When is the best time for aloe vera plants to go out side?

I have two large aloe vera plants in door which are becoming too large to keep inside and wondered when would the best time for them to be planted outside.

When is the best time for aloe vera plants to go out side?
when it's hot and sunny
Reply:As most people have answered - when there is no risk of frost. They won't survive a UK frosty winter without protection.



Always give plants a gradual adjustment when changing their living environment. It's called 'hardening off'.



This prevents shock to plants, even without frosts being around. You can do this by giving short periods of time outdoors, say 2 or 3 hours each day, for the 1st week or so. Then gradually increasing this over time. This is often particularly useful if a plant is just being placed into direct scorching sun.



It's relevant for everything from annual 'bedding' plants, coming from greenhouses, to perennials from more tropical areas, such as Aloe Vera. I'll be giving mine some exposure over the next few days (I'd normally start in May)... but I'll watch out for harsh climate variation, such as winds and temperature adjustment, and changeable weather too. It would be a pity to damage such beautiful plants!



Good luck! Rob
Reply:When there is no longer any threat of frost. Mine like it out there too.
Reply:in the spring/early summer. After you are sure that there is no chance of any frost. Aloe plants are 95% water so make sure you water it alot. Good luck!
Reply:Depending on where in the world you are, then for a first time exposure, the plants can be placed out in their pots when the risk of frost has gone.

After a few months, transfer your aloes to a sheltered, but bright part of the plot, in a very well drained soil. Use plenty of grit in your soil mix, and set the pH at about neutral. Feed occasionally with a proprietary garden pellet.

Should there be a threat of frost later in the year, then cover them with garden muslin.

The main pests of aloes are ants and aphids, which get into the rosette of the leaves. Place ant powder, or a gel in a circle around the plant.
Reply:in the spring/early summer