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Cultivation methods and precautions of Aloe

Marie Schrader
2020-07-16 09:11:32
Light: Aloe growth needs sufficient light, not too dark. Soil: basin soil should be loose, permeable and drainage capacity is strong, and it is better to have enough fertility. Water content: prefer to be dry rather than wet. It should be fully watered. There should be no ponding. Temperature: give it 5-25 ℃ growth environment, can tolerate a short time of zero. In addition, the emergence of diseases and insect pests should be prevented in time. When sprouting new buds, the plant shape can be adjusted by the method of heart picking.

I. light

Aloe needs sufficient light for its growth. It can't stand shade. It must be cultivated under full light.

2. Soil

Aloe has loose requirements for potted soil, strong water permeability and drainage capacity, and the fertility requirements for potted soil are not too high. It is better to have enough fertility, without fertility or insufficient fertility, it can grow.

Water content

Aloe maintenance needs to be dry rather than wet, dry and thoroughly poured. Because it is a succulent plant, so it has a certain water holding capacity, more drought resistant, but afraid of water.

Temperature

Aloe growth room temperature is between 5 and 25 degrees, the short-term zero degree it is tolerable, long-term ice will cause cold damage.

5. Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests

During the maintenance, there will be red spider, scale insects and other hazards due to poor ventilation, as well as some diseases such as leaf spot and anthrax. When it happens, we should prevent and control it as soon as possible. Just like scale insects, we should wipe it off. Red spider should use proper acaricide. It is suggested to spray more protective fungicides when changing seasons.

loose basin soil

6. Precautions

1. Aloe maintenance is not recommended to make the basin too large, and the basin is suitable, because its root system is not particularly strong, and the water management of the basin too large is not well controlled, which is easy to cause waterlogging and root rot.

2. Aloe needs sufficient light. The dark environment will make the leaves grow in vain and the leaves become thinner and disordered.

3. When aloe sprouts, its plant shape can be adjusted by the way of coring. In particular, some plants with longer branches should be pruned to make the plant shape grow Fuller, so as to prevent the collapse of columns.

Topping to adjust plant form

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