How to grow scarlet

The indoor plant is aloe, also known as a menelter, is famous for its medicinal properties and unpretentious temper. There is a huge variety of species of this flower, and each of them is quite easy to grow at home.

Buy a scarlet in a flower shop, or take the sprout of this flower from acquaintances. The root of an adult plant, as a rule, grow young shoots that have already been rooted. Select Escape, which already has at least 5 leaves. Such shoots sufficiently dig away from the ground and transplant into a separate pot. Either the split stalk scarlet, cutting off the side escape at the base of the stem of an adult flower. For a stalk, even a good adult leaf growing at the bottom of the plant can be passed. Sweep the cuttings for 3-5 days, and then put immediately into the wet ground, or hold in a glass with water until the roots appear.

For a good growing root system, the scarlet needs free space. Choose for an aloe spacious wide and deep pot, even if the plant is still small. Buy in the store the finished earth mixture suitable for cacti. The Earth should include a small amount of sand. Take care of drainage using brick crumb, foam or charcoal at the bottom of the pot. This will help prevent excessive oversaturation of the soil moisture, harmful to the root system of the scarlet.

Put a pot with the scarlet in the lightest place. The flower loves the sun and, unlike other plants, perfectly transfers his straight rays. Putted in the shadow, the meal will become weak and will grow very slowly. In a light sunny place, the flower grow rapidly, and will always have a strong and healthy look. The temperature favorable for the plant varies from 10 ° C to 35 ° C.

Water the scarlet as the land dry out with a small amount of water 1-2 times a week. In winter, watering should be cut to 1-2 times a month. Do not remove with the amount of water, the main danger for the scarlet is the rotation of the root system in the overwhelmed Earth. When forming an extra liquid in a pot pallet, it must be merged. Do not spray the penaltop. The liquid accumulated at the base of the sheets can also lead to shockting. Dust formed on sheets should simply wipe with a damp cloth.

Even if the root rotation occurred, and the plant began to get quiet, there is still an opportunity to save it. Pull out the scarlet from the ground, remove the rotting parts of the plant with scissors and jump into the ground again, or put the scarlet into the water before the new roots appear. Or take advantage of the same way as during the first landing of the scarlet - cut the shoots or sheets and jump into the ground again.

Feed the plant with fertilizers no more than once every two months. Scarlet will be able to do without feeding, but too frequent food additives can lead to the fact that the plant will fade.

It is difficult to find a more unpretentious and luxury room flower than the scarlet. For a short time, due to the rapid growth, it will be possible to populate with a scarlet water concern with flowers. This plant will become an excellent living decoration of any home interior.