Content
- Plant, cultivate and multiply Aloe vera
- Plant and care for aloe vera
- To multiply aloe vera itself
- Tips & Tricks
The aloe vera likes it bright and warm
Plant, cultivate and multiply Aloe vera
The frugal aloe vera is popular as a houseplant. At the site, it thrives without much care. New aloe plants can be easily grown by offshoots and cuttings. These need only be implanted in a separate vessel.
Aloe vera is cultivated in Germany as a houseplant for the full sun. It looks good with its glossy leaves and its yellow, red or orange flowers and can be used for skin care and as a "green pharmacy" for skin and digestive problems.
Plant and care for aloe vera
The aloe vera needs to flourish above all a lot of light, s.besten a full sun sill. If you buy your aloe vera in summer, you should slowly get used to the sun and bright light. Put it on an east window for a few days. This is also important for the young plants.
Before buying, you should consider whether you can provide enough space for the fast-growing plant. About every two years, Aloe vera should be repotted into a larger container. If you take a good succulent soil, you save yourself the regular fertilizer. Otherwise, the undemanding aloe vera takes also with commercial indoor potting soil, which is mixed with some sand and peat, favors.
Regarding the care, there are only a few notes to consider:
To multiply aloe vera itself
To multiply, carefully separate the side shoots and plant them in their own container. Beforehand, the cut surfaces of the flakes are left to air dry to prevent mold growth. You can also win cuttings from the leaves. The leaves are inserted into a mixture of seed soil and fine sand. The container is set bright and warm, the soil is kept evenly moist.
Tips & Tricks
In order to keep the vigorous plant in shape, the side shoots and, if necessary, the outermost leaves should be cut off.