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May 28, 2007 | 1:08 PM PST
Tag: Aloe Vera
We've just had a bunch of rain where I live. I left my little aloe vera plant outside the whole time too. It doesn't seem to have grown much since I got it last summer. Although recently it has grown to a sickly brown color, which worries me. I've been trying to find out information about aloe vera plants and why this might be happening to mine. (Hence the discovery of this site :) ) I think that the plant may have gotten over watered (since it is a potted plant, but it does have adequate drainage) my husband thinks it's fine and that the problem isn't over watering. I just don't know what else it would be. Hopefully I'll get my camera back soon and I'll upload some pics of the plant to show exactly what I mean. I don't know if anyone will read this or not, but hopefully someone with some knowledge of aloe vera plants will and know what I'm talking about and maybe leave a suggestion of what do to for my plant. (I have a feeling my hubby will be loving the plant this summer since he gets sunburned at work all the time. :) )

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mysteryluvr54	May 29, 2007 \| 5:41 AM PST I've had an Aloe plant for about 4 years. It's gone from an 8" high plant that I purchased at Walgreens to 2 or more huge plants. Over the years the main one has turned brown, too. I thought one year from lack of some sunlight while we were on vacation. I transplanted it to a bigger pot. It survived. I bring it inside in the fall and take it outside in the spring. It's turned sorta brownish again this year, possible due to weather. Cold at night. It's too heavy to keep bringing in & out. Possible too much water, too. New shoots in the center are green. We use it all the time on cuts. Amazing how fast and nicely they heal. Last edited by mysteryluvr54 on May 29th at 5:43 AM.
Klownstalker	May 30, 2007 \| 5:36 PM PST So perhaps it's just a stage. Hopefully since we have a house now it'll be able to get more sun. Although it might be a little chilly for the plant still. Thanks for your input!
Mikhailah	May 31, 2007 \| 7:08 AM PST Hiya Klownstalker, welcome, we have Aloes growing wild here and people use medicinally like mysteryluvr54 was mentioning. Maybe it's worth my potting up one or two of them. I don't know that much about them yet though, most I know is they love the warm sun. M.
DebbieGoodgirl	Jun 2, 2007 \| 7:52 PM PST Hello Klownstalker, I was admiring the flower basket you got for your birthday and I have two of the flowers that I see in the basket. First, the ones that are growing over the edge, the little purple flowers on the stems that remind me of asparagus fern? I have those and the first year they were very sparse, but the second year they grew very high, very full, overflowing and with hundreds of the purple flowers. I was very shocked. Then, the tall maroon one? I have several of those the when the leaves fall off I was wondering if you knew if they would grow back or not. It seems like the plant is dying, but the leaves are still green, so I'm confused. Do you have any advice? Thanks, Debbie

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