Usually six feet. Hence the term Six feet under, used to describe someone as dead and buried. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker English law once required a burial depth of 6 feet to ensure a corpse didn't spread the Bubonic plague to the living.
1 Water aloe deeply but then allow the soil to dry at least 1 to 2 inches deep between waterings, in order to discourage rot; water even less in winter. 2  Aloe plants produce offsets or plantlets or âbabiesâ that can be removed to produce an entirely new plant. Water aloe deeply but then allow the soil to dry at least 1 to 2 inches deep between waterings, in order to discourage rot; water even less in winter. 2  In spring, you could give the Aloe Vera some fertilizer--a diluted solution of bloom type fertilizer (10-40-10).
Cut off one of the outermost leaves of your aloe vera plant using a sharp knife. Choose a leaf that is thick and green and cut it at a slight angle, relatively close to the base of the plant. Stand the aloe leaf cut-end down in a cup for about 15 minutes. This lets the latex (sap) drip out of the plant. The latex of the aloe vera plant is a laxative and needs to be removed before storage. There may be no latex dripping out if the leaf is small.