Aloe vera growing experience shared: practical methods and care essentials

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1. Seedling treatment

If your small aloe seedling (no matter how many leaves it has) has just been taken off the mother plant, first remove the leaves at the base of the roots (the unattractive ones). Whether it has fibrous roots or not, and no matter how many, it must be dried in the shade for more than two days (the larger the plant, the more days it should be). Once the broken wound has completely dried, it can be planted.

2. Choice of potting soil

Aloe has very low soil requirements. There is only one requirement: it should drain well and not easily become compacted. The soil I use is decomposed soil (pine needles and garden soil stacked at a 1:1 ratio for one year). You can also use commercial soil sold at flower markets, adding an appropriate amount of coal briquette ash (about 3:1). First mix the potting soil in the right proportions, place it under the sun to sterilize for two days, then mix with water to make what is commonly called "famine soil" (a state where a handful picked up and squeezed tightly forms a ball, and when put down and scooped with the hand it crumbles). The soil is then ready.

3. Choosing a pot

There are many types of pots. I prefer ceramic pots or clay pots, because they make water control easy. Although porcelain pots are beautiful, they are not breathable. I have not used them and do not recommend them. The size should depend on the size of the plant: use a large pot for a large plant and a small pot for a small plant.

4. Planting and care

Cover the drainage hole at the bottom of a suitably sized pot with a piece of old window screen mesh, and plant the aloe in the pot. The soil should not be higher than the core of the plant. You can tap the pot lightly a few times so that the potting soil makes close contact with the plant's roots, then place it under tree shade or in a semi-shaded spot (do not water). After the surface of the potting soil has been dry for a few days, water it thoroughly once. At first, the aloe leaves will slowly turn yellow and soft; this indicates that it is growing roots. Then they will slowly turn green again. Once the plant's leaves have completely turned green, it can enter normal management.

5. Daily care of aloe

Actually it is very simple: give it plenty of sun, apply light fertilizer frequently, and prefer dryness over moisture. In particular, if the potting soil stays too wet for a long time, in severe cases the roots, leaves and core will rot, and in mild cases black spots will appear on the leaves. Once these phenomena appear, at the very least the plant is disfigured. If it is too dry, the leaves will only become thin and the leaf tips will wither, but as long as you appropriately add fertilizer and water continuously, the leaves will become thick and fleshy, and the withered leaf tips just need to be cut off.

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