How to water aloe: frequency and options at home
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Aloe is one of the amazing plants with decorative qualities, as well as medicinal properties. A green pet in the house is better at cleaning the air in the room where it is located than other plants. Proper care, including regular watering, will help to preserve all the inherent qualities of the succulent. How to water aloe correctly will be discussed later.
Watering methods
It will seem to many flower lovers that there is nothing difficult in watering, because moisture is needed at the moment when the soil in the container dries up. Maybe for other indoor "pets" such meager information is enough, but in the case of aloe, certain rules must be followed.
Aloe, appearance
Successful growth, healing qualities and decorative appearance of the succulent will only be maintained when watering correctly, in addition, you need to understand how to do everything so as not to harm the aloe.
From above
Aloe watering from above is carried out with the help of a watering can, moisture enters under the root part. Water is poured until it begins to fill the tray. For this species, it is precisely abundant watering that is needed. Moisture in a small amount simply does not reach the bottom layer of the soil, this is extremely unhelpful for the succulent.
Watering aloe from above
For spraying, a finely dispersed spray bottle is used, but the procedure is not vital. If the succulent plant is on the sunny side of the apartment, then spraying is not recommended, because the leaves can get burned. Also, do not spray water during the daytime in the summer.
From below
When using this option, water is poured into a sump. This method is considered to be more useful because it prevents the washing out of nutrients from the soil, large roots do not become waterlogged, small roots will receive moisture in the right amount.
Watering from below
Some plant lovers simply dip the aloe pot into a properly sized container filled with water. The procedure itself takes a couple of minutes, then the excess moisture is allowed to drain and the succulent is returned to its place. This is done if a large drainage layer was made during planting.
Watering the plant
In order to understand how often to water aloe, some factors are taken into account:
- age features of the plant;
- the current state of the succulent;
- seasonality.
Depending on the season
In the spring and summer months, watering is carried out approximately once a week. You can determine the need for a procedure by the presence of a very dry soil. After watering, it is necessary to get rid of the excess liquid trapped in the pan.
Young aloe
Young plants need moderate but frequent watering; flowers over 5 years old are rarely given water, but in large quantities. To keep the indoor air fairly humid for aloe, it is recommended to spray the plants from May to September.
From autumn to winter, when the sun becomes less aggressive, the plant will need less moisture.Here it is recommended to look at the dryness of the soil: as soon as the ground becomes completely dry, you need to water it. As for the frequency of procedures, they are reduced, regardless of the age characteristics of flowers.
How many times
In the summer, watering is organized in such a way that the liquid enters the ground once a week, after the soil has completely dried out. The presence of very dry air in the room is not an indicator of excessive watering, excess moisture does not benefit the succulent.
With the onset of winter, some plant lovers water once every 30 days, while monitoring that the soil is always dry.
Water quality
The well-being of the plant depends on the quality of the water. You cannot use the liquid poured from the tap on the same day. Before watering, it is defended for a day, this will give time to evaporate chlorine with lime. The boiling procedure is also used.
The temperature indicator of the liquid changes depending on the seasonality:
- spring-autumn - + 20-22 ° С;
- summer - + 30-35 ° С;
- winter - + 5-7 ° С.
Home options
There are also nuances that plant lovers need to know about when watering aloe at home.
How to water properly
In the natural environment where aloe grows, the presence of rain is very rare, therefore, the following indicators affect the frequency of watering in an apartment environment:
- In a warm period of time (spring, summer, early autumn), watering is done abundantly, once every 14-21 days. With the onset of cold weather, the amount of liquid is reduced, watering is carried out 1 time in 30 days;
- Small pots are adapted for young plants, because the soil in them will dry out quickly. Such succulents need to be watered weekly;
- In wet weather outside (rain or fog), it is recommended to postpone watering;
- Much depends on the size of the roots. If the root system occupies the entire planting capacity, then watering should be carried out quite often. In the presence of a clay pot, the multiplicity is also increased, this is due to the peculiarity of the material to absorb water.
It is worth highlighting some more watering options.
Watering the shoots
Shoots are prepared as follows:
- a freshly cut stalk is treated at the cut site with coal powder and left for several days to dry;
- choose a container of a suitable size and fill it with wet sand that has undergone disinfection, plant a cutting;
- watering is carried out as the soil dries, but carefully so that the process does not begin to rot;
- after the roots appear, the shoot is transplanted into a container with suitable soil and watered once every 7 days.
Aloe cuttings
In conclusion, it is necessary to mention how the plant reacts to improper watering, including after transplanting.
Signs of improper watering
With regular incorrect applications of moisture, aloe begins to hurt.
A lack of moisture has the following symptoms:
- thinning of leaves;
- leaf plates lose their juiciness and become dry.
The excess is indicated by:
- the appearance of yellowness on the leaves;
- leaves sag;
- there is liquid in the pot.
If you use too cold water, which the aloe does not like, then the leaves begin to fall off.
Proper watering ensures plant health. If you follow all the subtleties of the procedure, the agave will always feel good. The article provides an answer to the question of how to properly water an aloe flower.
