If you choose to propagate the aloe vera plant at home it can be an interesting and easy process, and you will save your money. If you have already planted aloe vera in a flowerpot at home, the first thing to do is wait for the plant to fill the flowerpot. Once aloe vera fills the crop it will be ready to produce new small plants.
When small plants appeared they would have a lighter green color than adult aloe vera. Also, they didn’t have the same spines at the beginning as they grow up.
All you have to do is allow these puppies to grow to sufficient size before transplanting them. The height of these small plants should be between 3 and 5 inches. But if there is enough space in the pot then allow the plant to grow up to 1/5 the size of adult aloe vera. Then you’ll notice how the little puppies are already starting to get spine-like leaves as adults.
The transplanting process starts by first getting a sharp knife to make sure it is clean and will not cause any infection to the plant. Then you have to clean the dirt around the roots of the little plant very carefully and if the roots are attached to the adult mother aloe vera should be carefully cut.
Then it is best to leave the plant slightly in the air before planting because planting it in the soil can cause an infection at the site where the root of the mother aloe vera was cut.
After a few days you can begin the process of planting the puppy aloe vera. All you need to do is put the young plant on top of well-drained soil and be careful not to cover the leaves with soil. You should also support the plant with stones as its root is too small. So let it start developing for a few weeks without watering it.
Note: If the plant you planted had already well-developed roots you can start watering immediately after planting.
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