Aloe plants are so useful. Known for healing burns, less known indigestion and allergies. But growing an Aloe Vera plant requires a little different care then a typical plant. Here are some tips that have helped me a lot.
Aloe Vera plants can be purchased at most any garden center store. It can also be found in the wild. When choosing your aloe vera plant, look for a wide variety of good green leaves. However, a smaller plant, or one with brown or gray leaves, can be grown without problems. If you find a less than acceptable example, know that it is likely to be a dirty care causing the fall, and some love to cheer up. If its leaves are brown or gray, they are too light to open, when you bring it home, store it in an area that receives no direct light, and the leaves will straighten up and turn green. My kitchen area is perfect. Aloe is also generally good for the bath.
Aloe Vera grows indoors and outdoors. Like most plants, it will grow out of indirect light. It grows more slowly inside and should stay out of direct sunlight. It should be potted potted in well-drained soil, preferably mixed with bark or moss or even sand that helps with proper drainage. . Aloe Vera’s are succulent, store water and thus need less water than typical plants. It is much like a cactus. Allowing the soil to dry between waterings can promote growth. Proper drainage is essential or root-rot”>you can shave. Adding ammonium nitrate once a year to fertilizers can be beneficial if the plant looks limp or scorched.
Like many plants grow almost twice as fast on the inside, so they are ready for larger outdoor plants. It can grow to two or three feet tall in optimal conditions. Bigger maybe, but I haven’t seen a bigger one.
Propagation by Aloe plant is done by cuttings. The mother plant sends out baby shoots or pups near the base. When they are several inches long and have a small root of their own, cut the root from the mother plant > and put it in his urn. Well water Allow the plant to sit for several weeks. In this way the plant will establish good roots. If it seems to be too lacking, you have to wait for something, a little water. A flower can also produce seeds. which in turn can be sown, although the conditions inside are rarely ideal for flowering. If yours does flower, feel free to sow the seeds in the bud and grow your second Aloe plants. The plant will need to be re-pruned when it is root bound. Unlike plants, such as spider plants and ivy, which tend to form papules well tied to their roots, aloes can grow or produce many pups. when he runs to the root of space. Using a larger pot with well-drained soil will stop the mother plant from producing babies and continue its growth.
There are not too many problems with Aloe plants. Most plants are easy to grow leaves fall or lie flat because of insufficient light. Move to a better lit area. IF the leaves are very thin, not the usual thick and soft succulent feeling , because the plant does not get enough water.
To harvest aloe leaves. leave or cut as close to the base as possible. Using extra leaves, because they are the oldest, and therefore the strongest leaves. Cut from the mother plant, then cut in the middle width wise. Scoop out the clear goo and you’re ready to use. Serve in a glass container with a lid or use immediately. You must do this all in one step, as the Aloe plant begins to heal itself very quickly, forming a scab over the cut end of the branch. If you want to keep a branch and take it with you. store in a sealed bag and re-seal when needed. This works well to take the plant with you to say a game in the sun, lake or beach or other summer activities< /a> that occurs outside and a sunburn might pop up.
Armed with a few basic ideas, you can grow a nice healthy aloe plant that has many wonderful qualities in addition to being a beautiful houseplant.
