Medicinal Aloe Vera For Your Indoor Garden

Gardening

oi-Anjana NS

By Anjana Ns

Monday, April 25, 2011, 16:28

What is your indoor garden without the medicinal Aloe? the succulent aloe is best to grow in summer as it doesn't require more water as much as the other flowering plants. The evergreen Aloe Vera is a boon to healthcare with many beauty as well as medicines products being manufactured using the gel found in the Aloe Vera plants. Take a look at the types and easy ways for growing Aloe Vera.

Simple Tips For Growing Aloe Vera In Your Indoor Garden -

1. Climate: The African native plant is very succulent and consists of 95% water. An outdoor plant which can even be grown as a potted plant even in the indoor. The Aloe Vera plant grows well in warm climate so the plant is well suited for a summer garden. Even if you do not water the plant for a few days, is still fine as the plant is very similar to Cacti.

2. Sunlight: The sun loving plant can be placed in the area that gets good sunlight or light shade. The best place to leave your Aloe plant is near a window or a balcony that gets a lot of sunlight.

3. Growing Aloe Plant: Growing Aloe Vera in your indoor garden is easy and for the plant to grow well, it needs to be planted in a acid neutral well drained soil. The succulent plant survives even in drought but watering is necessary for at least once in two days.

4. For Summer: During the summer months, water the soil until it is completely soaked. Note that you do not re-water the soil until it is completely dry.

5. For Winter: During the winter months, the plant untilizes very little moisture so watering can be very less. It is best to water (a mug is more than enough) only when the soil is completely dry.

6. Choosing Aloes: It is best to plant Aloes which have a shallow, spreading root system. Draining of water is very important so opt for a pot which has a good clearence for the extra water to flow out.

7. For Soil: Using a commercial potting mix like coarse perlite, granite grit, sand and cacti soil mix will suppport good growth of this indoor garden plant.

8. Fertilizing: You can use organic manure during spring. The manure should be half strength and bloom type fertilizer (10-40-10). The indoor garden plants can also be cultivated by chopping the offsets produced by mature Aloe plants.