Culture method of Aloe barbadensis

Wooden aloe, also known as wooden sword aloe, concentrated algal flower, dragon claw chrysanthemum and so on, is a perennial plant of Liliaceae. It has been tested in medicine that it has many active ingredients. In addition to eating raw and squeezing fruit juice, leaves can also be processed into healthy food or cosmetics, and because they are easy to handle, they are also suitable for edible family dishes. Let's take a look at the breeding methods of Aloe barbadensis.

Growth habits of Aloe arborescens

Aloe arborescens is native to South Africa and is mainly distributed in Africa, especially in the arid areas of southern Africa, as well as in southern Asia. It has strong resistance to drought and cold, not resistant to water and moisture, the soil is too wet and easy to rot roots, the growth rate is general, it likes temperature and cold, it stops growing when the temperature drops to 15 ℃, and begins to die when the temperature is below 0 ℃, so the north area should be planted in greenhouse or indoor pot. Like light, growth requires sufficient sunshine and air, suitable for growing in sandy soil with strong air permeability and good permeability, requiring little fertilizer, mainly organic fertilizer, supplemented by trace element fertilizer.

Propagation methods of Aloe arborescens

1. Ramet: the most suitable split time of Aloe arborescens is in spring and autumn. When the temperature is 20: 25 ℃, the new plant is sprouted, the plant is pulled out of the soil, the root soil is removed, the seedling is cut off from the female parent and planted in the soil with sterilized blade, and watered thoroughly, it can take root and survive in about one month.

2. Cutting: aloe cuttings choose sunny weather to cut aloe from the center of the stem or cut off 8cm buds, peel off the leaves at the lower 5cm and put them in a cool and ventilated place. After they are slightly dry, they can be inserted into the soil and placed in a warm place protected from wind and rain. Pour water to make them take root, and the roots can sprout and survive in about 1 month.

Culture method of Aloe barbadensis

1. Potted soil: the potted soil of Aloe arborescens should have water retention, fertilizer retention and air permeability, ph value is between 6.8 and 7.0. generally, humus soil is added with pastoral soil and river sand (proportion 2:2:1), then disinfected with 40% formalin, sealed with plastic film for two days, and then dried in the sun.

2, basin: aloe vera arborescens is better in spring and summer, the indoor temperature is 15 to 28 degrees Celsius. Put some broken tiles at the bottom of the basin to facilitate drainage and ventilation, then fill in the prepared basin soil, select strong seedlings, put the aloe moss into the basin to stretch the root system, and lift the aloe seedlings up after filling, compaction, righting, and pouring through water.

3, slow seedling: aloe tree culture should pay special attention to slow seedling, before its return to green, can not be more watering, can not be fertilized, otherwise the root will rot. Just on the pot of aloe vera can not be exposed to direct sunlight, this period should often spray foliar water, can speed up the speed of turning green and rooting.

4. Fertilization: the normal growth of Aloe arborescens needs nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, boron, copper, zinc and organic fertilizer, which is generally poured with liquid fertilizer or foliar spraying, and fertilized when it grows fast in spring and autumn, once every half a month to one month. However, fertilization should be stopped during the dormant period from November to March of the following year.

5. Watering: although Aloe arborescens has strong resistance to drought, it should be properly watered in the morning and evening, usually once every 15 to 20 days. The principle is "dry and wet, dry and thoroughly". In summer, you can spray water on the leaves of Reed moss, keep the leaves green and prevent the hot sun from being exposed to the sun.

6. Change the basin: aloe vera is generally cultivated for about two years to change the basin, and it is best to change the basin in spring, put the aloe vera together with the soil mass into a larger new basin, then add new soil, compacted and watered thoroughly, and put it in a semi-shady place. after slow seedling and then moved to the sun can be normal maintenance.

7. Diseases and insect pests: aloe vera arborescens is not prone to insect pests and rarely occurs diseases. However, the environment is not good, black spot and other diseases will occur in its leaves. Spraying 77% of the wettable powder at the seedling stage, or 1000 times the liquid of 75% chlorothalonil wettable powder, is sprayed once every 15 days and 3 times in a year.