When does domestic aloe usually apply fertilizer? What kind of fertilizer does it grow well? What are the methods?

Aloe vera is a perennial evergreen herb of the genus Aloe in the Amur family. It is native to the Mediterranean and Africa. Because it is easy to grow, it is an ornamental plant with both flowers and leaves, so it is very popular. So, when does domestic aloe usually apply fertilizer? What kind of fertilizer does it grow well? What are the methods?

First, when does domestic aloe usually apply fertilizer? What kind of fertilizer does it grow well?

In fact, aloe vera can grow normally without fertilization. If aloe fertilizes, can be in spring, autumn two seasons its growth period, apply thin liquid fertilizer once every half a month. Mainly nitrogen fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizer: urea, ammonium sulfate or granular compound fertilizer is good. Or fermented animals, poultry droppings, vegetable feet and so on. Amoy rice water is also good for mixing with water after fermentation. And leftover milk. Soybean Milk. Don't touch the leaves with liquid fertilizer. The concentration should be light. If it is solid fertilizer, it can be properly buried in the basin soil, away from the roots. It should be less. Too much will hurt the roots.

However, in the growth process of aloe, it is not enough to rely on the nutrients of potted soil, proper fertilization can meet the growth needs, organic fertilizer is better, such as peanut bran (cake), fertilizer efficiency is good, and clean and hygienic. Before application, fully soak and ferment with water, and then dilute it with water, such as chemical fertilizer, at a concentration of 0.1%, the frequency of fertilization should be determined according to the growth of aloe vera, and if leaves are often needed, it should be applied more frequently, about once a month.

Second, what are the methods of fertilization?

The fertilization method of potted aloe is mainly in the form of base fertilizer and topdressing.

1. Base fertilizer

Before loading the pot, mix the fertilizer and substrate in a ratio of about 10 ∶ 1, and then put them into the basin together. If the organic fertilizer is used as the base fertilizer, it needs to be fully fermented in advance, otherwise it will produce the phenomenon of burning seedlings and hurt aloe.

2. Topdressing

During the growing period of topdressing aloe, the fertilizer needs to be diluted first, usually with urea of no more than 2% or calcium superphosphate solution of 1%. Pay attention to the fertilizer liquid is not too thick, in order to avoid the occurrence of fertilizer damage, especially when foliar spraying extra-root fertilizer, its concentration can not exceed 1%, generally can be carried out every 2 minutes or so 30 days, aloe usually grows faster in spring, at this time can appropriately increase the number of topdressing, while the winter growth rate is slow, can be less fertilization, or even no fertilization.