Hey everyone!
Hi guys! I'm just wondering how to take care of my aloe plant. I just got it and I'm wondering how to take care of it.
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Hi Isabella! Congrats on your new plant 🪴 🤗 Aloe are pretty easy going and low maintenance. The most important thing is figuring out the correct watering routine. Overwatering is the most common way new plant parents kill their succulents, so once you get that down the rest is quite simple ☺️
To start with, you'll want to repot your aloe in the near future. Commercial growers use soil that holds onto too much water, which isn't a good fit for aloe. They need a soil that's gritty, fast draining, and quick drying. Also, plastic pots are non-porous, so they hold onto moisture and prevent the soil from quickly drying out. Terracotta pots are best for succulents because they're porous, which helps the soil dry out faster. So the supplies you'll need are a bag of cactus soil, a bag of perlite to mix with the cactus soil (perlite is the little white styrofoam looking bits in potting soil), and a 3-4" wide terracotta pot. Mix the soil and perlite together in equal parts.
Aloe don't need quite as much sun as other succulents. They can burn if they receive too much intense direct light. If keeping it indoors, an east-facing window is ideal. If it's a south or west-facing window, move it back a few feet or hang a sheer curtain to diffuse the light.
Aloe like their soil to almost completely dry out between waterings. They store a ton of water in their leaves, so they're drought tolerant and can go a very long time without water. Before watering, always check the soil to make sure it's fully dried out. When it's ready to water, give it a thorough soak (water slowly until it starts to pour out drainage holes, then stop).
Try to hold off on cutting leaves to use for sunburn, skincare, etc. Wait until your plant is larger, more mature, and has a lot more leaves. Removing leaves from a plant this small and young can cause it stress.
That's the gist of it! If you have any questions, please tag me! 😊
To start with, you'll want to repot your aloe in the near future. Commercial growers use soil that holds onto too much water, which isn't a good fit for aloe. They need a soil that's gritty, fast draining, and quick drying. Also, plastic pots are non-porous, so they hold onto moisture and prevent the soil from quickly drying out. Terracotta pots are best for succulents because they're porous, which helps the soil dry out faster. So the supplies you'll need are a bag of cactus soil, a bag of perlite to mix with the cactus soil (perlite is the little white styrofoam looking bits in potting soil), and a 3-4" wide terracotta pot. Mix the soil and perlite together in equal parts.
Aloe don't need quite as much sun as other succulents. They can burn if they receive too much intense direct light. If keeping it indoors, an east-facing window is ideal. If it's a south or west-facing window, move it back a few feet or hang a sheer curtain to diffuse the light.
Aloe like their soil to almost completely dry out between waterings. They store a ton of water in their leaves, so they're drought tolerant and can go a very long time without water. Before watering, always check the soil to make sure it's fully dried out. When it's ready to water, give it a thorough soak (water slowly until it starts to pour out drainage holes, then stop).
Try to hold off on cutting leaves to use for sunburn, skincare, etc. Wait until your plant is larger, more mature, and has a lot more leaves. Removing leaves from a plant this small and young can cause it stress.
That's the gist of it! If you have any questions, please tag me! 😊
@stephongreg Thank you!