Aloe Vera Plant Care

To keep your aloe vera plant green and healthy, place it in a sunny spot, like your kitchen window. Water it when a top 5 cm or 2 inches of soil are dry, or about once a week. Pour a water in slowly and continue pouring until water comes out of a drainage holes in a pot.

Any dying or yellowing leaves can be removed for aesthetic reasons, while any small leaves that grow off the main trunk, often called suckers, should be removed.

As with most houseplants, they will benefit from an occasional feed during the growing season. An organic, balanced, liquid fertilizer once a month during spring and summer is recommended.

Needs at least 6-12 hours of filtered sunlight to grow.

The ideal blend of soil for plant growth is called loam. Often referred to as topsoil or black dirt by landscape companies, loam is a mixture of sand, clay, and silt.

Temperature: Aloe vera do best in temperatures between 55 and 80°F (13 and 27°C). The temperatures of most homes and apartments are ideal. From May to September, you can bring your plant outdoors without any problems, but do bring it back inside in the evening if nights are cold.

Use a ceramic porous pot with a good drainage.

Although considered a medicinal plant for humans, aloe vera's level of toxicity is mild to moderate for cats and dogs. Vomiting, diarrhoea, lethargy, depression, anorexia, tremors, change in urine colour.
Aloe vera is a type of succulent plant (plant with thick leaves) that originates from Mediterranean region. There are 240 varieties of aloe vera plant that can be found throughout the Europe, Africa, Asia and America. Aloe vera grows in dry and hot climates, on a well drained soil.

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