Aloe vera/Ghritakumari Fresh Live Plant

Aloe vera is one of the easiest and most useful plants you can grow at home.

🌱 How to Plant Aloe Vera

1. Choose a Pot & Soil

• Pot: Use a well-draining pot with holes at the bottom.
• Soil: Sandy or cactus potting mix works best. You can mix garden soil + sand + compost (2:1:1).

2. Propagation

• From Pups (offsets): Small plants that grow from the mother plant are the easiest to propagate.
  • Remove the pup, let it dry for a day to prevent rot, then plant in soil.
• From Leaf Cuttings: Not very reliable, but possible. Allow cut leaf to dry for 2–3 days, then plant.

3. Planting

• Place the plant or pup in the soil about 2–3 inches deep.
• Keep it in partial sunlight for a few days, then move to full sun gradually.

4. Watering

• Water sparingly. Aloe vera stores water in its leaves.
• Water only when the soil is dry (usually once every 2–3 weeks). Overwatering can cause root rot.

5. Care

• Fertilize lightly once every 2–3 months with compost or diluted organic fertilizer.
• Prune dead leaves to encourage new growth.