How to plant aloe vera without roots? Follow the instructions, do not cut corners
How to plant aloe vera without roots? Perhaps many friends have had the experience of aloe cuttings failing to root, and this may be related to using the wrong cutting method. In fact, aloe vera is quite vigorous and there are rarely cases where transplanting fails. Therefore, this article takes this as its topic and briefly introduces how to plant rootless aloe vera.
Cuttings are one way to transplant aloe vera: new shoots are cut from the mother plant and planted in separate pots. In this transplanting method, the aloe vera used for transplanting has no roots. To make aloe vera root as quickly as possible, you need to proceed step by step, and by no means try to hurry its growth.
1. Cuttings
Branches taken from the stem or growing from the main stem, with 4-6 leaves and 6-10 cm tall, are the main source of cuttings. The top of the main stem can also be cut off at 10-15 cm to serve as a cutting.
After cutting, the cuttings cannot be planted immediately, otherwise they easily rot from the cut surface. Generally, after cutting, leave them for 3-5 days until the cut surface has fully dried and shrunk before planting. The size of the cutting has a certain relationship with rooting. Generally, branches 6-10 cm long are used for cuttings; rooting time is short, the survival rate is high, and they are easy to manage.
2. Division
Use a division knife to separate the young shoots sprouting from the mother plant from the mother plant, but do not pull them out. Still let the young shoots remain in place and grow for a period of time (generally about half a month), forming an independent root system and reaching a fully self-supporting state. Then transplant the young shoots with soil and plant them in the field, and water thoroughly once with settling water immediately. If aloe young shoots are cut off and then transplanted with soil, there is basically no "seedling revival period." Aloe young shoots grow quickly, and this can be done at any time in spring, summer, and autumn, but it is rather labor-intensive.
3. Season
When the temperature is above 20°C, rooting generally occurs in about 30 days. Below 20°C, rooting is slow; if too low, rooting is difficult. From after cuttings are inserted until rooting, water management is especially important. Do not water immediately after inserting; after 2-3 days, spray only a small amount of water on the leaf surface. When the cutting bed is obviously short of water and dry, water appropriately. If watered too much and water accumulates, the cuttings easily rot. If continuous overcast rain or heavy rain occurs after cutting, cover the cutting bed with a rainproof plastic shed to prevent rain from falling on it. After the cuttings root, water appropriately with liquid fertilizer to cultivate strong seedlings.
It can be seen that for rootless aloe vera to root quickly and survive, it is closely related to the methods of selecting seedlings, taking cuttings, or dividing, as well as the season, humidity, and temperature of transplanting.