Woot! Aloe! - Page 3 - Orchid Board

WhiteRabbit · #21 05-08-2010, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tindomul

You will have to wait till they open up, then put in something thin to dip into the bottom of the inside of the flower. Maybe an eyedropper or something. Suck out the nectar.

ah - I see
well in the pic, the lower blooms - I think that's as open as they will get. I might have a small syringe, not sure it's small enough tho ...

nenella · #22 05-08-2010, 07:15 PM

Very interesting thread and look forward to reading more ref the nectar! Thank you

WhiteRabbit · #23 05-08-2010, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nenella

Very interesting thread and look forward to reading more ref the nectar! Thank you

hehe
well I had another go at it - went out armed with a small syringe and a small medicine dropper. Barely touch the bloom and it oozes a good deal of clear liquid. So - maybe mines just boring in the nectar color department ... ?

Swamper · #24 05-08-2010, 09:03 PM

Awesome bloom. Maybe I should quit picking at mine and let it grow and see if it ever blooms like that. Love it.

WhiteRabbit · #25 05-08-2010, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Swamper

Awesome bloom. Maybe I should quit picking at mine and let it grow and see if it ever blooms like that. Love it.

hehe - this one was a nice sized pup I potted maybe 5-6 years ago - it got big pretty fast it seems. What I have done is I potted up a bunch of pups, so now I have a lot of aloe plants to attack lol, so I don't have to keeping hacking off "leaves" from the same plant, and been leaving this biggest one alone pretty much.

Is there a good (read: non-messy) way to get the gel out? I always end up with it all over except where I want it (usually in the palm of my hand)

Swamper · #26 05-08-2010, 11:12 PM

I don't know of any non messy way. But I kinda like the mess. I usually cut a piece I want then sorta fillet it in half if I'm gonna use it on burns. if it's to eat or put in blender then I have to "skin it".

WhiteRabbit · #27 05-08-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Swamper

I don't know of any non messy way. But I kinda like the mess. I usually cut a piece I want then sorta fillet it in half if I'm gonna use it on burns. if it's to eat or put in blender then I have to "skin it".

LOL okey dokey! Messy it is then

Swamper · #28 05-08-2010, 11:22 PM

LOL It's like aloe vera lotion, just the real thing. Rub it in girl. Yes you will smell funny but you will look good LMAO.

WhiteRabbit · #29 05-08-2010, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Swamper

LOL It's like aloe vera lotion, just the real thing. Rub it in girl. Yes you will smell funny but you will look good LMAO.

hehe - yeah - I always buy the bottled aloe gel stuff which is stupid probably - I do sometimes use the direct from the plant gel for burns, but figure I have plenty of plants and should probably just use that anyway - doesn't cost me anything and not all diluted like the store bought stuff

Izzie · #30 05-09-2010, 01:53 AM

How neat! The blooms look exactly like what I see in xeroscaping here.

With my little plant (which I think is a smaller hybrid of some sort), I just cut a leaf and squeeze the gel out.

Been using it (minimally) on/in my cat's ears that just went through a bout of ear mites. Funny how she calms down when she realizes that it actually feels good.