How to Grow Aloe Vera in Containers and Harvest Massive Leaves

Aloe vera goes by many names and is an INCREDIBLY popular plant for use in skincare and beauty products. It's shockingly easy to grow, propagate, and harvest, which is exactly what we're doing in this video.
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  • @epicgardening
    @epicgardening4 жыл бұрын

    More on aloe propagation here my plant babies:

  • @michelea2326
    @michelea23264 жыл бұрын

    I'm not saying my aloe is dead, but I'm definitely not saying it's healthy and alive either.

  • @aalikane
    @aalikane4 жыл бұрын

    When i was in my early teens, my grandmother(who had atleast 15 aloe plants on window sills around her house) gave me a pot of aloe.... being 12/13/14 at the time, i didnt take very good care of it. that thing died, came back, died, came back, died, came back atleast 10 times. Aloe is so resilient. I forgot about it and left it outside over a new jersey winter and come summer, it was back as if it never went through the frosts, snow and harsh weather. If you're a beginner aloe gardener, don't give up if it seemingly dies. A little tlc and it will ressurrect over and over.

  • @paigegough6929
    @paigegough69294 жыл бұрын

    Just ignore them and they will go nuts and thats how I have over 100 of them.

  • @damianicely
    @damianicely2 жыл бұрын

    Great now i have to convert mid 50s to low mid 80s into celsius. Come on Kevin youre always requesting more viewers convert you units for the rest of the planet

  • @KunoichiL3e
    @KunoichiL3e3 жыл бұрын

    my family is from the caribbean, they moved to america just after my mom was born. I have the same aloe plant that used to belong to my great granny, still in its original pot and everything. it has traveled to 3 different islands, New york city, and 2 different cities in Florida. almost died multiple times (my mom has the worst luck with plants), and even got left at an old property my parents owned but hadnt been back to in half a decade. I stopped by one day in my early 20s happened to find the plant and asked if i could take it. This plant helped me threw multiple knee scrapes and acne scars when I was a kid, so i couldnt just leave it there. Im just amazed that its still alive and kickin'.

  • @tashasimone9008
    @tashasimone90084 жыл бұрын

    My aloe that I’ve had for over 2 years now started making a bunch of pups last summer and won’t stop! I’m running out of containers 😂 in the fall I replanted 5 pups and there are already 7 more. It definitely loves the warmer weather (I moved it from Ohio to California) and a Terra cotta pot!

  • @melw3518
    @melw35183 жыл бұрын

    I've never killed Aloe. My aloe grows like a weed. I have it in a massive pot (about a foot wide) but also don't fertilise and only water it if it hasn't rained in weeks. You need to ignore it and leave it and leave it in more of a shady area (so no direct sun or only a few short hours of sun a day) and I have those massive aloe leaves in my yard right now. I actually have to throw away most of my aloe twice a year because it grows so much! You need to change the pot for it - the pot you have is too small. Put it either in the ground or a massive pot and ignore it and it will keep growing. We only used the cheap potting mix with it and never fertilise it.

  • @MsBluetrinity
    @MsBluetrinity4 жыл бұрын

    I keep an aloe in my bathroom. It loves the moisture and humidity, and I never have to water it.

  • @stschubs
    @stschubs4 жыл бұрын

    I feel like mine is unkillable! I've neglected it and forgotten about it and kept it in too cold of a place and my cats tried to eat it, and yet it still flourishes!

  • @AmandaGeyerSnobahr
    @AmandaGeyerSnobahr4 жыл бұрын

    After I first moved in with the guy I later married, around 1988/89, we picked up a little aloe plant for the apartment. The cats wouldn't leave it alone, so we put it on the back step. And forgot about it (because we never went out that door). 2 years later, it was HUGE, as it was apparently getting enough water from either passers-by or the dampness that side of the building suffered from (this was in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles). But it was OMG HUGE. When we moved, we let one of our neighbors keep it (they asked nicely), and once we have a place again, we're going to get another aloe plant (or two), so I can make bar soap with the gel :)

  • @suziperret468
    @suziperret4683 жыл бұрын

    Hi! The massive Aloe Vero leaf is something I cannot live without. It’s available at the Piggly Wiggly here in Foley, Alabama. What I do is slice across about two inches of the bottom each time I use it for the whole day. Put the big leaf away at room temperature. I slice off the edges of my two inch piece, and split it open .There’s a top and bottom so they fit back together, when you’re not using it throughout the day. I just smear the juices in my hands and spread it on my face and body...It feels great and drys in one minute ,to a soft silky feeling. The Aloe Vera can actually go right on your eyes and mouth...doesn’t hurt at all. No more oil of Olay for me. It’s good on burns...mosquito bites ,and scrapes too. It’s been around for thousands of years...Yea for Aloe Vera...completely natural...and cheap.

  • @diannaodman2847
    @diannaodman28474 жыл бұрын

    when my renter moved in he brought an aloe a few months later he tossed it ( he did not water it and it was drying up) i took it and repotted it gave care now is large and health

  • @shawnamuschamp8972
    @shawnamuschamp89724 жыл бұрын

    I have a massive plant. My sister's children are African American and she uses my plants gel as a natural detangler on her childrens hair. It also works well as a free leave in conditioner. Also, what a time as this to use it with everclear and essential oil for hand sanitizer!💚🌿

  • @rachellekhamas230
    @rachellekhamas2303 жыл бұрын

    Aloe Vera is a beautiful plant. By far my favourite! You can use it for cuts and burns, make it into lipstick, a face mask, moisturiser and so much more! It’s really endless uses.

  • @LIZZIE-lizzie
    @LIZZIE-lizzie4 жыл бұрын

    When younger I used to get the worst fever blisters. The side of my face would swell up and nothing helped. One day a co-worker brought me a leaf of Aloe Vera and told me to use the gel on my fever blister. I split the seam of the leaf and set it over my lip. It was so soothing. You can feel it draw the poison out. Ever since then I have always had an Aloe Vera plant and after that, I never got another fever blister. Let's put it this way, in forty years I can count them on one hand. One was from the sun. The gel is a GREAT drawing agent for horrible things like MRSA STAFF. God it was awful! There was a bump under my skin so I took the Aloe Vera leaf, gel side down, and secured the leaf with a gauze pad and hospital tape. In the middle of the night I woke up and dared look. This thing was fire engine red and looked like a mini volcano complete with open crater. I tried not to panic and immediately dressed it again. In the morning I dared look again and it was gone. Don't underestimate the medicinal value of the Aloe Vera.

  • @jane1929
    @jane19294 жыл бұрын

    Started with a couple of aloes 3 years ago. Now, I could barely count how many I got. It just grows so fast. 😅😅😅 every time I repot, it keeps on multipying and growing. 🥰🥰🥰

  • @artwillvideos
    @artwillvideos4 жыл бұрын

    I let my aloe freeze on the porch once. I live in Tallahassee, wasn’t expecting a freeze. It killed all the leaves. They turn almost translucent and droopy. BUT...it wasn’t totally dead. Sure enough, when warm weather returned, little green shoots started popping out of what looked like death stalks, and now it is back to thriving! Moral of the story...don’t give up on your plants! Life finds a way!

  • @mildretmartinez8368
    @mildretmartinez83684 жыл бұрын

    WHOA. That's one giant aloe leaf!

  • @tahandley1
    @tahandley14 жыл бұрын

    When you cut that huge leaf up the slices looked really interesting! Thank you for showing us.🌵