How to repot aloe at home

Aloe belongs to the succulents. Different ruggedness, endurance, famous for its healing properties, which increase as they mature plants.

Many housewives love to keep the agave in the kitchen, to disinfect the wound immediately in case of burns, cuts.

The intensity transplant

Although agave - undemanding plant, easy to adapt to changing conditions, a transplant is needed, and to him.

This is mainly due to the depletion of the soil - aloe absorbs minerals.

In this case, fertilization is only slightly improve the situation.

Requirements to the substrate

Succulent survives well in any soil, but there are a few rules.

The soil should be:

- easy,

- loose,

- a neutral or slightly acid.

Growers emphasize that for agave necessarily need drainage, because it can rot when stagnant water.

the foundation substrate may be the land of the following types:

- sheet,

- turf,

- clay-grain.

transplant time

Aloe is recommended to repot in the spring. It can also be carried out in the summer.

Methods for transplantation

There are several ways transplant of aloe:

1. Seeds. In the soil to a depth of 3 cm planted seeds that hiding film or container. When the cover is removed the shoots, shoots are seated. Only about a year Florist sees strong little aloe.

This method is considered the most difficult and time consuming.

2. Sheet. Cut off the sheet at the bottom, wrapped in a cloth and cleaned for days in a dark place. Then it is sprinkled with ashes or charcoal.

After preparation of the substrate sheet is planted. Recommended recess - 3 cm.

3. Handle. Lateral branches are cut, wrapped in a cloth and cleaned for five days in a dark place.

The prepared substrate sapling planted after treatment with charcoal and ashes. Recommended recess - 1-2 cm.

4. the tip of the bush. The top (with 5-7 leaves stalk) is cut and placed in warm water.

Bedding is carried out after the emergence of roots.

5. Socket.The plant is dug out of the ground. Formed at the base of the barrel agave "Babe" is separated from the maternal stem and root directly in another pot.

Important! Growers do not recommend watering after transplanting aloe because it can rot.

For the same reason it is not advisable to spray.