Not the prettiest plant in garden, but boy, does aloe vera pack a punch!
With over 75 active constituents, including amino acids, enzymes, minerals, vitamins, zinc, calcium, magnesium and more… aloe vera is a pretty amazing (free) fertiliser if you have it in the garden.
I use mine regularly to make a “soil soak” to help struggling plants, aid root growth and help prepare soil prior to planting.
Here’s how:
1. Cut 2-4 outer leaves from your plant and cut into smaller pieces
2. Half fill a blender with water and add the leaf chunks
3. Blitz until completely smooth – should have consistency of thick soup*
4. Add 1 cup aloe juice to 16 litres of water and apply at the base of your plants or to soil before transplanting
*If you have a Thermomix, I used blend setting 9 for 45 seconds.
