How to grow an agave at home?

Planting aloe at home is very common. The cultivation of this plant, first of all, is carried out for the sake of its beneficial properties. Thus, Aloe Vera and Aloe Arborealis (agave) possess pronounced medicinal qualities. Aloe juice is used to treat inflammatory processes on the skin, it is also a good remedy for the common cold, extracts from the plant are used for the production of cosmetics.

However, the appearance of a flower can also serve as a decoration for a room. This is especially true for ornamental varieties of aloe. For example, Aloe Variegated (in other words - Tiger). Such a flower looks very beautiful: small in size, the leaves are decorated with white stripes, spots, specks, beautiful bright orange inflorescences are formed during flowering.

Succulents

Aloe grows in large numbers in countries with arid climates (for example, Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula). The plant is well adapted to long-term lack of moisture, belongs to the group of succulents. Succulents are a large part of the flora, which are interconnected by the ability to adapt to adverse environmental conditions, namely to prolonged droughts. Such specimens have a special structure: thick fleshy stems and leaves, in which moisture accumulates, often a characteristic feature are spines, bristles or hairs (these are modified leaves).

Aloe perfectly withstands high and low temperatures, goes without water for a long time, it does not need complicated care. Even an unprepared novice florist can easily grow this flower at home.

And yet, some of the features of breeding Aloe you need to know if you are truly passionate about plant growing and want to create the most comfortable conditions for your green pets.

Planting Aloe at home

To plant aloe at home, you need to pay attention to the following points:

1. Choosing a suitable location (and capacity).
2. Soil preparation.
3. Reproduction method.
4. Planting process.

Let's dwell on each of them in more detail.

A place

A regular window sill located in the south or east of the house is good for growing aloe (the north side is a bad option). It should be well lit, but exposure to the open sun is undesirable. Create a small partial shade - and the plant will thank you for the good care.

Use a plastic or terracotta pot as a container for planting a flower. These materials do not allow moisture to pass through well, which is good for the plant. The size of the planting container should be such that the root system feels spacious (there should be a gap of 3 cm between the walls and the root).Choose a pot with a shallow depth.

Advice! To determine if there is enough space for the plant to stay comfortably, focus on the ratio of the length of the leaf to the diameter of the planting dishes: a 2: 1 ratio is ideal.

Priming

To plant aloe, you can purchase ready-made succulent soil. But if you want to cook the earth yourself, you need to consider the following points:

• The soil must be air permeable.
• It is advisable not to add peat to the composition.
• Recommended acid-base balance: neutral or low acidity.

In order to increase the airiness of the soil, the following loosening elements are used: sand of river origin with large grains of sand, fine broken brick, perlite, shells, expanded clay gravel.

The composition of the substrate usually includes the following components:

• A layer of clay mixed with a sod layer.
• Sand or any other drainage layer.
• Leafy land.
• Humus.

All elements are taken in equal proportions. Drainage is placed at the bottom of the pot, then a layer of soil mixture, pebbles of gravel or a layer of coarse sand are spread on the top of the substrate.

Choosing a way to breed Aloe

There are several ways to propagate a plant:

• Plant seeds;
• Using cuttings;
• With the help of a sheet;
• Basal process;
• One of the top shoots.

Let's talk about each of the options.

If we use seeds

With this method, sowing is carried out in the first months of spring. Prepare the ground in advance, select the desired composition. The room temperature should be above 20 degrees. A sowing container is used shallow and narrow. The seeds are laid out on a moist topsoil, covered with a thin layer of sand on top. It is necessary to deepen the seeds by 1 cm.

The seedlings are placed under film or glass, they provide the necessary care. At this time, sufficient watering is important; spraying of the overgrown leaves is also used. After the appearance of three large leaves, the seedlings are transplanted into separate small containers (no higher than 5 cm). After one year, the grown individuals are transferred to a permanent place in a large pot.

Using not the easiest possible seed propagation method, you can grow an entire plantation of succulents.

Reproduction using cuttings, stems, leaves

All these methods are similar to each other. To reproduce each of them, you will need to complete the following steps:

• Choose a suitable plant fragment and cut it off, the knife must be sharpened and well washed,
• The cut site must be well dried. The cut off part is stored for about a week in the open air in a dark place, after processing the cut with rubbed activated carbon.
• The shoot is cut from an adult plant with up to eight large leaves. After the cut site has dried, the Aloe fragment can be planted.

Advice! Do not immerse the leaf, shoot or stalk in a container of water before planting. This can destroy them, because the process of decay will begin.

If you have chosen the basal process for breeding a new individual (they are also called "babies"), then the best time to separate the process will be a planned transplant of an adult specimen. You will need a sharp knife to separate the "kids" from the root. Make sure that small roots also remain on the "kids" that you cut off.

Reproduction using parts of an adult plant is usually carried out in the warm season.

How to land

Cuttings or leaves, after drying the cut, are planted in pre-prepared soil. They do it like this:

• The leaf is placed in moistened soil with the tip down to a depth of three centimeters.
• Cover the stalk or leaf with a glass jar or plastic wrap.
• Place the container with the seedling in a bright place.
• When planting shoots, choose one where there are already up to six leaves. Buried in the ground to the beginning of the bottom sheet. To give the sprout strength, it is surrounded by small stones.Further cultivation is also carried out in the greenhouse, while proper care of the plant is performed.
• "Children" are transplanted with roots. If the roots were damaged during the separation of the process, then they are dried for several days before planting in the ground. Intact individuals are planted immediately.

Rules for caring for a plant at home

Taking care of aloe is pretty simple, here are the basic guidelines:

• It is not necessary to water often, since the plant can easily do without water for a long time. In the warm season, watered every seven days. With the onset of cold weather, watering is limited to two times a month.
• Abundant watering is not recommended. Stagnant water will cause root rot. To avoid this, use a drainage system. Be sure to leave holes at the bottom for water to drain.
• The temperature of the water used for irrigation should be between 25 and 35 degrees above zero.
• It is useful to place the pot in a tray of water so that the roots of the plant are saturated with moisture.
• Growing a flower involves regular feeding. Aloe should be fed in spring, summer and autumn. Do this once a month. A special mixture for cacti or succulents is used for fertilization. Mineral formulations in liquid form are well suited.
• There should be plenty of light, but avoid direct open sun.
• Dry air is worse than dry soil for Aloe. Spray the leaves and air around the plant regularly. Such care is extremely important for the flower.
• Winter rest is necessary for the plant, there is no need to disturb it at this time, less watering, no additional fertilizing, no transplants.
• Provide fresh air. Ventilate the area, but avoid drafts.

You are now familiar with the basics of growing aloe at home. This in its own way a beautiful, useful plant will take its rightful place in the collection of your indoor flowers. If you are a beginner, start gaining your plant growing experience with this flower. Planting and caring for aloe won't burden you.

If you are an experienced amateur or professional, then the abundance of species of this flower will delight you with its diversity, here everyone will find a plant to their liking. By combining these flowers with other indoor flora, you can create beautiful compositions to decorate your home with them.

Aloe vera has recently become very popular and can be grown at home. It not only looks very beautiful, but also has medicinal properties. This quality has been noticed for this plant for a very long time. This succulent is valued as a source of phytoncides that disinfect the air.

In addition, its leaves are used not only in folk medicine, but also in traditional medicine, as well as in cosmetology. Therefore, in order for this plant to be beneficial, it is necessary to properly grow and care for it.

Plant characteristic

Homeland of aloe vera - Central Africa, but it has now spread all over the world. It is completely indifferent to the composition of the soil and can even grow on volcanic ash. For medicinal purposes, its breeding is carried out on special plantations.

Aloe blooms with small flowers in the form of tubes, which are collected in a brush. In natural conditions, flowering occurs once every 2-3 years, but at home it happens very rarely - once every 10-15, or even 20 years, mainly in spring and summer.

How to grow and care for aloe?

Caring for this plant at home is not difficult. It adapts well to various conditions. In order for a succulent to grow well, it needs to provide the following conditions:

• good lighting;
• optimal temperature conditions;
• correct watering;
• top dressing.

Let's analyze them in more detail.

Planting and lighting

Before planting aloe, you need to prepare a container for it. It should be a ceramic pot, because clay absorbs excess moisture well. A high drain should be put in itso that moisture does not stagnate.Since this plant is quite unstable and often falls to the side, it should be fixed as best as possible when planting. For this purpose, several pebbles are placed in the container and pressed tightly against the base of the aloe. This helps him to grow straight.

Caring for this medicinal plant involves applying the right lighting. It loves the sun very much, therefore it is recommended to keep it on the windows facing the south or southeast side. With a lack of light, it begins to stretch, and in winter they use additional lighting. In the spring, when the sun begins to bake more and more, the plant should first be shaded to avoid burns. This should be done for about a week, using tulle or gauze for shading, filtering bright sunlight.

In the summer, it must be taken out to an open balcony to obtain the necessary dose of ultraviolet radiation, which does not allow window glass to pass through. Thanks to this, the plant has a more powerful stem and thicker leaves.

Temperature and watering

In summer, aloe vera can be kept at room temperature. If possible, you can take it to the terrace or balcony and put it in a place where it will not get precipitation and there will be no draft... In winter, the succulent is dormant and at this time it should be moved to a cool place with a temperature of +14 degrees.

Caring for aloe at home includes proper watering, which should be done in moderation. This should be done as the topsoil dries out. As soon as cold weather sets in, watering is halved. The soil should always be slightly moistened. Water the plant in such a way that water does not get into the outlet with leaves, as this will cause rotting of the trunk.

Top dressing

This succulent plant needs feeding, which must be carried out from early spring to mid-autumn, taking a break until next spring. Usually mineral fertilizers are used for this.

Breeding methods for aloe vera

This plant reproduces in the following ways:

• seeds;
• apical shoots;
• cuttings;
• undergrowth.

If seeds are used for reproduction, then this procedure should be carried out in early spring. Once they are ripe, they must be sown in small containers, which are filled with a soil mixture of turf, leafy soil and sand in a 1: 1: 2 ratio. Once seedlings will germinate and get stronger, they should be transplanted into another container with the same soil composition. A separate pot is used for each grown plant. To make the soil nutritious and friable, charcoal and brick chips are added to it.

In the future, caring for young plants consists in moderate watering, carried out regularly. After a year, they are transplanted into more spacious containers. They are cared for in the same way as for adult specimens.

Reproduction by cuttings is also a fairly effective method and can be carried out all year round, but it is preferable in spring and summer. Healthy and ripe shoots are cut into pieces 10 cm long and put in a shaded place to dry, and sprinkle the cuts with charcoal powder. The cuttings should be planted in well-moistened sand to a depth of 1–2 cm and at a distance of 5 cm from each other. When the first roots appear, it is necessary to increase the intensity of watering. After a week, the shoots are planted in a separate pot.

Many people prefer to propagate aloe at home using the top cuttings and the growths formed at the base of the shoots. After cutting the cuttings, they should slightly tighten, then they are deepened into the soil substrate 2 cm and tied to a support. In the future, care should consist in ensuring the optimal temperature regime (+18 degrees) and regular spraying. After the cuttings are well rooted, they should be watered like mature plants.

How to plant aloe?

Sooner or later, this succulent must be planted so that it always looks good. For adult plants, this procedure should be carried out every 3-4 years, for young plants - once every 2 years. It is necessary to plant aloe in a more spacious pot., on the bottom of which drainage is placed and the substrate is poured on top. Then, the succulent is gently shaken out of the old pot, and the soil is carefully cleaned from the root. Very carefully, the plant is placed in a prepared pot, filling the root system with a substrate.

What problems can arise when growing?

At home, growing aloe can be accompanied by various problems and most often they arise due to improper care.

If the plant is humidified too much, then its leaves after a while will become pale and lethargic. The stem and root system may also begin to rot. The flooded flower follows transplant into a new pot with dry soil, before that, carefully examining its roots and removing the rotten ones.

Due to the lack of sunlight, aloe can grow sharply, which makes it look very ugly. It is necessary to compensate for the lack of lighting with artificial light lamps.

At low air humidity, the leaves turn brown at the tips. Although this plant does not react at all to changes in such an indicator, the room should be regularly ventilated.

Flower does not like drafts and does not tolerate low temperatures... During ventilation, it must be protected from this.

In addition to these problems, aloe at home can infect various pests, such as:

• mealybug;
• false shield;
• aphid;
• shield.

Various chemicals are used to combat them.

The shield can be removed with a cloth soaked in alcohol. Then aloe is irrigated with an insecticide. The main thing is notice in time that dark brown spots have formed on the upper side of the sheet.

If a spider mite appears, the succulent must be taken out to fresh air or the room must be thoroughly ventilated. An insecticide is also often used.

Such a fleeting disease as dry rot does not manifest itself at all. The affected plant begins to dry out from the inside and it is impossible to save it. Proper care, well-chosen soil and good drainage help to prevent its formation.

Thus, we found out that aloe vera is a rather unpretentious plant, the care and cultivation of which is not difficult. But at the same time you need to adhere to certain rules, pay attention in a timely manner to changes in the appearance of such a flower in order to identify diseases and possible pests.

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Scarlet is not only a houseplant. More than 300 of its species are known, most of them grow in wild nature - in Africa, South America, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula. The height of individual representatives of the species reaches 15 meters!

In wild nature aloe blooms a very specific color. The bush releases a long arrow from the rosette of its fleshy leaves, at the end of which a spike-shaped flower with tubular petals blooms. The "color" of the color can be different - purple, yellow, orange. Unfortunately, our houseplant is not happy with the flowering of the owner, with few modest exceptions.

Wild thickets of aloe bloom.

Aloe species in the wild and indoor specimens

Of the 300 species of aloe, we grow most often at home. aloe tree or agave... Its leaves are sword-shaped, velvety, green, with soft thorns along the edges, with a fleshy gel-like healing pulp. Their length does not exceed 30 cm, they are grouped around the stem in the form of a rosette.Aloe treelike can live safely for about 20 years with proper care.

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Aloe vera popular in cosmetology and cooking. The plant looks somewhat different in comparison with the tree-like representative - its stem is shortened, the leaves form lush and dense rosettes, their color is grayish-green, and slightly corrugated in structure.

Industrial scale Aloe Vera plantations.

Aloe spinous resembles haworthia - its leaves form a large basal rosette, they are wide, with a white jagged border framing the edge of each leaf.

Powerful rosette of strong leaves.

Aloe variegated also low (up to 30 cm), has a shortened stem. The leaves are wide, triangular, spiral around the stem. Each leaf is decorated with transverse white stripes.

The most elegant representative of this family.

Aloe premium (beautiful) - a plant with a short stem and narrow dark green leaves, which are speckled with warts and light spots. Aloe flowers of a beautiful color - coral red.

Many people confuse this species with a real agave.

Aloe is terrible frightening with its reddish-brown thorns, which are located on thick and fleshy leaves.

These thorns are actually terrifying.

How are these representatives curative and nutritious? How to grow them, how to care for them?

All available species can be used for decorative purposes, but cultivation of aloe with “medicinal” intentions can be realized with the two indicated species - tree and aloe vera.

Useful properties and uses of aloe

That aloe juice - an excellent means for instillation in the nose, many people know. But the range of its use is wider and more diverse. The unique properties of the plant were already known to the Greeks in the 5th century. BC NS. Even Alexander the Great dedicated one of his battles to the conquest of the island where aloe grew. Egyptians, Greeks, Romans - ancient peoples knew the possibilities and properties of aloe and actively exploited them:

• bactericidal - a compress from the pulp of aloe is used to treat purulent wounds, burns, calluses and other skin lesions;
• laxative and choleretic - the juice of the plant increases appetite, improves peristalsis, normalizes the activity of the pancreas;
• anti-inflammatory - Aloe juice is an excellent helper in the treatment of gastritis and infectious diseases.

The juice is widely used in traditional and folk medicine.

Aloe is used in a number of industrial areas:

• in cosmetology - in the manufacture of lotions, creams, shampoos;
• in pharmaceuticals - for the production of dietary supplements, syrups, tablets;
• in the food industry - most often in the production of energy and strengthening drinks.

Such a wide range of uses is due to the presence in the composition of aloe of polysaccharides and proteins, antioxidants, a complex of B vitamins, and the medicinal properties of the plant are primarily explained by the content in it allantoin.

Video

For several recipes for using aloe at home for health and beauty, see below.

Aloe propagation and care

Raising such a useful handsome man is not difficult. Propagated by aloe seeds, cuttings, upper shoots, basal processes.

In the first case the seeds sow (in March-April) in small bowls, in soil consisting of turf (1 part), leafy earth (1/2 part) and sand (1 part). Water sparingly as it dries. After germination, the seedlings are planted in small pots (5 cm high) one at a time. Soil - a mixture of leaf (1 part), turf soil (1 part), sand (1/2 part), you can add a little charcoal, brick chips. A year later, the plant is considered an adult, is transplanted. Do not overfeed the sprout with water, do not allow excess moisture.

Seed propagation is practically not used.

Cuttings can be propagated all year round, but if possible, give priority to the spring-summer period - what a "baby" does not like the sun and warmth! After cutting, the cuttings and upper shoots need to be dried a little - a day or two, after which the cut is powdered with crushed coal. The first planting is carried out in wet sand to a depth of 1 cm, maintaining the sand in a wet state after planting. After the formation of roots (by the 7th day), we transplant it into pots (7 cm high).

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Top of shoots, basal shoots aloe reproduces as follows - after cutting, specimens wither a little (2-3 days), are planted in wet sand, deepening by 3-4 cm, and can be tied up with pegs. After rooting - the standard care regimen.

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Aloe Vera Care Memo

• Plant - light-loving... Remove it from the shade and place it closer to the sun, but do not burn it in direct sunlight.
• Aloe is unpretentious in temperature, but you should not test its capabilities at temperature below 10-15 degrees.
• In winter - 1-2 times a month, in summer - 1-2 times a week.
• Ventilate more often the room, the plant can forgive you dryness, but not stuffiness.
• From April to September, aloe is actively growing, fertilize ground once a month with standard succulent bait.
• Young aloe transplanted once a year in larger pots, adults - once every 2-3 years.

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Florist reviews

Medicinal scarlet is a favorite in many families; they are attentive to its cultivation, and sometimes too anxious. Caring for aloe at home is not difficult, but reviews from some owners provide interesting details about the cultivation.

Evgeniya, 37 years old:

“I've heard that some plants and people don't get along. I tried to grow aloe for a long time, but alas. The rest of the flowers grow and bloom beautifully, and the aloe regularly withers and dies. But the mother-in-law of aloe constantly floods and nothing - grows. By the way, only it grows. Others don't get along with her. "

Martha, 32 years old:

“Unpretentious aloe is sometimes very whimsical to neighbors - I somehow accidentally hung a vine on my handsome man. He died in a day. "

Lyudmila, 52 years old:

“The main thing is to love your aloe, he doesn't need anything else. In addition to rare watering and warm sun. He does not even have any special complaints about the soil - I use a mixture of turf soil and river sand in a ratio of 3: 2. "

They say that the presence of aloe in the house is conducive to the health of family members and improves material well-being. It is unlikely that selfish intentions will contribute to the good growth of aloe, but growing it for medicinal purposes is a plausible and noble reason.

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Aloe is a common and beloved house plant that is often used in home medicine and cosmetology. A pot with an "agave" can often be seen on kitchen windowsills, especially among older women. Aloe belongs to unpretentious home flowers, but nevertheless, compliance with certain conditions for its cultivation will increase the likelihood of getting a large and beautiful plant.

It is all the more important to know the rules for caring for aloe for those flower growers who want to propagate and plant it.After all, the process of growing from a small shoot is not always easy. Although the efforts that need to be made in order for aloe to grow healthy and beautiful is not much different from the requirements of all other home flowers. A little attention - and the plant will delight with its active growth and healing leaves.

Content:

• Description of the plant and its beneficial properties
• Succulent breeding methods
• Rules for caring for aloe at home

Description of the plant and its beneficial properties

A succulent native to the island of Madagascar and South Africa. In addition, the plant is found in the wild in South America and Central Asia, where the climate is quite arid. But the large, fleshy leaves of aloe accumulate moisture and consume it sparingly for their own root system. Therefore, at home, the "agave" does not need frequent watering, moreover, it can become destructive for him, especially during the period of winter dormancy.

Aloe juice has many beneficial properties and qualities, from bactericidal and anti-inflammatory, to laxative and choleretic. It is actively used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetology, medicine and even in the food industry.

There are many types of aloe:

• variegated
• spinous
• aloe vera
• lovable

And others - more than three hundred varieties in total. Although some of them can only be used for decorative purposes.

As a houseplant, the "agave" is characterized by several features: it can be without watering for a long time, loves sunlight and easily takes root after transplantation. These factors make caring for aloe even easier, which is why it is so popular among flower growers.

Succulent breeding methods

At home, aloe can be propagated in several ways: by cuttings, basal processes, or using seeds. Which of the options to choose is to decide for each grower independently, relying on their own experience and willingness to devote time and attention to this process. You can try each method, because every time you successfully grow a flower, you get a special pleasure from the result.

When transplanting, it is important to remember two points: firstly, aloe is more fond of low and wide pots than high containers; secondly, there must be good drainage in each pot.

The rest of the breeding rules depend on the chosen method.

Propagation by cuttings

This type of planting a new plant is considered one of the simplest. It is better to cut and plant agave cuttings in the spring-summer period, the likelihood that they will take root will be higher. The height of the cuttings, which is ready for independent growth, must be at least 10 cm. After cutting the cuttings, you need to wait a few days for them to dry out.

It is necessary to plant the shoots in wet sand, digging to a shallow depth - up to 1 cm. After 7-10 days, the roots of the small succulent will appear, then it can be planted in a pot with earth.

Planting aloe seeds

If you have aloe seeds, you can try growing a flower from them. To plant them, you need to prepare a special soil composition, which includes sand, turf and leafy soil in a ratio of 2: 2: 1. The mixture must be mixed and poured into a small container, after which the seeds must be inserted into it to a depth of 1-2 cm. The pots must be in a sunny place.

The first shoots will appear in 7-10 days. When the sprouts reach a height of 5-6 cm, they can be transplanted into separate pots, preparing a similar soil, but taking half the amount of sand. In the future, for the active growth of aloe, it is important not to pour it with water.

Propagation by basal processes

In an adult succulent, as it grows, root processes will appear, which can also be transplanted to get another aloe. After trimming them, you also need to wait a few days, letting them dry, and then plant them in wet sand to a depth of 3-4 cm, waiting for the roots to appear.

After 1-2 weeks, the shoots can be planted separately in a container with soil and subsequently taken care of, like any other aloe.

Thus, propagating "agave" is not as difficult as it might seem. A little effort and adherence to the conditions of the transplant will give the expected result.

Rules for caring for aloe at home

In order for the plant to grow healthy and beautiful, delighting with new useful leaves, it is important to provide it with comfortable conditions. It is not difficult to do this at home: like any other indoor flower, a succulent plant requires a certain air temperature, regular but moderate watering, a sufficient amount of light and rare fertilization.

Lighting and optimal place for aloe

"Centenary" loves light, so it grows best on sunny windowsills. In summer, the plant pot can be placed outdoors, on a balcony or terrace. Even direct sunlight is not detrimental to the succulent, as for most other house flowers.

When daylight hours get short, many plants require additional lighting, but aloe can safely survive the winter on the sill of the south window, plunging into a dormant period. Although if it is possible to place a fluorescent lamp near it and extend the daylight hours, the aloe will continue to grow actively.

Air temperature and humidity

In the summer, the succulent tolerates high temperatures and feels comfortable even at 30 degrees. But in the winter resting time, the temperature should not exceed 15 degrees. It is dangerous to close location of aloe near heaters and batteries, since hot and dry air can lead to rotting of the succulent at the base.

Moisturizing aloe is necessary only in the summer, regardless of whether it grows indoors or outdoors. Prolonged drought will lead to thinning of the succulent leaves and the loss of their beneficial properties. It is necessary to spray the plant in the summer at least once a week, and also to prevent a decrease in humidity beyond the 35-40% mark.

Watering and fertilizing the succulent

In the summer, it is worth watering the aloe once a week, using soft settled water for this. In winter, the amount of watering can be reduced to once every 3-4 weeks, depending on where the aloe pot is and what the room temperature is. Most of all, aloe is afraid of excess moisture, so before watering it is worth checking the condition of the soil and not moistening it again.

It is necessary to fertilize a succulent only in the spring-summer period, when the aloe awakens from a dormant period, begins to grow actively and needs additional trace elements. For feeding, it is best to use a universal succulent fertilizer, which can be purchased at any flower shop. Most often, such products are sold in liquid form, so one top dressing will replace one watering.

It is necessary to transplant aloe into a larger container once every 1-2 years, depending on the growth activity. In this case, you should also ensure good drainage and soil of the correct composition.

Thus, it is completely easy to grow aloe at home, especially for flower growers with a certain experience. A succulent is unpretentious in its requirements, so you can ruin it by paying too much attention rather than forgetting about it for a while. Observing the conditions for healthy growing of aloe, it will turn out to achieve beautiful and filled leaves with healing juice, which can be used in home cosmetology or medicine. Moreover, finding recipes for its use is also quite simple.