The real aloe (bot. Aloe vera) is not only easy to care for, but is also easy to propagate. As a rule, the mother plant produces young plants, which you separate and plant in separate pots. An alternative to this is propagation with seeds.
How and when do I harvest aloe vera seeds?
To harvest aloe vera seeds, let the spent inflorescence dry on the plant, carefully cut it off and shake the seeds from the tubular flowers onto kitchen paper. Three-year-old plants develop inflorescences with numerous tubular flowers from March to May.
How do I harvest aloe vera seeds?
The seeds of the aloe veraharvestTheyfromthetube flowers. Proceed as follows:
- do not remove spent inflorescences
- let it dry on the plant
- Carefully cut off dried inflorescences
- Spread out kitchen paper
- Shake seeds from the tubular flowers on kitchen paper
- let it dry on the paper
When do I harvest the first aloe vera seeds?
The real aloe gets its first flowerfrom the age of three The inflorescence develops in the middle of the plant between March and May. It grows between 60 and 90 centimeters high. At the upper end, the aloe vera develops numerous small tubular flowers during the flowering period.
Do I have to pollinate the aloe vera by hand to harvest the seeds?
Whether you have to pollinate the aloe vera by hand depends on theclimatic conditionsin your regionSince it is not frost hardy, You should only put the plant outside when night frosts are no longer expected and the temperatures are consistently above +5 degrees Celsius.
Tip
Aloe vera seeds are best sown in spring
If your aloe vera has produced a flower, you should sow the harvested seeds in the spring of the same year. If the harvest is later, you don't have to wait until next spring, because real aloe can be sown all year round.
