How to water aloe at home

Interestingly, in the Russian sector of the Internet article network do people write or parrots? Just enter a query in the search engine and read the same thing on each page of issue. In this case, the authors do not even bother to understand the topic.

For example, how to water aloe at home? Absolutely everyone repeats one after another: in the winter once a month, in the summer - once a week. Remove excess water from the pan. And that's all. The information is over.

What is excess water? Where are they from? Aloe - a resident of arid desert areas. There is never a surplus. Otherwise, why does the plant need such thick juicy leaves?

If you pour the flower to the surplus, in the near future it will just rot on the vine. And how many more nuances when watering aloe at home! Let's see.

What kind of water should be

No doubt, aloe is quite unpretentious plant. It will grow against all recommendations. But it can develop even better! First we turn on the logic.Where does water come from in arid regions of Africa? Correctly, from the air. That is dew or rain. There is no tap fluid at all.

So, watering aloe at home should be water, as in nature. How to get such a liquid? Everything is very simple:

• Pour water into any container and leave for 12 hours. Stir periodically.
• Then gently drained from the sediment.
• Pour into a clean plastic bottle or a tight plastic bag.
• Freeze through.
• Thawed and left at room temperature.

The resulting water is most reminiscent of natural rain or dew from the air.

Council Water for irrigating aloe is not boiled. There is no boiling rain from the clouds. And the content of free oxygen in boiled water is very low, and the number of unnecessary chemical compounds is off scale.

We pour aloe over the season

If we are planning to grow a beautiful healthy aloe, the irrigation conditions should be as close to natural as possible. However, as the conditions of detention.

In the natural environment, the amount of water produced by the plant varies depending on the time of year.Subtropical deserts differ from the usual ones in that there is no cold weather there in winter, and in the spring there are occasional short heavy rains. From this time we will begin.

Spring. Heavy rain is rare, very strong, but short. Usually in the spring, aloe draws so much water into the cells of tissues that its own weight increases several times. But then these stocks last for almost a year, until the next rainy season.

Therefore, we water the plant directly from above, with a quick, sharp movement, straight from the watering can. You can put the pot in a pot or basin. Water pour 2-4 seconds, no more. The fluid must be completely absorbed by the root system, and not flow into the sump. Periodicity - 1 every 3-4 days. Splashed like rain and enough. Watering is done after 12 noon, but until 19 o'clock. It was at this time in nature that the most stormy weather rages.

Summer. It is the heat of the day and the weak heat of the night. The difference in temperature leads to the fact that in the late afternoon abundant dew falls. Here it is, and serves as irrigation for aloe. There is no rain at all.

So we water accordingly. In the evening, before the onset of darkness, spray the plant with prepared water.How much to spray? Of course, not before pouring the soil through, it is better not to direct the spray nozzle to the ground at all. Well, we saw the dew in nature for sure - that's exactly how we spray it.

The plant should be completely covered with microscopic droplets. We stop when we notice the first drop flowing down the leaf or stem. Periodicity - daily throughout the summer.

Be sure to wipe the leaves from dust. Otherwise spraying will make your aloe spotty and ugly. Just try not to erase wax. This is a kind of protection against sunburn. Without this bloom, the leaves turn red, which greatly spoils the appearance of the bush.

Autumn. Gradually, the difference between day and night temperatures decreases. Accordingly, the amount of daily dew is reduced. The temperature decreases slightly, so the plant evaporates less moisture.

We continue to spray aloe with a spray bottle every day. Thereby creating artificial dew. No watering and even more so - immersing the pot in water. You can not reduce the amount of dew, because as long as we do not lower the ambient temperature.Moreover, at this time the heating is already on, the air in the room is dry. And in the fall it is not typical in natural conditions.

Winter. The subtropical winter in such deserts reminds of the end of September or the beginning of October of the middle belt. It is cool, but dry and clear weather. There is no rain at all, dew falls very rarely. You can say - later Indian summer.

In winter, we do not water aloe. Totally. Not a drop. Do not worry, our plant has got enough drunk in the spring. But this is only when the content is as close to natural as possible. That is, the ambient air temperature is from +15 to + 19 ° С. Such conditions are optimal in the winter for aloe.

Unfortunately, in an ordinary apartment, the ambient air temperature is always above + 21 ° C. This is due to central heating. This content is not characteristic of the usual winter for aloe. Therefore, the plant has to spend more moisture from the thick leaves for proper photosynthesis and good breathing.

So you still have to pour aloe several times during the cold season. But, again, not literally pour. It is necessary to make at least 5 spring rains in three months. This is about once every 16 days.Just do not rely on your own memory. It is better to write in the diary or put a note on the phone. Then definitely do not miss the right moment.

That's all the subtleties of proper watering aloe at home. And then they will write averaged data for it is not clear what kind of bush. Well, if aloe adult and self cope with the abundance of water in the summer. Well, as advised by the authors of parrots.

And if the plant is young? It does not yet have a strong wide root system that can cope with excess moisture in the soil. Therefore, the young roots begin to rot, and the soil - turn sour and become covered with mold.

Or another outcome. Suppose the root system did manage your generosity. What do succulents usually do? They absorb absolutely all available water. And swing it into the stems, leaves. You pour, they swing. And so all summer. Well, if the heat is above + 40 ° C and the aloe has time to evaporate the excess.

And if summer is normal, even? Thermometer does not show above + 28 ° C. All moisture remains in the plant cells. You water everything, because it’s written on the Internet! Poor aloe just does not burst from the water, the earth dries in a pot, the root system works properly.

In the end, your home cosmetologist just starts to rot. What are you doing? That's right, transplant the poor fellow into another soil and ... water!

At the first sign of decay, stop drinking aloe. Perhaps it will take on and survive in spite of your care and killing help.

And further. Do not fertilize aloe. Never. In nature, it grows on stones and clay, there is no food. A surplus of minerals and organics will simply kill the plant.

How to water aloe at home? Now you know all the secrets for sure and your plant will be healthy, lush and beautiful.

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