How to Grow Aloe Vera?

How to Grow Aloe Vera?

After having complete knowledge about the miracle plant, you must have decided to use it. The question arises is where to get it from, either from the market or from the garden or from somewhere else. It is much more beneficial if used fresh. Preserved aloe vera loses some of its essential nutrients. So my suggestion to you is to grow it at your home. It is the only possible way to get ultra-fresh aloe vera at any time. You can plant it in your yard. If there is no yard in your home, in that case, you can grow it in the door, as it also flourishes while kept in the door. An adequate amount of sun light is required for the plant, so place it where it is able to get sun light properly.

Growing Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is grown all over the world because of its mind blowing benefits. Growing aloe vera is simple and possible for everyone. You don’t need to worry at all. In this chapter you will have a step by step guide that will makegrowing Aloe Vera in the comfort of your home, simple and easy.  It does not require any skill at all. All you have to do is to follow the simple steps to plant an aloe vera. First of all you will be in need of few below listed things:

1-A pot with drainage hole at the base 2-Properly draining soil 

3-Aloe Vera Seed/ Small baby clone of Aloe Vera/Aloe Vera leaf 

4-Watering source

Make sure that you have all of the above mentioned things with you.Now let's plant aloe vera step by step. First of all take a pot with drainage hole at the base, place soil in it a with small portion left at the top. Now dig the soil and plant a baby aloe vera /leaf/ seed in the soil. Remember one thing; don't water it for first few hours. Then water it till the top of the pot until it start draining.

Care for Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is a plant with large water content so it can easily freeze in frosty cold weather. The best environment for growing aloe vera is neutral one. You can also grow it in hot climate. Actually this plant needs plenty of sun light to grow properly.

You should better plant it in a pot instead of planting it in an open field, so that you might be able to place it in door in harsh weather. It does not require any fertilizer. But if you still want to fertilize its soil for the better growth of your plant then give phosphorus rich fertilizer once in a year, in the month of spring.

You would not have to do a lot for it. Just not to over water it, let the soil dry first and then water again. Over watering can be fetal for your plant. Yellow leaf is the sign of over watering. Brown leaf is the sign of decreased sun light. If you ever notice these signs, remove the cause immediately to get better results. Cutting its leaf Start using outer most leaves first. Before cutting its leaf, makes sure that the leaves are fully mature and fleshy. When your aloe vera plant is fully grown up and you can’t wait using it. You can use it easily by taking a sharp knife to cut its leaf. Wait a second;aloe vera leaf is not user-friendly so use rubber gloves to protect your hands.

And care should be taken while cutting its leaf that not to tear the leaf edge. Don’t worry about the wound of your plant. It will heal on its own. Although new leaf do not grow at that point but wound gets sealed. New leaves start growing from the center of plant.

Cutting its leaves does not affect the growth of new leaves. After cutting aloe vera leaf from the plant, rinse it off to remove dirt. Do not be scared of its horny leaves. Place aloe vera leaf on the cutting board with its upside down . First of all remove if horny edges. Now run your knife length wise under the outer layer leaf and peel if off. Now take Aloe vera gel out of the leaf and use it. You can also preserve it by refrigeration but best way to get all essential nutrients from the plant is to take it fresh

Using Aloe Vera

Pulp Take aloe vera pulp out of the leaf by squeezing it. It is its gel that has gained all the attention over centuries. This gel can be used externally to the skin for therapeutic as well as for cosmetic purposes. It can be taken orally for treatment of various disorders. You will be glad to know that it is safe for your kids. Another great thing about aloe vera is that it is also good for health of your pets and other animals in the same way as it is for you and your family.