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[Mossy]

Aloe vera is a semi succulent plant. As an ornamental plant they are widely known for their proven medicinal value. Each part of aloe vera has different medicinal implication. Hence, there is really more reasons to staring an aloe vera farm. Growing aloe vera is not that difficult. It is less sensitive to climate and less hard on maintaining at their best condition.
In deciding to start a farm, first thing to consider is the land. Is the land you are considering to transform into a farm has the soil good enough to cater the needs of the plant? Is the area appropriate for the temperature needs of the aloe vera? When the answers convince you more on pushing through with starting the aloe vera farm, and then do so.
Aloe vera usually grows in places where there is less possibility for reaching a very low temperature. Aloe vera enjoys warm places and survives the warmness due to their 95% water composition. This allows them to withstand temperate or even hotter climate. Aloe vera does not die due to thirst thus, it needs less supervision and watering. But this does not imply that water is minimally needed. You must know how occasionally they need it for them to grow at the right phase. Studying their conditions should be one of your priorities for you to be able to have the best aloe vera harvests.
When planted in warm location, make sure that they are positioned where there is enough sunlight or even in full and direct sunlight. Sunlight aids a lot in growing healthy aloe vera. The soil definitely plays a vital role in growing aloe vera. Soil must be fairly fertile which means that it is not so rich and not too dry or pale.

For those working in the fields, the midday sun provides a humid, blistering heat. Most of the employees, however, grew up in the area and are accustomed to the climate. They steadily work the fields, harvesting the Aloe by pulling back on the green leaf and cutting at the white base. Approximately three of the outermost mature leaves are cut from each plant. Leaves are gathered in boxes which are transported immediately to the production facility. Back at the building, production employees feed

incoming harvested leaves into the primary washer located just outside the production room. The production room is filled with a stainless steel conveyor system that quickly moves harvested leaves from the primary wash tank outside through a small opening in the wall into the room. The conveyors propel leaves to the mechanical leaf washer, then to the cutting area, and finally through the gel expulsion machines. The production room is kept in an ultra-sanitary state, even when not in use. Employees are required to go through a process of sanitation every time they enter the room and the entire area is thoroughly cleaned after each production run. Once the gel is expelled from the leaves, it is pumped through a de-pulping machine. The pure Aloe gel is then moved through HTST, the best pasteurizing method to reduce microbial count in the fresh product and stored in an insulated tank, ready to be pumped into a concentration operation.

Morning Waira..:hug:..Big Hugs....

Aunty, thank you for the love and support my friend,... we're doing okay, just grinding some on getting arrangements settled for the Memorial on the 24th,

digging those orchid cactus bloom Aunty...and what a monster patch it is! ..

Do you know..2 days after I took that photo a guy was in and cut it all down...:slaps:..I was Hoping to try the Dragon Fruit...

too bad the fruit roils your guts!

...hmmm...on the other hand....:Windy:..maybe it is better I missed it.


the flower is Stunning...

Mossy I like the back eye pea cooked salt pepper and served with mayonnaise on top! :smoke:

Morning The Elvis..it is like having a top chef on board...we name a veg and you give us a great recipe for it...you have my Taste Buds going...Again.....

 

[Mossy]

Nice veggie sink........for 10 euros anyway...

Half finished job..hopefully we can get some more sanding disks come Monday..although saying that we are forecast rain Monday...you can actually feel the moisture in the air.

I'm still waiting my lavender being delivered..it was due last mon-fri..so I'm guessing that has to come tomorrow..or they will be struggling...it is over a week now.


JM..aloe vera farm...that would be Different....:tiphat:..I've got two beds planned for it for me and hubby..so we will See how hard they are to grow and process.

What happened to your tobacco...?..would you grow it again or was it a PITA...

 

[Grey Bear]

Love that sink Mossy!
I am going to have to be looking for one of those!

 

[JM]

We can stick it up on blocks and reuse the washing water with a bucket instead of a waste pipe.

thats what i did in me green house.. :check:

aloe is also an excellent provider of silica... and a fantastic fungal stimulant... mix to water for a foliar at 1:100 during wet weather... it brings atmosphere and light into crops even in wet weather because of its silica content.

silica is a crystal... a charge accumulator.. particularly for sunlight.

tobacco is easy to grow... and fun... and beautiful... it is drying / uring that is intensive... 6 weeks at 120 degrees and I forget what humidity... but it takes time... lost my 1/2 acre crop last time because i couldnt afford the propane to keep temps up.... now i have wood-fired power... may try again this year.

 

[Mossy]

Love that sink Mossy!
I am going to have to be looking for one of those!

Proper veggie cleaning sink GB..:tiphat:..we will be having a bit of an outdoor kitchen..and it saves dragging all the soil into the kitchen.

thats what i did in me green house.. :check:

Hubby Thinks I'm nuts..but all Good water should be recycled..IMO.
Also having it set up for the soily stuff to drop straight into a bucket..saves clogging the pipes up.

My Mom also recycled the water with washing up liquid in..said it killed soil pests..:tiphat:..

AW JM..you should have seen our poor cat yesterday..the rain...:no:..it rained all night and was bloody Bitter...:Blowing a Hooligan:..I went to check him straight away and his bedding was virtually floating..

He was freezing..cue a hunt for a better cat box..more expense...:slaps:..Cooking Fats...

aloe is also an excellent provider of silica... and a fantastic fungal stimulant... mix to water for a foliar at 1:100 during wet weather... it brings atmosphere and light into crops even in wet weather because of its silica content.

silica is a crystal... a charge accumulator.. particularly for sunlight

Oooh..oooh..oooh..JM.."pher Wiggle"..Good Info..all the more reason for Aloe Vera.

When we first got here there was a guy that used to sell hand made/own grown aloe..it was a virtual turn around for hubbys acid reflux. Although it was expensive..it saved us money on the cost of the Gavilast he was going through..and for the first time in years he was able to sleep without having to be propped up to stop the reflux coming up his throat in the night.

Unfortunately a couple of years ago the guys Dad retired and he went on to aloe from the Canary Islands..which is renown for aloe production..but the quality of the hand pressed stuff was lost.
Probably just diluted more.
Anyway..I Thought why not do our own..I have the macerator/cold press..so keep hubby well..
then I Thought..hey..maybe if we can..we could get the aloe guy onto using our home grown..ditch the Canary supplier.....I'm sure there are more customers than us would be Happy about it.

tobacco is easy to grow... and fun... and beautiful... it is drying / uring that is intensive... 6 weeks at 120 degrees and I forget what humidity... but it takes time... lost my 1/2 acre crop last time because i couldnt afford the propane to keep temps up.... now i have wood-fired power... may try again this year.

Yup..ex-Granddad grew it once and said never again coz the Cure was a PITA.
Just Thinking if I could grow it..it would take a big expense out..:toke toking:

Waiting for the plumber..unfortunately he couldn't patch up the old boiler..but we had a new one waiting to be put in the house..so he is putting that in..and we'll wait for another for the house.

I put the lottery on the other day..hoping for enough to do the jobs and buy hubby a small tractor..but..I didn't Win......I Think I used all my karma up getting the land...

Who needs money...

 

[GoAuto6]

Iv got Alo-vera coming out of my sphincter...I'll mail ya some sprigs....

 

[Dr Fluff]

Top 12 Benefits of Aloe Vera





Aloe vera is quite an incredible medicinal plant full of nutritional benefits. It is a succulent plant and part of the lily family (Liliaceae), the same family that garlic and onions belong to. Different parts of the plant are used for different purposes and aloe vera has both internal and external applications. I love to juice aloe and use it in my clear skin juice and recently started making fresh aloe vera salads. I also like to add aloe to my smoothies to gain some of the benefits of this incredible plant. (Update: Due to the tremendous amount of emails I now receive each week about aloe vera, I will include here that I don’t consume aloe every day. Its medicinal, and like all plant medicines, should not be consumed every single day. I use my intuition when working with plant medicines and never usually consume it for more than a week at a time. When I do use aloe in my smoothies or juices, I cut a piece of aloe about 1 inch long and open up the skin and only add in the clear inner gel of the aloe plant.) Be sure to read the last section about over-use of this plant as well as dose recommendations. I consume fresh aloe, because that’s what I have access to. (Want to experience fresh aloe? Check out our Raw Food Hawaii Retreats and come join us for a life-changing experience.) When I didn’t have access to fresh aloe, I drank the Lily of the Desert Organic Aloe Vera Juice. I recommend buying smaller bottles and drinking it within a couple of weeks upon opening. See below for aloe vera dose recommendations.
Top 12 Benefits of Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera contains over 200 active components including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, polysaccharide, and fatty acids – no wonder it’s used for such a wide range of remedies! The bulk of the aloe vera leaf is filled with a clear gel-like substance, which is approximately 99% water. Humans have used aloe therapeutically for over 5000 years – now that’s a long-standing track record! The list of benefits and effects for this miraculous plant are many. Here is a list of the Top 12 Benefits of Aloe Vera (including some medicinal uses):
1. Aloe Vera Is High in Vitamins & Minerals:

Aloe Vera contains many vitamins including A, C, E, folic acid, choline, B1, B2, B3 (niacin), B6. Aloe Vera is also one of the few plants that contains vitamin B12. Some of the 20 minerals found in Aloe vera include: calcium, magnesium, zinc, chromium, selenium, sodium, iron, potassium, copper, manganese.
2. Aloe Vera is High in Amino Acids & Fatty Acids

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. There are about 22 amino acids that are necessary for the human body and it is said that 8 of these are essential. Estimates of the amino acids found in aloe range from 18-20 amino acids, with all 8 essential amino acids. Aloe vera also includes quite an impressive range of fatty acids. Aloe contains three plant sterols, which are important fatty acids – HCL cholesterol (which lowers fats in the blood), campesterol, and B-sitosterol. All are helpful in reducing symptoms of allergies and acid indigestion. Other fatty acids include linoleic, linolenic, myristic, caprylic, oleic, palmitic, and stearic.
3. Aloe Vera is an Adaptogen

Aloe vera is a well-known adaptogen. An adaptogen is something that boosts the body’s natural ability to adapt to external changes and resist illness. It is thought that aloe’s power as an adaptogen balances the body’s system, stimulating the defense and adaptive mechanisms of the body. This allows you an increased ability to cope with stress (physical, emotional and environmental stress like pollution)
4. Aloe Helps with Digestion

Poor digestion is related to many diseases. A properly functioning digestive tract is one of the keys and foundations of health. Aloe is known to soothe and cleanse the digestive tract and help improve digestion. The interesting thing about taking aloe internally is that, because it is an adaptogen, it helps with either constipation or diarrhea, helping to regulate your elimination cycles in whatever way you need. It’s been a great remedy for people with problems such as irritable bowel syndrome as well as acid reflux. Aloe also helps to decrease the amount of unfriendly bacteria and in our gut keeping your healthy intestinal flora in balance. Aloe is also a vermifuge, which means it helps to rid the body of intestinal worms.
5. Aloe Helps in Detoxification

Aloe Vera is a gelatinous plant food, just like seaweeds and chia seeds. The main benefit to consuming gelatinous plant foods in your diet is that these gels move through the intestinal tract absorbing toxins along the way and get eliminated through the colon. This will help the proper elimination of waste from your body and help the detoxification of your body.
6. Aloe Alkalizes the Body

Disease cannot manifest in an alkaline environment. Most people are living and subsisting on mostly acidic foods. For great health, remember the 80/20 rule – 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acidic. Aloe vera is an alkaline forming food. It alkalizes the body, helping to balance overly acidic dietary habits.
7. Cardiovascular Health

There hasn’t been a lot of studies conducted on aloe’s effect on cardiovascular health, but there has been some research to show that aloe vera extract injected into the blood, greatly multiplies the oxygen transportation and diffusion capabilities of the red blood cells. According to a study published in the 2000 issue of the British Medical Journal, beta sitosterol helps to lower cholesterol. By regulating blood pressure, improving circulation and oxidation of the blood, lowering cholesterol, and making blood less sticky, aloe vera juice may be able to help lower the risk of heart disease.
8. Aloe Helps Boost the Immune System

I think given the stresses of our daily lives, every one can use a boost to their immune systems. The polysaccharides in aloe vera juice stimulate macrophages, which are the white blood cells of your immune system that fight against viruses. Aloe is also an immune enhancer because of its high level of anti-oxidants, which help combat the unstable compounds known as free-radicals, contributing to the aging process. (Free radicals are a bi-product of life itself, it is a naturally occurring process but we can overload ourselves with unnecessary free-radicals by living an unhealthy lifestyle). Aloe is also an antipyretic which means it used to reduce or prevent fever.
9. Aloe Vera is Great for the Skin

Because of aloe’s well-known healing properties for the skin, aloe is one of the primary compounds used in the cosmetic industry. It is a known vulnerary, (meaning it helps heal wounds) and is great for applying topically to burns, abrasions, psoriasis and even to bug bites. Aloe acts as an analgesic, acting to help relieve pain of wounds. It’s feels especially good to cut a stem of aloe, place it in the fridge and rub it on sun burnt skin – the immediate soothing effect feels like an absolute lifesaver. Aloe is also an antipruritic: A substance that relieves or prevents itching. Aloe vera is an astringent: which causes the contraction of body tissues, typically used to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions. Due to aloe’s high water content (over 99% water) it is a great way to hydrate, moisturize and rejuvenate the skin and fits within my general guideline: “Don’t put anything on your skin that you wouldn’t eat!” Aloe increases the elasticity of the skin making it more flexible through collagen and elastin repair. Aloe is an emollient, helping to soften and soothe the skin. It helps supply oxygen to the skin cells, increasing the strength and synthesis of skin tissue and induces improved blood flow to the skin through capillary dilation.


10. Aloe vera is a: Disinfectant, Anti-biotic, Anti-microbial, Germicidal, Anti-bacterial, Anti-septic, Anti-fungal & Anti-viral:

Wow, I think that covers all anti- bases. Okay, I admit, that was just a sneaky way to add in another 8 good reasons why you should keep an aloe vera as a handy (to to mention beautiful) house plant and incorporate it’s uses into your healthy lifestyle. Aloe vera’s active ingredients are sulphur, lupeol, salicylic acid, cinnamic acid, urea nitrogen and phenol which are substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms and act as a team to provide antimicrobial activity thus eliminating many internal and external infections, also active against bacteria. It also helps to treat fungal and viral infections.


11. Aloe Helps Reduce Inflammation

Aloe Vera contains 12 substances, including B-sisterole, which can help to slow down or inhibit inflammation. This may be able to help with painful joints due to stiffness and help improve joint flexibility.


12. Weight Loss – A Secondary effect

Improving your digestion, and detoxifying your body will have a secondary effect of promoting weight loss because when you start to improve your digestion you naturally eliminate more efficiently, which is a primary way that we all detoxify – through our bowels. This will lighten your toxic load on your body and will give you more energy.


Aloe Vera Intake Precautions

This plant is incredibly medicinal, yet there are some cautions against long-term use. Just because a little is beneficial, doesn’t mean that a lot is more beneficial. This is an incredibly potent plant and should be used with a level of respect for its potency. Long-term use can lead to loss of electrolytes, especially potassium.


Tip: Avo

id taking aloe internally during pregnancy, menstruation, if you have hemorrhoids or degeneration of the liver and gall bladder.
Aloe Vera Dosage

I know there are many aloe vera juices on the market and some of them may actually be great products. Like I already mentioned, I think for what it is, Lily of the Desert organic aloe vera juice offers a great product. However, like I always say: “fresh is best”. Aloe plants can grow pretty much anywhere. When I was living in Canada, I used to have several indoor aloe plants and they did really well. Now that I live in Hawaii, aloe grows everywhere, so I don’t need to buy the juice, I just make it myself. Some companies selling aloe juice recommend that we should take it ‘regularly’ but I don’t necessarily agree. We need to treat this plant as the medicine that it is and by tuning into our bodies we can really start to notice if we’re pulled to this plant for some level of healing. Would we take medicine unnecessarily without our bodies really needing it? Probably not, and that’s the same with plant medicines. If you’re experiencing a digestive ailment or have a sun burn, use it for a short period of time for its course in treatment (1-2 weeks) and then stop and wait at least a month before starting again. When I was living in Vancouver, I bought a big jug of the aloe juice and was taking shots of it in the morning. One of the ways that we can tune into our bodies is to simply notice immediate reactions. When I first started taking it, my body was totally fine with it, the taste didn’t bother me, and I could tell it was ok for my body. After a couple of weeks, I would take a shot and I would get a bit of a gag reflex. Our bodies are incredible at communicating with us. This was my sign that the aloe medicine had run its course in treatment and so I stopped taking it and I didn’t start taking it again for at least another month or two. Oftentimes, when people see a product that promotes weight-loss on it, people tend to by-pass their intuition and forget that their body is really their best guide. I don’t think in any culture, aloe was used internally every single day – most traditional cultures understand that more isn’t always necessarily better and use it when it is actually needed. This way, it ensures the use of the effectiveness of the constituents of the plant when we are in need of it. One last note about aloe vera juice; it does have a strong pungent taste, so if you can’t cope with taking it straight, mix it in your smoothie or add it to a green juice.
copied and pasted from http://happyandraw.com/top-12-benefits-of-aloe-vera/

 

[JM]

great informative post arty! +rep!

 

[sniper]

Iv got Alo-vera coming out of my sphincter...I'll mail ya some sprigs....

Are you sure it's a not rectal cactus

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

how do you tell the difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer ?..........................taste.