How to care for aloe

Almost every house can be met by Aloe - an unusual and beautiful mealman who disinfects the air in the room and helps to get rid of some diseases. There are no special requirements for aloe care, but if you dream to grow a healthy plant with elastic green leaves, it is better to take into account the following tips.

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How to care for aloe - where to put a pot

Aloe refers to succulents, so a favorable place for him will be a windowsill in the room from the south side.
Summer Aloe grows perfectly and tempered on the open balcony or in the garden. But during the greatest sun, the plant is better to diatense.
Winter in the home at home is quite easy: it does not require additional lighting and temperature control (the temperature may vary from 10 to 28⁰c).

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How to care for aloe - soil for aloe and feeding

The land for this succulent should differ in high fertility, looseness and excellent air permeability.
You can buy a substrate specially made for succulents or make it yourself. To do this, take two parts of the turf, one part of the sheet, one part of the sand, as well as a small amount of peat. As a drainage, use clayzit.
It is possible to make fertilizers at the time of the active growth of the succulent, namely from April to September. You need them in the evening or on a cloudy day to prevent leaves burns. From mineral fertilizers, universal means for cacti and succulents are suitable.

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How to care for aloe - watering

Watering mode is different throughout the year - in the spring and summer you need to often water the plant, not allowing the substrate drying, but in winter, watering comes down to a minimum and is carried out as needed.
Watering aloe need only warm water. In the warm season, watering is carried out twice a week, and in winter - every three weeks.
There are certain rules for spraying Aloe: in winter, spraying is not carried out, and in the summer you need to spray water not on the leaves themselves, but not far from them.

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How to care for aloe - transplantation and reproduction

Pencing the mesenter is needed with the arrival of spring. The young plant is required to transplant annually, and many years of aloe - once for three years, while the pot must take 20-25% more than the previous one each time.

Aloe transshipment in a new rone is carried out in this way:

Separate the substrate from the vase.
To put drainage to the bottom of the vason, and add a little new substrate from above.
Then place the roots of aloe along with the land of the earth, and the remaining space beckoned with a new soil.

Modify Aloe in different ways:

If aloe tree, over time, its stem forms two full trunks. They can be divided during a transplant.
You can also separate the root sprouts. They must first put into the water, and after the appearance of the root system to plant in the soil.
Aloe and upper cuttings are multiplied. For this, the top is cut, dried, and then planted into the substrate.

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How to care for aloe - pests and diseases

Aloe often sick with such a disease like rot. It leads the wrong irrigation and poor air permeability in the soil. The lack of light and fresh air leads to the yellowed and thinning of the leaves, and the excessive inhibition of sun rays leads to redness and wrinkling foliage.

Among pests affecting Aloe, the following are found:

Shield - pest destroying foliage. For the struggle, potent insecticides are suitable.
Weather tick - sucks juice from leaves, after which they turn yellow and fall. For prevention, tincture of tobacco is used, and when the plant is already amazed - acaricides.