Aloe Vera fertilizer

[O'natural]

There is now a company selling an aloe vera based fertilizer. It consists of aloe vera, seaweed, molasses and microbes and is used as a foliar spray primarily. http://aloeverafertilizer.com/


This is a link to a U.S. patent for using aloe vera as a fertilizer, insect repellant and to increase shelf-life.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2008/0125320.html

I just thought it would be interesting to y'all. Mature, healthy aloe vera plants are beautiful.

[BlueZone]

I agree with you, I have found aloe can also contribute to our health in many ways. I'm not surprised a application for use as a fertilizer has been found. Thank you for sharing.
BlueZone

[Desert Rat]

Have you eaten the aloe vera flowers? When picked just before opening and chilled they are a very tasty sweet crunchy treat, and a great salad ingredient.

[nullzero66]

Interesting, now its time to make a Stevia + Aloe Vera fertilizer hehe. Its nice to be able to grow both outside.

[O'natural]

Nope, I've never eaten the flowers, but thanks for the tip. I guess that's why Hummingbirds love the flowers, they are sweet.

I have an aloe that I got at a local store a few years ago. I struck up a conversation with a man from India while I was looking at an aloe plant outside in front of the store, the common light green one with narrow leaves, which I think is aloe var. chinensis. A few minutes later he tracked me down while I was shopping inside and he had another aloe plant in his hand and he said, "Get this one, it's better." I took his advice and bought it. The question I have is what variety is it? Some would likely call it aloe saponaria, but almost all of the photos I've seen of that variety have thin leaves with little gel in them. Others might call it aloe maculata, but again most photos of maculata don't match my plant. Here is a good photo of a plant that looks just like mine. The plant doesn't grow very large (about one foot across) like aloe vera or aloe ferox, but its leaves are swollen with gel and it produces pups quickly and often. Does anyone know what variety this is? This is a young plant in the photo.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ody/1525018752/

[O'natural]

Here are some photos I wanted to share of some aloe vera plants. Of the thousands of photos I have seen, these are some of my favorites.

Here's another one that looks like the one I mentioned in my previous post.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/a...5448.jpg?o=187

Look at this big one.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/a...93-1.jpg?o=875

A field of aloe vera.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/a...0528.jpg?o=902

And another.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/a...0074.jpg?o=991

Another field on Hanin Island.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/f...d-full.jpg?o=3

More aloes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54097303@N00/2703230403/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aloelf/6184601941/

Aloes in the Canary Islands.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16415341@N00/1197223532/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/siobhan...re/6107483108/http://www.flickr.com/photos/aloelf/6184601941/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38664360@N00/2274223552/http://www.flickr.com/photos/38664360@N00/2274223552/

A found a few more good ones.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/niederr...n/photostream/http //www.flickr.com/photos/niederrheiner/67025106/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/niederr...n/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinvalencia/3559187583/

[O'natural]

I had to add this photo too. Take a look at these BIG aloe vera plants. This website has some good information on the many health benefits of eating aloe vera gel.
http://www.whyaloevera.com/medicinal-uses.html

So does this one. http://www.naturalnews.com/021858.html

[O'natural]

I found a video on Youtube of an aloe used by Aubrey Organics to make their product and it looks a lot like the aloe I mentioned in my May 1st post. They are calling it aloe vera. The spines on mine are reddish in color and sharp, like aloe ferox.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iahNX...eature=related

[goodman]

I looked at that Aloe Vera Fertilizer website that you mentioned and it sure looks impressive. Check out the technical page and also the video called Regeneration. This biological farming is certainly the way to go. Especially if the beneficial microbes can be be mixed with something like the "healing and clean base material" like Aloe Vera. I think could be a solution to the nasty chemical based fertilisers that are out there.