Growing Aloe Vera From A Leaf

Growing Aloe Vera From a Leaf

By Joseph Parish

In this article I intend to instruct the reader on how to grow Aloe Vera from a leaf. Aloe Vera plants are some of the most valuable plants on earth with its natural antiseptic properties. Our Aloe Vera plant was purchased at the Produce junction in Dover. First you must gather all the tools and materials which you may need, these should include:

• An Aloe Vera leaf

• Clay pot

• Cactus soil

• Water

• Screen or small stones

• Knife

• Spoon

Next, you will need to prepare the pot for the Aloe Vera plant. Check the pot carefully and ensure that it has holes in the bottom for drainage. Obtain a piece of screen to place it over the hole. This will prevent your soil from washing out when you water the plant. Fill the pot with the cactus soil up to an inch from the top edge. Dampen the soil with a mixture of rooting compound and water. Aloe Ver leaves contain a lot of moisture and often rot before they can take root. After cutting the leaf section off with a Clean knife, set the leaf aside to callous for as long as two weeks. Slice the Aloe Vera leaf at the base of the plant where you can see white growth taking place. Keep in mind that once you cut a leaf off of an Aloe Vera plant nothing will grow back at the spot. It will grow up, but that spot will no longer grow a leaf.

Let’s now plant the Aloe Vera. One way of doing this is to take a little bit of a good quality growth hormone and mix it with a small amount of water. Mix well and place the Aloe Vera plant into the solution for a period of two hours. Place the cactus soil in a pot and insert the Aloe Vera leaf at about a 30-degree angle. Do not plant the leaf straight up and down. Water the plant on a daily basis. Keep the soil moist for the first four weeks. When watering your Aloe Vera plant fill the pot with water up to the edge and let it soak down into the soil. It will likely drain out from the bottom of the pot. Whenever you notice the soil drying out water the plant. Within a couple of weeks, the plant should sprout some small leaves. Place the pot in a warm, sunny location.

In about two months after it sprouts the Aloe Vera should be ready to harvest. A search on the internet will reveal a host of medicinal uses of this important plant. If desired I will gladly write up a user guide to help put the plant to good use.

In the case of our purchased Aloe Vera from the produce store, it had already callused and was essentially ready to be planted. Since our leaves are rather long and large, we may have to rely upon some sort of stake to hold them up. We will keep you updated with photos as we go along.

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