Aloe Vera Plant Care

Here are some tips to help your Aloe Vera plant grow. Aloe Vera plants are succulent plants meaning they can go long periods with out water. They store the water in the leaves and roots. When watering an Aloe Vera you need to let the soil dry out completely before watering it. In the winter the plant needs even less water. The best way to tell is check the plant once a week, by sticking your finger down into the soil. If the soil is dry 1-2 inches down you can water it. Make sure the pot it is in has good drainage so the water flows through the pot and do not let the plant sit in standing water. Aloe Vera plants like pots that are wider than deep. Their roots spread across not down. You may set your Aloe Vera outside in the summer. Do not placed it in a loction that gets the full sun in the afternoon. Morning sun is fine, but the hot afternoon sun can burn it.
Aloe Vera plants have been recorded since Biblical time for their medicinal uses. To use the plant at home for a burn or bee sting, just remove the lower leave of the plant, cut the leave and them rub the gel on your wound.