Struggling to keep your aloe vera plant healthy?
Here are 3 secrets to growing thick and fleshy aloe vera leaves byGARDEN TIPS.
Read on and learn more about this air purifying plant.
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Sunlight
One of the important factors that influence the thickness of your aloe vera leaves is sunlight.
Keeping them indoors in spaces with not enough sunlight will make the leaves thin, long, or leggy.
It can survive low light conditions but it wont grow to its full potential.
You must provide direct sunlight for at least 6 to 8 hours.
The right technique to water aloe vera is to deprive it of water but not too long.
This is done by allowing the top 2 inches of the soil to completely dry out.
you’re able to check using a moisture meter or the finger dip method.
water the aloe vera plant when the topsoil is completely dry.
Remember that watering should be thorough and deep till the water flows out of the drainage holes.
