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Planting Aloe Vera
To plant Aloe Vera, you’ll need a few things. First, you need a place to plant your crop. An open-air garden works well, though if you live in an inhospitable climate or are currently in a season not friendly to gardening, planting inside is also acceptable.
A plant holder or simple pot with room enough for soil works. Other useful tools or ingredients you need for growing aloe vera include the following:
• Aloe seeds
• Spade
• Soil
• Manure or soil enrichment products (Should be organic)
• Watering can
How to Grow Aloe Vera
The best climate for aloe vera is a dry and arid one. Aloe Vera doesn’t require much watering, even though the fruitful leaves they bare are moist. This makes them a low-maintenance option for those looking to keep a timid house plant. Coupled with aloe’s medicinal benefits, this gives most homeowners a reason to keep aloe vera plants around in some form or another.
Watering Aloe Vera Plants
During the summer months, it’s best to water the aloe plant as soon as you notice that the soil is dry. An average size plant will take about 1 to 2 cups of water. Adjust this amount if your plant is larger or smaller than average.
In the winter, the aloe vera plant requires even less water, so you should let it dry out often, as aloe vera has evolved to maintain itself without water. Developed aloe vera plants are survivors of drought.
Growing Aloe Vera Plants
The planting and growing process is easy. First, establish the bottom of your soil system. You want the base to have 1 to 2 inches of gravel to allow for proper water drainage, a process that’s essential to the growth and prosperity of your plant.
Next, put in about 1 to 2 more inches of soil, followed by the seeds for the aloe plant. Cover the seeds with 2 to 3 more inches of soil, but not much more, since they tend to have shallow root systems. This method should work for both outdoor and indoor planting methods, but it should be noted that control over soil and gravel content/depth is much easier when you can manipulate the amounts of soil and gravel in a container.
Additionally, cacti-mix soil pre-packages tend to work well with aloe vera plants, since cactus and aloe vera tend to have similar properties and habits.
How Long Does It Take Aloe Vera to Grow?
Aloe vera plant grows within 2 to 3 weeks of initial planting, enough that you begin to see the growth. In the early stages of aloe vera plant growth, use your watering can to keep the soil moist, but be sure to be moderate. Over-watering or under-watering an aloe plant can be fatal to, or at least stunt, the progress of the plant.
After you begin to see the plant growing, wait a few more weeks and continue to care for the plant. After these few weeks pass, you should have some nice aloe vera leaves to harvest. Harvesting the aloe vera plant is as simple as using a pair of shears, or even your bare hands, to remove a leaf.
Aloe Vera Tips
Remember, over-pruning leads to plant decline. Aloe vera is a low-maintenance plant, so watering too much or pruning too much is a mistake new aloe vera growers make.
Also, a little aloe per leaf tends to go a long way in practical usage. So once you know how to grow aloe vera, a small amount of aloe should suffice for the entire family.
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