Is it good to keep aloe at home? Farming and fertilization skills to understand!

Aloe can be said to be the beauty helper of the majority of female friends, many skin care products and nutrition products are aloe ingredients, in addition, it is also one of the widely cultivated potted plants. Is it good to keep aloe at home? Do you know all the techniques of farming and fertilization?

First, the basic introduction of aloe

1. The origin of aloe vera

Aloe belongs to perennial herb Zhihu, also known as oil onion, aloe vera, aloe vera, American aloe, aloe vera, aloe vera and so on. It is one of the few edible species in aloe genus. Aloe is native to the arid regions of tropical Africa, and is now grown almost everywhere in the world. Wild aloe is distributed in India and Malaysia, the African continent and the tropics. There are cultivated and wild aloe vera in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places in China.

two。 The value of aloe vera

Aloe vera was confirmed to be edible as early as the beginning of the last century, and now it has been widely used in the production of beverages, jellies, yogurt, cans and other foods. Aloe contains a variety of nutrients that can prevent cell aging, promote healing, strengthen the heart and activate blood circulation and beauty, and aloe can be used in medicine to purge fire, detoxify, remove blood stasis, kill insects, and play a good auxiliary role in the treatment of constipation, white turbidity, urine blood, infantile epilepsy, accumulation, burn and scald, women's amenorrhea and so on.

3. Aloe price

At present, the price reference table of medicinal aloe is as follows:

Specifications

Market

Price

Unify it more widely.

Lotus pond

¥40.00

The unified block is wide.

Yulin

¥40.00

The unified block is wide.

Bozhou

¥40.00

The unified block is wide.

Anguo

¥48.00

The price of small potted aloe in Guangzhou is 5.5 yuan per pot, and that of mini aloe in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province is 4.8 yuan / pot.

Is it good to raise aloe at home?

Of course, it's good to grow potted aloe at home, because potted aloe has the following benefits:

1. Fresh aloe can be directly used as skin care products, it can be used for face washing, bathing, hair washing and so on. Of course, not all aloe vera can be applied directly to the skin. Consult clearly before buying and using it.

two。 Aloe can absorb harmful substances such as carbon dioxide, formaldehyde and sulfur dioxide in the air, and release oxygen through photosynthesis, so it is a good "air purifier".

3. In addition, aloe can also be eaten, decorated space, and has a certain role in regulating fengshui.

Third, what are the fertilization skills of raising aloe at home?

Potted aloe is different from open-field cultivation, the nutrition of the soil can not meet the demand, so fertilization is very important.

1. Fertilizer of potted aloe

Rich in organic matter, high in organic fertilizer and nitrogen, cake fertilizer easily absorbed by plants, and inorganic fertilizer for topdressing. Among them, cake fertilizer is generally made into liquid fertilizer, while inorganic fertilizer calls for combined application of organic fertilizer.

two。 Potted vera is generally in the form of base fertilizer and topdressing. Before loading the basin, the base fertilizer is fully mixed with the matrix, the general ratio of matrix to organic fertilizer is about 10 ∶ 1, mix well, and then put into the basin together. When using organic fertilizer as base fertilizer, it must be fully fermented in advance, otherwise the phenomenon of burning seedlings will occur.

3. Matters needing attention in fertilization of potted aloe

Topdressing should be carried out during the growth of aloe, and the fertilizer should be diluted before application; generally, it can be carried out every 20 to 30 days, or according to the growth of aloe and different seasons, it generally grows faster in spring. can appropriately increase the number of topdressing, slow growth in winter, can be less fertilization, or even no fertilization. In addition, we should pay attention to avoid fertilization from November of each year to March of the following year, so that aloe can get enough dormancy.

There are so many benefits of aloe, and it is not difficult to breed, so we might as well raise a pot at home.