I love Aloe Vera plants. My mom always had one in the house ever since I can remember. I love them for their health and medicinal benefits but I also love them for how cool they look.For some reason my Aloe Vera plant has started to wilt a little. I’m concerned that it’s starting to die for some reason so I figured it was time to get busy and figure out what’s wrong.
My first attempt was a transplant and adding some compost to the soil. I gave it a few weeks, almost a month now but it seems to still be struggling along. So what’s the next thing for a girl to do? Turn to the internet! I like to know as much as I can on all the plants I own so I can care for them the best and most accurate way possible (my plants are like my babies).
So after doing some searching here’s some basic information on the Aloe Vera plant:
“The Aloe Vera's care needs are just that of a cactus. It thrives in bright light so keep it within 5 feet of a east or west facing window. This houseplant also just like the cactus tolerates very infrequent watering. You will only need to water this plant once every 2 weeks.
This houseplant can grow very big, very fast. If the plant begins to outgrow its pot, like it probably will, you may simply transplant sections and place it in another pot with dirt. The plant also does not appear to be very picky about its soil type either.”
Pretty basic right? I’m not too sure what I’m doing wrong, my guess is over watering.
Do you have a plant horror story or any suggestions for me? I’d love to hear them!
aloe vera is amazing! and its great to keep scars from forming. my moms always had them in the house too. one time when i was really little I made a bath, but forgot to turn on the cold water. i jumped into the scolding water and burnt my whole back. my mom broke open an entire aloe vera plant and poured it all over my skin. to this day i am so thankful for aloe vera. without it i would have burn marks on my entire backside. -vicki
ReplyDeletewow, ya, it's a great plant!!
ReplyDeleteMine seemed to have the same problem, but its fine now. mine is outside in a medium sized pot with growing soil. I actually planted some chia seeds surrounding it and they have grown to about a foot.
ReplyDeleteSome how they all seems to live fine together.
I water them once a day and the aloe vera has sprouted two new leaves.
hum that's interesting! mine has since died (while i was away on holidays and someone else was caring for it) so i'm in between these plants right now. my mom got one from the garbage tho and it's doing amazing and it's huge!!! it's so strange to me the things people through away!
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