Introduction: Aloe vera is lazy to raise. If you do 3 things well, it will grow faster and have more side buds. One tree will grow into dozens of trees a year!
Aloe vera is a lazy potted plant that is very easy to cultivate and manage. Unlike rose hydrangea, especially in the hot summer, if it is not watered for one day, the branches and leaves will be dry to the point of drooping, and if it is not watered for two days, the leaves will droop. Without water, the branches and leaves will begin to turn yellow and dry up.
Aloe vera can be watered less all year round. Even if it is not watered for several days in summer, it can grow normally. It is a perennial evergreen succulent plant of the Liliaceae family. Its leaves are lanceolate and spiral. Arranged in a shape, aloe vera can bloom. The pedicels are higher than the leaves. The flowers are orange-red. Potted aloe vera generally blooms in autumn and winter.
There are many types of aloe vera. Some have huge leaves and tall plants , and some have small plants and smaller leaves. However, the maintenance and management are basically the same. Commonly cultivated species include mosaic aloe, aloe vera, wood file aloe vera , green flower palm and so on. So how to grow aloe vera potted plants at home?
How to make aloe vera grow faster, grow stronger, have more side buds and seedlings, and grow to the point where the pot is full? Just pay attention to these points:
1. Water aloe vera properly, but not too much.
Except in summer, water more appropriately to keep the soil in the pot fully hydrated, or you can spray it on the leaves. squirt.
In other seasons, watering must be controlled. The pot soil should be kept dry and should not be watered too much. Otherwise, if the pot soil accumulates water for a long time, it will cause root rot, stems and leaves to rot.
Aloe vera is a lazy plant, so you must pay attention to watering it. In addition, during the rainy season, if it is placed outdoors, long-term rain will not be conducive to its growth, and may cause the roots or leaves to rot. , so pay attention to avoid rain during the rainy season.
2. Keep aloe vera in sufficient light
Only by placing the aloe vera potted plant in a place with sufficient light can it grow stronger, especially in spring and autumn. Do not raise aloe vera indoors, otherwise it will easily become leggy and the leaves will The color will also become bright green, the color will not be full, and the leaves will grow slender and not strong enough.
Therefore, in spring and autumn, it should be placed in a place with sufficient sunlight , placed on the balcony or outdoor windowsill to receive sunlight.
should be kept in a cool and ventilated place in the summer, and raised in a semi-shady place to avoid sunburn on the leaves. In winter, it should be placed in a place with sufficient indoor light. If the temperature is higher than 5 degrees, it can successfully survive the winter.
3. The soil should be loose, fertile, and well-drained.
Let the aloe vera grow more side buds and grow more pups. Come out, it is very important for the pot soil to be fertile. In order to make it grow faster, must change the pot soil every spring. The soil can be mixed with leaf mold soil and garden soil and river sand. The bottom of the pot can be placed A small amount of decomposed organic fertilizer.
It does not have high requirements for fertilizers. As long as the potting soil is fertile, you usually don’t need to fertilize. However, you must add some river sand or particles to the potting soil to increase drainage and ventilation and prevent the potting soil from hardening, otherwise it will easily accumulate water and cause Rotten stems and leaves.
If the potting soil is fertile and loose, it will grow very fast, with lush branches and leaves, and small buds will keep popping up. One aloe vera plant will breed many small aloe vera plants in just one year.
Many small seedlings grew from the side of the mother plant, and they were full. Looking at the aloe vera that had grown to the point where the pot was full, I felt very accomplished.
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