Aloe vera is cultivated in large quantities, which varieties should be cultivated?

Aloe vera, which is native to our country, has strong adaptability and a lot of flesh.

Aloe vera prefers fertile and well-drained soil and can be grown with a mixture of 7 parts peat or humus and 3 parts perlite or river sand. In daily watering, we must remember not to water too often, follow the principle of seeing dry and wet, you can give it more direct sunlight in spring and autumn, and we had better put it indoors in a sunny place in winter.

Aloe vera is limited to small pots under potted conditions, and the potting soil suitable for growth should have the functions of fertilizer retention, water retention and drainage, air permeability, etc., and the pH is suitable for neutral, and the materials commonly used to prepare the potting soil are field mud, garden mud, humus (fermented, piled up fallen leaves, straw, sawdust, etc.), river sand or ash. The preparation method is: field (garden) mud, humus, river sand (or ash) are 4:

Grinding Limbs Before potting, choose the right pot according to the variety you are planting. Aloe vera plants are larger, planted for more than one and a half years, the leaves are 50-80 cm long, the single leaf weighs about 500 grams, the flower pot should be larger, the diameter is 25-30 cm, the Chinese aloe vera and the wood standing aloe vera plants are smaller, the diameter of the flower pot is about 20 cm, and you can also use a small pot when planting, and then plant it to a large pot when the aloe vera plant grows to be asymmetrical with the flower pot.

When potting, first load two-thirds of the potting soil, put the seedlings in the pot, open the root system, and then load the remaining potting soil, gently lift the seedlings, slightly compact the potting soil, subject to the seedlings do not fall, and then pour a small amount of rooting water, put it in a shady place, and then move it to the sun after the aloe vera begins to grow. However, in summer, it is necessary to prevent the scorching sun, and aloe vera is more sensitive to sunlight when it is young, so it should be properly shaded. After planting, some aloe vera leaves will change color, which is the slow seedling period of aloe vera, and when it starts to grow normally, the leaf color will get better.

Routine care. 1. Watering aloe vera potting soil should be kept moist, too much water is not good for the root system of aloe vera, because aloe vera has the characteristics of drought tolerance and waterlogging, when watering is needed, gently water along the edge of the pot but do not rush hard, so as not to make the potting soil easy to compact, affecting the air permeability of the potting soil, when the potting soil is compacted, it is necessary to loosen the soil in a timely manner, and the depth is about centimeters.

2. Fertilization Aloe vera in the growth process, it is not enough to rely on the nutrients of the potting soil alone, proper fertilization can meet the growth needs, and the fertilizer is better with organic fertilizer, such as peanut bran (cake), the fertilizer effect is good, and it is clean and hygienic. Before application, fully soak and ferment with water, and then dilute with water, such as applying chemical fertilizer, watering with the concentration, the number of fertilization should be determined according to the growth of aloe vera, such as often need to use leaves, the number of times should be more, about once a month.

Picking of leaves.

The picking standard of aloe vera leaves is suitable for growing for one year or more than 12 leaves, and it is better to pick green leaf aloe vera for more than one and a half years, and the leaves should be full, smooth, and the juice is clear and transparent, so that the content of various components of aloe vera is high and the utilization effect is good. When picking, you should make a cut on each side of the base of the leaf with a knife and then break it gently, and the number of picks should keep the plant 12 leaves as the base.