Culture methods of Aloe vera

Aloe is an evergreen, succulent herb. The leaves are fascicled, seated or born at the top of the stem, often lanceolate or short and wide, with sharp-toothed spines on the margin. Inflorescences are umbrella-shaped, racemose, spike-shaped, conical, etc., red, yellow or with red spots, six petals and six pistils. Perianth base many connected to form a tube.

There are at least 300 varieties of aloe, of which there are about 250 on the African continent, 40 in Madagascar and 10 in Arabia and other places. Aloe varieties vary greatly in nature and shape, some of which are like huge trees, which are about 20 meters high, while others are less than 10 centimeters in height. There are also many shapes of leaves and flowers, and they are deeply loved by people because of their own characteristics in cultivation. Aloe vera is originally a tropical plant, born to fear the cold, but also good to grow.

Aloe is the best plant to raise, dry and watered, this is a lazy plant. Aloe vera vitality is very strong, extremely easy to raise, its growth characteristics are like the sun, but afraid of the scorching sun; like moist, but avoid stagnant water; resistant to high temperature, afraid of cold.

Propagation methods of Aloe vera

Aloe vera can be cultured by cutting method and plant division method.

1. Cutting method. From March to April in spring, the top of the strong old plant was cut as cuttings, the cuttings were 10 cm to 15 cm long, and the leaves on both sides of the base were cut off and placed in the shade for 2 to 3 days. The cut was slightly dry and inserted into the culture soil, keeping the basin soil moist and rooting for 20 to 30 days.

2. Split-plant method. When the pot is changed every spring, the young plant is removed from the old plant and planted in a separate pot. The young plants in the new pot should be watered, put outside in ventilation and semi-shade in summer, watered every afternoon, keep the temperature above 5 ℃ in winter, and keep it in a dry and sunny place indoors in order to grow well.

Culture conditions of Aloe vera

Aloe is originally a tropical plant, born to fear the cold, but aloe is also a good kind of easy-to-live plant. Of course, in order to make aloe grow fast and breed more, it must be carefully cultivated according to the characteristics of aloe.

1. Soil. Aloe likes to grow in loose soil with good drainage and not easy to consolidate. General soil can be mixed with some gravel ash, such as the addition of rotten leaf grass ash is better. The soil with poor drainage and permeability will cause root respiration obstruction and root necrosis, but excessive sandy soil often causes the loss of water and nutrients, resulting in poor growth of aloe.

2. Temperature. Aloe vera is afraid of cold. It grows in a frost-free environment for a long time. The growth stops at about 5 ℃. At 0 ℃, the life process is disturbed. If it is lower than 0 ℃, it will be frostbitten. The most suitable temperature for growth is 15 ℃, and the humidity is 45%.

3. Moisture. Like all plants, aloe needs water, but it is most afraid of stagnant water. In the rainy and wet season or in the case of poor drainage, it is easy to shrink leaves, rot branches and roots and even die.

4. Sunshine. Aloe needs plenty of sunlight to grow. it should be noted that newly planted aloe is not suitable to bask in the sun. It is best to see the sun only in the morning. After ten and a half days and a half months, it will slowly adapt to thrive in the sun.

5. Fertilizer. Fertilizer is indispensable to any plant. Aloe needs not only nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, but also some trace elements. In order to ensure that aloe is a green natural plant, try to use fermented organic fertilizer, cake fertilizer, chicken manure, compost can, maggot worm manure is more suitable for growing aloe.