How To Propagate Aloe Vera From Pups
How to separate and transplant Aloe vera pups to create new plants.
Cost: 25.00
Equipment
- 1 Snippers
Ingredients
- 1 Aloe vera plant with pup(s)
- 1 bag Potting Mix for Cacti or houseplant potting mix
- 1 4-inch Flower pot with saucer with drainage holes
- 1 8-inch Flower pot with saucer with drainage holes
Instructions
- Fill flower pots with water moistened potting mix leaving just under an inch free at top of pots.1 bag Potting Mix for Cacti
- Remove Aloe vera plant and its pup(s) from pot.1 Aloe vera plant with pup(s)
- Untangle roots. Gently pull original plant and pup apart into two separate plants tearing as few roots as possible.
- Trim away any dead roots and cut back excessively long roots by one third.
- Plant pup upright in center of small flower pot. Bury roots and keep lowest leaves just above soil level. If plant needs support, use 2-inch stones on soil surface at base of plant until roots are established.1 4-inch Flower pot with saucer
- Repeat for original plant using a medium or large flower pot.1 8-inch Flower pot with saucer
Notes
Potting mix is at the right moisture level for planting when you can form a ball with it in your hand and it keeps it shape but it does not drip excess water.
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