How to care for Aloe Vera plant
Updated: Feb 6
Aloe Vera is a magical and very famous plant. It can be found very easily in any nursery. It grows very fast without much care but sometimes it faces some problems like its growth getting stopped, tips starting getting brown, leaf color starting deteriorating, the arrival of black spots on the leaves and sometimes the complete plant getting dull.
How did this happen? Why does this happen? How to fix all these problems? What are the remedies for all these complications? In this article, we will discuss "how we can take care of the Aloe Vera plant" at home:
About the Aloe Vera plant
Aloe Vera is a perennial plant. It does not survive only for 6 months or 1 year, its life span is of longer duration.
It is a succulent plant hence liquid is filled in its leaves. It does not need much water for survival.
It is a xerophytic plant and can survive in drought, where there is no water like a desert.
Important note:
Due to all these features of Aloe Vera plant needs very less care. It is a very hardy plant.
Benefits of Aloe Vera plant
Aloe Vera is an African plant with more than 500 species. It is also a Medicinal plant that is used in making medicines and cosmetics. It is very helpful for skin and hair care. You can apply its gel on the burnt area also, it will give instant relief.
How to take care of the Aloe Vera plant?
1. Temperature requirement for Aloe Vera plant
It grows very fast between 10℃-30℃.
If it is extremely cold or hot, then its growth stops but plants do survive.
You can keep this plant outdoors as well as indoors. We have some reasons to keep it an indoor plant.
Firstly, it will survive in bright light as well as medium light.
Secondly, they absorb harmful chemicals and purify the air.
Most importantly, they do not give carbon dioxide during night time. You can keep them near your bed also.
If you want fast growth of your plant, then keep it outside in the sunlight.
You can give 5 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours of sunlight or as much as possible, it would be good for it.
If it is extremely hot, there might be a chance of sunburn also, leaves will start to fade, start turning yellow and plants will be dull.
To avoid this you can keep your plant in shade or cover it with some cloth.
2. How often to water the Aloe vera plant
As it is a succulent, it needs very little water.
Give water when the soil is completely dry.
It is also a xerophytic plant, so it can live for a longer duration without water.
3. Soil for Aloe vera plant
You do not need to prepare separate soil for Aloe Vera, you can use the same soil which you have prepared for the rest of the plants.
4. Pot Size for Aloe vera plant
The roots of this plant are very small so it does not need much depth or a deeper pot.
The pot has to be a wide pot because its roots spread widely.
If you want more Aloe Vera, then you can place it in a tub also.
The more area they will get, the more pups will come out.
5. Fertilizer for Aloe vera plant
You can give any organic fertilizer to the aloe vera plant once every 2 months.
Give only organic fertilizer because if you are using its gel for your face, hair, or drinking, it should be chemical-free.
6. Pest attack on Aloe vera plant
Pest attack is very rare in Aloe Vera plants but there is a possibility of attack by small bugs.
These bugs cannot be seen by the naked eye but they can spoil the plant completely.
You can use organic pesticides and can do neem spray also to overcome the problem.
7. How to remove black spots
Sometimes, you might see black spots in Aloe Vera leaves. There can be many reasons but we have two main reasons:
First because of over-watering. If you are giving water again and again then the soil will be wet.
It will lead to fungus in the plant and will develop black spots on the leaves.
The second reason could be root rot. For any reason the root is bounded or rotten, it may lead to black spots on the leaves.
Note:
In this condition, first of all, stop giving water and cut the area of the leaves where the black spot is seen.
It will stop the spread of the fungus inside the plant.
One more thing, if possible remove your Aloe Vera plant from the pot, clean the soil, and put the plant in another pot with other soil.
8. Brown tips of Aloe vera plant leaves
Tips of the leaves of this plant become brown sometimes, this is due to water imbalance.
If you are giving less water then it could be a case and if you are over watering then also there are chances of this.
You know your plant well, so set the timetable of giving water according to the temperature at your place.
It was all about this magical plant “ALOE VERA”.
Enjoy the soothing of this gel…!!!!!