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DIY guide to repotting & caring for your aloe vera
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Aloe Vera plants are easy to grow and propagate, they are also very easy to transplant into a larger pot when your adult plant fills its pot. The plant can be used to treat many ailments as a home made remedy to skin ailments and can also help your digestion as well. [1] X Research source
Quick Guide to Transplanting Aloe Vera
- Add a layer of small stones or stone chips to a new pot, then fill it with soil.
- Turn the aloe's pot upside down to gently remove it and place it on newspaper.
- Carefully brush soil off the aloe vera's roots and new shoots.
- Make a hole in the new pot's soil big enough for the aloe plant.
- Place the aloe vera into the hole, then fill any gaps with soil.
- Pour a little water over the full surface of the pot, then place the aloe vera in a sunny spot.
Steps
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Let your Aloe Vera plant fill the pot it is in, when the plant fills the pot it will be ready to be repotted into a larger pot and will already have started to produce new shoots. [2] X Research source
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Wait for the new shoots to grow to about two inches with at least two or three leaves emerging from the soil close to the adult plant. [3] X Research sourceAdvertisement
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Prepare the new pot or container for transplanting the growing plant. The new pot should be at least twice as big as the old pot and be clean so wash it with clean water and allow it to dry.
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Prepare the soil by breaking up the potting compost with your hands so there are no lumps. [4] X Research source
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Add a handful of small stones or stone chips to the bottom of the pot to allow excess water to drain. [5] X Expert Source Andi Xoch
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Place the soil on top of the stone chips and fill to the top of the pot. Plat down the soil and add some more soil so that it reaches about an inch from the top of the pot again.
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Gently remove the adult plant from its pot by turning the pot upside down and gently removing the plant.
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Place the plant on some old newspaper or card.
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Carefully remove the soil from the plant roots and the new shoots. [6] X Research source
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Gently pull the new shoots away from the mother plant being careful not to damage the roots. Put the new shoots aside on the paper for replanting later. [7] X Research source
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Use a trowel to make a hole in the middle of the compost that is big enough for the adult plant to fit. [8] X Research source
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Gently place the adult Aloe Vera plant into the prepared hole.
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Add some more soil to fill in any gaps around the repotted plant.
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Pour a small amount of water over the entire surface of the pot. [9] X Research source
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Place your newly potted adult Aloe Vera in a sunny spot indoors or outdoors, if your climate permits.
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Return to the new shoots on the newspaper and pot all of them into new containers using the same steps used to repot the adult plant. [10] X Expert Source Andi Xoch
Plant Specialist Expert Interview. 4 August 2021.
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Tips
- Use the potted shoots to give to friends and family.Thanks
- If your adult plant will not come out of the old pot, use a knife to separate the soil from the pot.Thanks
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Warnings
- Supervise children if a knife is used to separate the soil from the pot.Thanks
- Be aware that the leaves on the adult plant have little spikes on them.Thanks
- Failing to put stone chips at the bottom of the pot can cause the soil to become too wet as excess water will not be able to drain from the soil and your plant could die. [11] X Expert Source Andi Xoch
Plant Specialist Expert Interview. 4 August 2021.Thanks - Do not over water the plant. Aloe Vera like a fairly dry soil. [12] X Expert Source Andi Xoch
Plant Specialist Expert Interview. 4 August 2021.Thanks
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Things You'll Need
- Plant pots
- Good quality compost
- Old newspaper or card
- Water
- Knife
- Gardening gloves (optional but recommended)
References
- ↑ https://www.webmd.com/diet/supplement-guide-aloe-vera#1
- ↑ https://hearthandvine.com/transplanting-aloe-vera/
- ↑ https://lovelygreens.com/repotting-aloe-vera-pups-dividing-aloe-vera-babies/
- ↑ https://www.todayshomeowner.com/how-to-divide-aloe-vera-and-other-succulents/2/
- ↑ Andi Xoch. Plant Specialist. Expert Interview. 4 August 2021.
- ↑ https://www.todayshomeowner.com/how-to-divide-aloe-vera-and-other-succulents/2/
- ↑ https://www.todayshomeowner.com/how-to-divide-aloe-vera-and-other-succulents/2/
- ↑ https://lovelygreens.com/repotting-aloe-vera-pups-dividing-aloe-vera-babies/
- ↑ https://hearthandvine.com/transplanting-aloe-vera/
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