The worst thing to Let the soil get 100 percent dry before watering with a small amount of water. These plants will grow slowly if at all during the winter, so they don't need much water. Water them thoroughly, and then wait until they dry out until you water again.
In the summer when they are actively growing they will take a good deal of water. As succulents, these plants store a lot of water in their leaves. It's very disruptive to the root system to plant it and dig it up every year, so just keep the plants potted, in containers with drainage holes. Unless you live where you can leave your Aloe vera plants outside all year round, it's best to leave these succulents in their pots, even if they summer outside.
Even if you live in the other zones you can move your plants outdoors in the summer, however; just keep them out of direct sunlight. In the US that would include only zones 10 and 11, the warmest zones in the country. If you live in such an environment you can grow these succulent plants outdoors. Home for Aloe vera plants is warm, humid, sub-tropical climates.
Following are instructions for growing it indoors. Aloe vera is easy to grow indoors, and when you grow it yourself, you know you are getting the real, soothing, active ingredient that you want. Long before aloe vera was a popular ingredient in over-the-counter cosmetics and medications it grew naturally out of doors or was cultivated indoors for its medicinal properties.
In the summer when they are actively growing they will take a good deal of water. As succulents, these plants store a lot of water in their leaves. It's very disruptive to the root system to plant it and dig it up every year, so just keep the plants potted, in containers with drainage holes. Unless you live where you can leave your Aloe vera plants outside all year round, it's best to leave these succulents in their pots, even if they summer outside.
Even if you live in the other zones you can move your plants outdoors in the summer, however; just keep them out of direct sunlight. In the US that would include only zones 10 and 11, the warmest zones in the country. If you live in such an environment you can grow these succulent plants outdoors. Home for Aloe vera plants is warm, humid, sub-tropical climates.
Following are instructions for growing it indoors. Aloe vera is easy to grow indoors, and when you grow it yourself, you know you are getting the real, soothing, active ingredient that you want. Long before aloe vera was a popular ingredient in over-the-counter cosmetics and medications it grew naturally out of doors or was cultivated indoors for its medicinal properties.
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