Big?

[MeEasy]

The fresh stuff will most definitely clog up the sprayer but I use the powder I believe it says to use it within 24hrs but that could be the potassium silicate I use both to water and save a third of my sprayer full to spray when lights go out that evening. One of them says not to store it mixed and lights are off in there or I would go look

[Gingerbeard]

I had some fresh mixed in a container in the fridge. It turns pink after getting O2 to it. Stayed fresh for a few days until I pitched it for lack of necessity.

Straining fresh mix would get out a lot of the moisture and leave plant matter in the filter? Fresh is super slimy. Like filleting a fish made of thick, snail slime covered worms. Even time in a blender doesn't get rid of all the chunks. I use a foliar spray up to three times a day. How much can I use the aloe? This is thinking out loud until my next googling break.

[MeEasy]

Check out the guys over at homestead here's the link to their article on aloe and the other is on feeding MJ organically it's a good article and covers many different ways of feeding and teas building soil and alot more

https://homesteadandchill.com/how-to-grow-aloe-vera/

https://homesteadandchill.com/how-to-feed-cannabis-organically/

[Gingerbeard]

Thanks MeEasy . I'll check them out.