6 Weeks After Transplant

It has been roughly six weeks as of 12/21/13 since the class one aloe clusters were first transplanted. Normal vigor and color has returned. Some discolored purple/red patches are still visible on older leaves, but bright green centers indicate healthy new growth. Growth has resumed normal pace even in the weakest of the pups. When I first separated all the existing pups from the mother plant I made the mistake of cutting a few too soon-I should have left them attached to the adult for several weeks longer. New growth is now growing from the centers of these struggling "runts". The recovery process did not require much, I let the plants and time do most of the work. The six larger plants were watered once a week; the smaller three were watered twice a week. The water I used consisted of purified tap water; un-purified tap water contains chlorine, among other harsh elements, that can raise pH to an acidic level and burn plants. The difference in size between the plant in the bottom left corner and the rest of the group is actually an un-categorized plant used in comparison to the Class 1 plants to demonstrate rate of growth. This plant was in between classes 1 and 2 so I left it un-categorized for now until it reaches a more consistent size with one of the groups (for dosage amounts when fertilizing begins). The ninth plant from class one is still alive, it is just not shown in the 6 week picture. Four pups still remain attached to the mother plant. Two are still very premature, the other two are larger but should remain attached for several more weeks (one is more mature than the other). 

6 weeks later w/uncategorized plant

 day of transplant

                                                                                 ~Gabby
                                                                   The Green Project 2013