Yecinta G they grow like weeds outdoors. Give it a southern exposure in the soil, but when it gets too cold, divide and take inside. It can survive some freezes, but it looks horrible when it dies back.
I ignored my grandmothers one in the backyard when she died (the pot was hiding somewhere) and that shit multiplied to the point where it destroyed the big pot it was in and kept multiplying like a mutant 😂 glad though because now I use it for skincare and products
Naturally Melee I wouldn’t move them all into one container but keep them in the same containers they’re already in or move to bigger ones and they will all eventually multiply in their own space
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.
@@epicgardening My mom passed away 8 years ago and she had an aloe plant in a large pot. I kept it and thought I killed it a few times in these Arizona summers but it kept coming back. This video was perfectly timed since my moms aloe plant is overflowing the pot and it’s time to get a few more pots and thin it out.Thanks for the great info!
Mine keep having babies so I separated them because they all look nasty and yellowish. I was going to toss them but after reading all this and seeing the video, I’ll wait and see. I just want one big one!
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.
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!
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. An Aloe Vera plant will grow as big as the pot you have it in. It's a sun lover so an East window is the spot, but it will do good in any light. Don't think it's too cold. They grow in Russia. It likes to be broken for the medicinal gel I think because it knows it's healing. This is such an important and beneficial plant to have in the home. Thank you for the video.
My daughter's hands were terribly blistered so I bought a bottle of Aloe Vera lotion at 1.99 and cut a leaf off her Aloe Vera plant and took the gel from it put it on the lotion.She used this every time she washed her hands and the results were incredible. Blisters all gone and smooth hands.
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
@@gamermaid103 most bathrooms I've been in that had any windows, the windows were the same as any other room. Though I live in a very rural area, no need to add privacy when there's nobody around to see anyway, I suppose.
When my aloe plant became overcrowded we took out all the small one and put them in a container to leave out for anyone who wants them so we washed them and left in the bathroom and they look so beautiful and green even without any soil just water :)
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. 🥰🥰🥰
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!
I'm with you!! Mine got big and kinda ugly. I stuck it in a corner with very low light. I never water it and thought it would die!! NOPE!!! It's still growing and looks better!! I've not watered it in over a year!
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!💚🌿
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!
Here in Sonora, about 2 kms from the Sea of Cortes, Aloe Vera grows like a weed and in no times it takes everything over, in spite of the relentless summer heat and sunshine that it has to endure. If I would have kept the numerous pups that I've gotten rid off on the property, I would have a huge aloe vera nursery by now! This week, I'm going to remove the remaining three from the soil, and put them in individual pots. What I like most about them, is their flowers. The hummingbirds absolutely love them! 😊
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'.
Hi Kevin. I'm brand new to your channel and was super happy to find another gardener that I could learn from in Ca. :) This is such a great video as I recently purchased a small aloe plant that was already needing a little bit of extra care. I had it looking healthier until our last rain. I'm in Vista, zone 10. Your video helped me realize that 1. I'm transferring it out of the same exact planter as yours and into a terra cotta planter and 2. Remove it from the East side of my home so it's not getting too much sun. I'm also using the same soil as yours. Now, I'm getting ready to watch your "Grow your own Ginger". Oh, you can make your own hand sanitizer. I used lavender and/or peppermint oil, rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel. I bought my aloe vera plant for medicinal purposes.
This video came at the perfect time, I was just staring at my Aloe today wondering if she needed to be repotted. Thank you! Any chance you could do a video on bromeliad care? I could use a little help in that department 😳 Love your content!
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.
@@seiyuokamihimura5082 there very easy succulents , and are wry useful. Like if you have a cut , you can use the alien inside the leaves ( by cutting it open ) , put it on the wound and it’ll make it heal faster . You can also use it for other health purposes. It’s also really good to put on sun burns
My Aunt left this earth in 2000 and her home has been used by family members off/on and always kept aloe plants for burns and cuts. There were two pots of aloe plants in her South windows and has been so neglected but those two pots were still alive. I gave one pot to neighbor and they have reproduced like crazy and I divided my pot and got 6 small pots of aloe. This is 2nd year and my plants are beautiful.....just wait until the pot drys out before watering. Potted in 1/2 sand and potting soil.
I live in Arizona and I have aloe vera and it grows like grass or weeds all around my house I don't even have to water it in fact I have to start digging it up taking it out replacing it cuz I don't even know what to do with it I have so much of it. I think I'm blessed because of it
I got an aloe a few years ago and I've kept it inside, its given me two lots of babies which are happily growing and now a new one is growing beside it, which I plan to repot soon. I did try to let them grow outside with my other succulents but they didn't like that at all! So I have three pots of aloe in my kitchen window.
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.
Aloe is the one thing that absolutely grows like a weed for me. I think I've generally used some of my sandy soil from my yard. I put it in the biggest pot I can find and I don't worry about whether it's plastic or not. I put one aloe plant in a great big huge pot. My living room is very warm because of my heating system. My aloe generally sits in front of my south facing picture window, which is the hottest part of my living room. I water it generously, and since the soil is sandy and the pot is huge and deep, I don't worry about over watering. I keep a large "saucer" under the pot to catch any drainage. After a few weeks or months you see little tiny baby aloe plants poke up in the pot. Eventually the pot fills with aloe plants and you have to dump the whole thing over on it's side, separating the plants. You will find that there is very little soil left in the pot! You will have aloe plants for all your friends. I've thrown out plenty of aloe plants. In the last few months I neglected my aloe by not watering it for several months and was sure I'd killed it. I ended up sticking a plant in soil and surprise, surprise, several babies are coming up. I've since learned that you can actually cut an aloe leaf and stick it in dirt and it will root.
I already replanted my little pups and directly put them into soil 🤷🏻♀️ Needless to say, they are not doing so great hehe but they’re hanging in there. I didn’t know that I had to dry them out first before re-potting 🤪 but for next time I’ll set them out to let the roots dry up a bit and then pot them up :) Thanks for all your videos! They are super helpful and have definitely assisted me these past couple of years of diving into the world of gardening :) I live in Tacoma, Wa, originally from Orange County, so it’s been a little rough gauging temperatures here, water, and light issues. I don’t think I’ve fully grasped what I need to do to be successful but I just keep trying, and thankfully this year, with all the knowledge I’ve picked up from personal trial and error and also from people and videos like yours, I’m finally seeing some real good results :) I just bought some nasturtium seeds, so I’m going to go out to my little makeshift green house, and see what I will do with them :) I did watch your microgreens video, so maybe I’ll have nasturtium microgreens soon? :)
I have an aloe family that has endured varied weather conditions and droughts and has thrived with many pups. Very hardy plant. You could save those sections of the giant plan in the freezer for sun and cooking burns.
Mine bloomed for the first time before insects or hummingbirds were around. It even went though an overnight freeze twice while it was sending stalks up. So no seeds, but lots of pups.
I found these drinks in my local convenience store that were peach, watermelon, lychee, & apple flavored but the best part was that they had chunks of aloe in the drink. It was delicious! My kids said it tasted good but was weird to be drinking & chewing at the same time. I came to your video to make sure I propagate my aloe Vera correctly so I can grow more plants to make drinks with. Although, I will be purchasing some large aloe leaves from the grocery store until those propagate because I simply love my aloe plant too much to eat her.
If you cut the bottom off that big leaf just a half inch or so to get to the gel then let it drain off the yellow stuff that helps take the bitterness out of the aloe that you can then mix in smoothies or juice. Provides amazing digestive health! Love aloe❣️
I slice from top to bottom on either side and wipe off or rinse the yellow... it's an irritant...then proceed as though I were filleting a fish 😊 everybody has their way of doing it 😊 I've been doing it this way for decades... hard to get this OG to deviate.. it is an AMAZING plant!😊
A small list of what you can do with it: Eat it (countless things you can add it to, or, just eat it straight. ((Further fyi, aloe gel has detoxifying properties to it, similar to chia and other gel like plants/seeds)) Remove the skin though, the skin can be hard on the stomach. Oh, and soak in water for a while to remove some bitterness.) Drink it (chop it up, add it to juice/blend in smoothies/shakes etc.) Skin treatment (numerous ways to make hydrating creams with the stuff) Hair treatment (Again, the gel like nature of aloe makes it fantastic at hydration. Blend it with oils and other ingredients. Excellent for damaged hair. There's plenty else you can do, but I think that should be a good start. 🙂
@@ameliab7245 As a drink it's pretty good and mildly sweetened, I like the watermelon and mango flavored ones personally. I think just the plant by itself is very bitter though.
I almost killed my first Aloe Vera plant, several times. It was just a tiny little $3 plant I picked up at a local hardware store. I assumed they would be as stress free as anything else in my succulent collection, but I overwatered it until it got root rot. I caught that in time because I could see it just was not happy. Then I overcorrected and under-watered. Eventually I found the sweet spot which seems to be once a week if outdoors in the hot Oklahoma summers. Once a month inside over the dead of winter, and once every two weeks once I notice new growth taking off in the spring before it’s time to put them outside. I do always move succulents to terra cotta pots for the reasons you mentioned but I also like being able to see the moisture line of the soil on the outside of the pot. If it’s unseasonably overcast for 10 days, a plant isn’t going to utilize as much water, and you may need to amend its watering schedule. Having that visual reference can really help. I’ll also lift the pot sometimes to see how dry it is. After years, you just get “the feel” of it. My first plant is still going strong. The first pup/offset my mother plant produced is now about 20 inches tall with 16 leaves currently, the largest of which are 18 inches long. The mother plant is putting off three new pups currently. I’ve also learned they seem quite happy in arrangements with other aloe, alworthia, haworthia plants with similar light an water needs. Not only is it a visually stimulating contrast of colors and texture. The additional plants soaking up water seems to keep the pot from getting soggy. Great video. Thank you.
I honestly think this is such an easy plant to have, and it's amazing! I don't even know how many aloes I have - I keep giving them to my friends and somehow there's always more! lol but I would say they definitely prefer going straigh in soil - they grow like crazy. the 2 bigger ones (they almost reach my hip) I have are now flowering, so beautiful!
My Filipino grandfather had 2 green thumbs. Anything he planted, inside and outside of the house, flourished. Aloe was one of the indoor plants. I am now living in that house, I'd love to have a garden and house full of plants again but I swear I'm the grim reaper to plants. I've been trying for YEARS to grow a garden, but have been unsuccessful. I gave up on indoor plants except for 2 aloe plants. They are alive but hardly thriving, they sit in a corner that gets East & South light all day. Yet the leaves grow horizontal instead of vertical or do some kind of curling thing. They are in cactus soil but I'll try transferring to clay pots. Thank you for posting, I watch a lot of your videos but have yet to be successful with my garden/plants. :\
Hi Kevin! Thanks for another epic gardening video. I'm going to stop watering my plant so much and get her out of the direct afternoon sun. I plan on making shampoo. It's easy 3-ingredient. Castile soap, aloe vera gel, essential oil (optional).
Thank You for this video, very thorough. You helped me understand why my tips were brownish-orange and areas of brownish orange along the body ... sunburn. Who would of thought. I moved it from my sunny window and placed it about a foot from the window on the floor. Now I see the sunburn is dissipating. I didn't want this plant to die on me. Thank You 🙏🏽.
Perfect! That leaf you have there is amazing. We like to pull out the gel and mix it with cranberry juice for a nutritious summer drink. We also need to repot our mother aloe again she has lots of little pups everywhere. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
@@jaodalua4872 any yellow should be removed completely and discarded. A very little dab of yellow gel can be taken if you need a laxative though. As with anything you probably shouldn't overdo it. But I've eaten a good bit of it a few times. I'm scared to eat one that I've been exposing to harsh conditions and strong lights when I must bring it indoors thats growing in Fox Farms Ocean Forest and a cactus blend in a big deep pot. I'm not sure what I've done to the compounds in the plant with all that besides extra strengh as far as resistance to heat and even light frost resistance so I won't eat much if any until I research more into that aspect.
@@jaodalua4872 you can eat it. It tastes bitter and the texture is slimy, but because of the water content and the fiber it is great for digestion and it also has medicinal properties. The gel like flesh mixed with equal parts lime/lemon juice and local honey is an excellent home remedy for colds and the flu.
I have an aloe plant in my home that's older than me (25+ years)! The aloe was in my childhood home and when I moved out I asked for that aloe plant. I've been happily tending to the aloe plant for 5 years and gifting away some of the pups every so often. I just moved recently and while trying to move the large pot the plant was in, one of the very large offshoots decided it was time to snap off! But that aloe offshoot is about the size as Kevin's potted plant or even larger, so is doing well in a separate container now.
Great video Kevin! We always look forward to your videos. On another note. We noticed you had a Staghorn Fern hanging on your wall. I know they can be finicky. But we would love to see you propagating pups or at lease the care of the Staghorns. Thanks again for all the joy you have given us!
Thanks for the tips. I have several plants. I use them for many of my DIY hair and skincare products. That gel is one of the best things you could use for your skin and hair. It has so many benefits. 😊👍👌
"The anatomy og the plant, when you figure these things out, you are able to water on your own" Well said 👍 Nice to know how it works! Now i'll go diagnose my plants.
Pls don't do that, if you mix anything with alcohol you end deluding it and for a effective hand sanitizer it should be 70% pure alcohol, so if you put aloe vera gel the % will drop and is not enough to broke virus and bacteria in your hand. But aloe vera still a really good moisturize and you can use after cleaning your hand
@@gamermaid103 it's not really save, because an 100% alcohol will evaporated while you are mixing if you don't use the right equipment so is kinda hard to get the right percentage at home even if you use the right amount of aloe vera and alcohol. And always is better be safe than sorry, use a hand sanitizer and after use aloe vera (btw is really good for not only for skin but your hair too)
@@deniseoctavio2687 thats why 100% alcohol bottles have lids so that after 10 min 23 sec the alcohol doesn't evaporate LOL. The evaporation rates not that fast to cause a % change of enough to matter maybe a .05 to a 1.05 % change. Unless you are spending a whole day open mixing, And as a side note you are not very likely to find 100% alcohol, 98-99% is the highest you will get because anhydrous alcohol (100%) takes special storage to keep it water free. Think about what you said next time you are in a bar and asking for a "mixed" drink. The % of aloe juice and alc. mixed will give a close finale %. For example 2 oz. of alc 70% mixed with 2 oz of aloe jell/juice will give a mixture in the 30 to 35% range you can adjust that up or down by adjusting the amounts up and down and be close enough for most uses. it is basic math to work out a final product % thats within a % or two, mix it a little strong on alc to raise the alc % a tad and you will be fine.
@@deniseoctavio2687 To be effective against killing some types of germs, hand sanitizers need to have a strength of at least 60% alcohol. To be effective, hand sanitizer needs to have a strength of at least 60 percent alcohol. Since you’re going to have to mix your sanitizer with aloe vera gel in order to stabilize it and protect your hands, most recipes suggest that the mixture contain at least two-thirds 99 percent isopropyl alcohol and one-third gel. A 91 percent alcohol would work as well. (You can probably ignore the occasional suggestion to use vodka instead of isopropyl alcohol since many vodkas are only 40 percent alcohol. And anyway, why waste good liquor?)
I've got 4. The first I got a whole aloe plant. It was very straw colored and pale. I got them all from my mom who has lots of healthy plants. I put it outside and it turned ORANGE. I brought it inside with the grow light with the rest of my plants and its now turning a lovely vibrant green. Same with the 3 cuttings or pups I've got. They are all little babies and where almost like gray when I got them. May have been from my gma actually. But I put them with my first aloe and they are all turning deep healthy green. Well they turned beautiful green already. Haven't seen any growth yet in any of them just saw them get sick fast and then healthy slowly. I'm excited to see them grow I hope I can keep em healthy. Also I water from the bottom or with a sprayer honestly directly at the soil at the base of the plant. Here in a couple months I'm sure I'll find out if I'm doing it wrong. A lot of my plants take a while to start up growing when I first bring them home very young, then they start growing like crazy.
John Kohler has a great video on how to filet a big Aloe leaf. As I understand it, you need to rinse the yellowish liquid or it can give you, well, diarrhea. He made it into a smoothie. I have a bunch and use it for cuts, scrapes, etc. Will be harvesting one of my very large ones to see if it will help with my stomach issues. Hispanics use it often. It’s our “ go to” plant for medical use. Highly recommend. Thanks for your knowledge! 💜🌱
@@marninhumphrey3396 take out the gel , and mix it with coconut oil or jojoba oil . Mic it properly and massage it all over your hair properly . Keep it on yout hair overnight or for an hour. Then wash it with water . You can use shampoo too. Its the best natural conditioner 👌. Helps in hair growth and keeps it healthy
Its taken my aloe almost 2 years to start getting leaves to look like that. The aloe he has is still kind of pup stage when it does the fan shape. Once it starts the rosette shape the leaves will get darker and bigger
You can cook the gel and then use it as a topping on sweetened yogurt, sounds funny but this is super tasty especially if you’re into those aloe drinks you’ll love it (like me)
I have like 25 aloe vera plants and my biggest plant is a slightly smaller version of the giant ass aloe leaf he showed. But it took me 4 to 5 years for it to grow.
I'm very pale (ginger problems). Growing up my mom had 3 aloe plants because i was constantly getting sunburned. Now that i live on my own, i want to get one for my apartment. Thanks for the tips!
I didn’t realize till today that I have had my aloe for almost 8 years, I had raised her ever since she was a small baby plant. Time flies, and now she produced many offshoots. I feel like her time will come to an end soon, she had a good run. I’m still trying to take care of her as best I can :’)
I've found that it's a good idea to rinse off the old soil with tepid water and then replant grandma into a clean pot with fresh soil.. sometimes all she needs is fresh soil to rejuvenate...put her in indirect sun for a bit..also warm soil is so much better so her roots don't go into shock😊 I usually put the bag in the sunshine and the soil feels so warm and wonderful 😊 smells so nice😊 I got a little carried away 😲 sorry about that...
I love Aloe... I put it in my morning shakes, I also rub it on my dry skin after a shower. I heard someone say she used it as hair conditioner, but have not tried it yet .... many uses.
I 've only tried aloe a couple of times. For me, it has to be a house plant since we have such extremes in weather. In winter it would freeze and in summer it would bake. Each time I have tried to keep aloe vera I have unintemtionally killed the plant. It is probably because of the water issue. Too much water or not enough. Now, I can't find aloe; so, I'll have to hold off trying it again.
Aloe has many health benefits - it soothes sunburn and any kind of inflammation of the skin or gums! Harvest into ice cube trays and store in freezer until needed. I bought my aloe from a Greek farmer on eBay! I received it in the post and I have a mother, which has produced 5 healthy pups, 3 are on on my windowsill. I gave the others to my neighbours’ kids. Beautiful plants.
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
Because I have dozens of allergies and sensitivities and I'm at that age (53) I need to slow down skin and hair aging I've neglected, I started mixing my own hair gel. Only, it turned out to be perfect as a moisturizing gel. I mix aloe gel with jojoba and argan oils. I didn't realized just how overpriced the aloe was, though, until I saw a huge leaf for sale in a local natural foods grocery. So I want to blend up my own gel and start growing my own aloe, as well. Probably will cut the gel cost by 80-90%.
The perlite/ cactus mixture is important for good drainage. I water about the same as my other succulents once every three weeks. On hot summer months i give two times water every 3 weeks. Like Epic Gardening in the video said: "Keep it at half schadow/ sunlight to prevent sunburn. They do not like wet roots, so have drainage holes to be sure." I mean in the desert heavy rainfall only happens about once every 3 weeks, so you have to imagine were the plant lives in nature depending which kind you have.
Aloe it's good for your hair as a gel. Makes you curls pretty. For sunburns, to hydrate your skin, your hands or your face. I have heard some elderly people used it for stomach issues.
This may sound sarcastic, but I'm actually being totally honest about my aloe experience... If you really want healthy, prolific aloe, just ignore it and/or do everything you can to try to kill it! I treat mine like ugly, redheaded stepchildren and they not only survive, THEY THRIVE!
@Audrey O' Callaghan He's probably talking about us magical, mythical and legendary Celts :) He's only jealous because he probably is a colourless basic blah soul. By the way the gentleman in the video should use the Aloe Vera for antibacterial purposes. Such as gel, spray, creams and soap.
This video was very helpful, but I have to admit that I was completely taken with that huge leaf. I'm very new at gardening and I'm trying to wrap my mind around how big the rest of it may be. The largest Aloe Vera plant that I've seen, up until this point, could easily fit on a small window sill. Is the plant where it came from still around? I know this is awful, but I instantly thought of "Little Shop of Horrors" when I saw it. I imagined that the rest of it had grown teeth and was relegated to a dark corner in a basement somewhere. I laughed so hard at that thought, but I was totally fascinated, all at the same time.
@@epicgardening I have a question... would you ever pot a massive leaf like that. I just recently purchased one from a grocery store and my first thought was to pot it. What should I do with it?
I'm so glad I've found your videos. I have failed at gardening in the past and am determined to get it right this time. Thanks for the top tier content.
Awesome 👍😊 I'll definitely do it.... it's so expensive in the USA. Walmart has it seasonally, Publix has it for 2.50, Walmart 1.98 but almost twice as Large as Publix. Sugar is also Good fertilizer.
Got an aloe plant from my sister about 8 years ago, and i did not take good care of it, probably cause i wasn't into gardening at the time. Last year I got into gardening because I was indoors a lot(you know why). And i started taking better care of my aloe plant. Little did I know I was jumping straight into gardening with a plant that isn't necessarily for beginners. Through a couple of mistakes I was close to killing my plant between root rot and too much direct sunlight. Flash forward a year and a half, my plant went from about the size of a baseball to bigger than a basketball. And now i have about a dozen new plants that I'm growing from the main plant.
I planted an aloe plant outside in my yard in Florida about 20 years ago. It has produced so many offspring that I have to thin them out and wind up throwing out garbage cans full of them. It grows like a weed and my mature plants get to be 2 to 3 ft. tall. They grow in sandy soil with no special care whatsoever in both full sunlight and partial shade. They are absolutely fantastic for burns. They relieve the pain and heal the burn much faster without scarring.
Per-fect timing..I was just wondering if I could grow an Aloe Vera plant in a pot..I too live in California and your videos always come at the best times.
I had a giant aloe plant that had leaves like that. I would cut off the green skin, put the gel in a food processor, and then pour it into ice cube trays and freeze them. Would take them out of the trays and keep them in bags in the freezer and then get one out as needed for burns or to make my own sunburn ointment. Some friends would want a few to put in smoothies to eat.
Everybody here lets look after our environment together. I never bought periwinkle english ivy and wisteria I just prune some off by the roadside and voila I have lovely plants and they're all in pots. die in winter to come again.
My gf bought a tiny, sad, pathetic little aloe vera plant from our home depot garden dept when she moved in w me. Unfortunately, I fussed too much and overwatered it, so it's gotten root rot... oh, 3 or 4 times LMAO. my gf told me it was beyond saving but all I did wass repot it into its old pot from the nursery and it's happy as a clam in our window. Might propagate it this summer!
I split the aloe and scrape out some of the gel. Add it to 16 oz of water, raw honey to taste, and the juice of half a lemon. Blend it up. Helps heal multiple health issues. 😊
I left an aloe in a dark corner and it went completely brown and was dying so I left it outside for 2 weeks and it completely healed its leaves became green and it shot out so many offsets. I live in dubai and going to cultivate my whole balcony full of aloes
More on aloe propagation here my plant babies: www.epicgardening.com/how-to-propagate-aloe-plants/
I've tree aloes Vera , yum with Avocado' s smoothie
The large leaves you can juice
Wow this looks like fun to grow. Do I buy it at a nursery? Then keep propagating from there?
Epic Gardening Thank you for your tips I appreciate it
I would use it as a hair gel or face mask...
Just ignore them and they will go nuts and thats how I have over 100 of them.
What do you mean?
Yecinta G they grow like weeds outdoors. Give it a southern exposure in the soil, but when it gets too cold, divide and take inside. It can survive some freezes, but it looks horrible when it dies back.
I ignored my grandmothers one in the backyard when she died (the pot was hiding somewhere) and that shit multiplied to the point where it destroyed the big pot it was in and kept multiplying like a mutant 😂 glad though because now I use it for skincare and products
I have 3 smaller plants. Can I put them
All together in a bigger pot?
Naturally Melee I wouldn’t move them all into one container but keep them in the same containers they’re already in or move to bigger ones and they will all eventually multiply in their own space
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.
It's really something else - very cool story :)
@@epicgardening My mom passed away 8 years ago and she had an aloe plant in a large pot. I kept it and thought I killed it a few times in these Arizona summers but it kept coming back. This video was perfectly timed since my moms aloe plant is overflowing the pot and it’s time to get a few more pots and thin it out.Thanks for the great info!
Awesome story ❤️
the only way ive killed my aloes is through root rot aha, no coming back from that
Mine keep having babies so I separated them because they all look nasty and yellowish. I was going to toss them but after reading all this and seeing the video, I’ll wait and see. I just want one big one!
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.
I'm not saying my aloe is dead, but I'm definitely not saying it's healthy and alive either.
This is my favourite hahaha
🤣 how is it doing now?
@@LolaBreakHEARTS better actually!!! It struggled for a while but now it's actually much healthier!! Thanks for asking!
@@michelea2326 when in doubt just ignore it! Aloe thrive on neglect!
@@nolanholmberg311 honestly, your right!!! Its does better when I just leave it be!!!
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!
I repotted my plant & it had like 20-25 pups. I gave some away, but kept a few to see how they do.
You can always compost any you don’t need
Diy hair treatments!
Aleo is awesome for the hair
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.
An Aloe Vera plant will grow as big as the pot you have it in. It's a sun lover so an East window is the spot, but it will do good in any light. Don't think it's too cold. They grow in Russia. It likes to be broken for the medicinal gel I think because it knows it's healing.
This is such an important and beneficial plant to have in the home. Thank you for the video.
Oh wow, crazy story!
Great advice thank you so much!
*I get fever blisters! And have an aloe plant! You’ve saved my life, lip, hair, skin, you know what I mean! Thanks lady!*
My daughter's hands were terribly blistered so I bought a bottle of Aloe Vera lotion at 1.99 and cut a leaf off her Aloe Vera plant and took the gel from it put it on the lotion.She used this every time she washed her hands and the results were incredible. Blisters all gone and smooth hands.
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
:’)
I keep an aloe in my bathroom. It loves the moisture and humidity, and I never have to water it.
How about the sunlight?
@@gamermaid103 most bathrooms I've been in that had any windows, the windows were the same as any other room. Though I live in a very rural area, no need to add privacy when there's nobody around to see anyway, I suppose.
When my aloe plant became overcrowded we took out all the small one and put them in a container to leave out for anyone who wants them so we washed them and left in the bathroom and they look so beautiful and green even without any soil just water :)
Ew
I been using spray bottle and never water it. It's quite relaxing. lol
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. 🥰🥰🥰
@ Jane Tai
You have a happy Aloe Vera of the female variety 😊
Do you expose aloe to the sun, and for how long?
@@Maria20t You can keep it all day long because its basicly a cactus and loves sun hates too much watering(rots)
@@LIZZIE-lizzieFemale variety?
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!
I'm with you!! Mine got big and kinda ugly. I stuck it in a corner with very low light. I never water it and thought it would die!! NOPE!!! It's still growing and looks better!! I've not watered it in over a year!
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!💚🌿
That's so awesome
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!
Here in Sonora, about 2 kms from the Sea of Cortes, Aloe Vera grows like a weed and in no times it takes everything over, in spite of the relentless summer heat and sunshine that it has to endure. If I would have kept the numerous pups that I've gotten rid off on the property, I would have a huge aloe vera nursery by now!
This week, I'm going to remove the remaining three from the soil, and put them in individual pots. What I like most about them, is their flowers. The hummingbirds absolutely love them! 😊
Wow, Big Mama Aloe is beautiful!
I personally love to use my aloe plant for my skin. Keeps it moisturized and has gotten rid of acne!
When you cut that huge leaf up the slices looked really interesting! Thank you for showing us.🌵
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'.
I bet that amazing plant just threw away those scrapes and scars, which I'm sure helped you to get through that rough period.
Hi Kevin. I'm brand new to your channel and was super happy to find another gardener that I could learn from in Ca. :) This is such a great video as I recently purchased a small aloe plant that was already needing a little bit of extra care. I had it looking healthier until our last rain. I'm in Vista, zone 10. Your video helped me realize that 1. I'm transferring it out of the same exact planter as yours and into a terra cotta planter and 2. Remove it from the East side of my home so it's not getting too much sun. I'm also using the same soil as yours. Now, I'm getting ready to watch your "Grow your own Ginger". Oh, you can make your own hand sanitizer. I used lavender and/or peppermint oil, rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel. I bought my aloe vera plant for medicinal purposes.
Hey neighbor, glad to hear you're having some fun with the videos and aloe/ginger!
Such a useful plant. 🌱 You should use it in smoothies for a cleanse, rub it on your face at night thats what I do even works well at a hair gel 😉
Thanks for sharing!!
Same that’s why I bought it
This video came at the perfect time, I was just staring at my Aloe today wondering if she needed to be repotted. Thank you! Any chance you could do a video on bromeliad care? I could use a little help in that department 😳 Love your content!
Glad it was helpful, thankyou! I will do one soon
I would love to know how your Aloe plant has grown now and have you repotted since this comment
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.
WHOA. That's one giant aloe leaf!
Really confused. I see them every time i go to the store. I really dont understand how it is special.
@@seiyuokamihimura5082 there very easy succulents , and are wry useful. Like if you have a cut , you can use the alien inside the leaves ( by cutting it open ) , put it on the wound and it’ll make it heal faster . You can also use it for other health purposes. It’s also really good to put on sun burns
My Aunt left this earth in 2000 and her home has been used by family members off/on and always kept aloe plants for burns and cuts. There were two pots of aloe plants in her South windows and has been so neglected but those two pots were still alive. I gave one pot to neighbor and they have reproduced like crazy and I divided my pot and got 6 small pots of aloe. This is 2nd year and my plants are beautiful.....just wait until the pot drys out before watering. Potted in 1/2 sand and potting soil.
I live in Arizona and I have aloe vera and it grows like grass or weeds all around my house I don't even have to water it in fact I have to start digging it up taking it out replacing it cuz I don't even know what to do with it I have so much of it. I think I'm blessed because of it
I got an aloe a few years ago and I've kept it inside, its given me two lots of babies which are happily growing and now a new one is growing beside it, which I plan to repot soon. I did try to let them grow outside with my other succulents but they didn't like that at all! So I have three pots of aloe in my kitchen window.
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.
I love mine. I have had mine for 12 years now.. I need to replant it. I have given so many to others.
Aloe is the one thing that absolutely grows like a weed for me. I think I've generally used some of my sandy soil from my yard. I put it in the biggest pot I can find and I don't worry about whether it's plastic or not. I put one aloe plant in a great big huge pot. My living room is very warm because of my heating system. My aloe generally sits in front of my south facing picture window, which is the hottest part of my living room. I water it generously, and since the soil is sandy and the pot is huge and deep, I don't worry about over watering. I keep a large "saucer" under the pot to catch any drainage. After a few weeks or months you see little tiny baby aloe plants poke up in the pot. Eventually the pot fills with aloe plants and you have to dump the whole thing over on it's side, separating the plants. You will find that there is very little soil left in the pot! You will have aloe plants for all your friends. I've thrown out plenty of aloe plants. In the last few months I neglected my aloe by not watering it for several months and was sure I'd killed it. I ended up sticking a plant in soil and surprise, surprise, several babies are coming up. I've since learned that you can actually cut an aloe leaf and stick it in dirt and it will root.
Sounds about like the way to crea for it - nicely done on the care!
Aloe is a miracle plant. It has anti-cancer properties. The yellow liquid has laxative properties. A great plant to have.
After seeing that giant leaf, I’ve never wanted a sunburn so bad lol
I already replanted my little pups and directly put them into soil 🤷🏻♀️ Needless to say, they are not doing so great hehe but they’re hanging in there. I didn’t know that I had to dry them out first before re-potting 🤪 but for next time I’ll set them out to let the roots dry up a bit and then pot them up :) Thanks for all your videos! They are super helpful and have definitely assisted me these past couple of years of diving into the world of gardening :) I live in Tacoma, Wa, originally from Orange County, so it’s been a little rough gauging temperatures here, water, and light issues. I don’t think I’ve fully grasped what I need to do to be successful but I just keep trying, and thankfully this year, with all the knowledge I’ve picked up from personal trial and error and also from people and videos like yours, I’m finally seeing some real good results :) I just bought some nasturtium seeds, so I’m going to go out to my little makeshift green house, and see what I will do with them :) I did watch your microgreens video, so maybe I’ll have nasturtium microgreens soon? :)
I have an aloe family that has endured varied weather conditions and droughts and has thrived with many pups. Very hardy plant. You could save those sections of the giant plan in the freezer for sun and cooking burns.
Mine bloomed for the first time before insects or hummingbirds were around. It even went though an overnight freeze twice while it was sending stalks up. So no seeds, but lots of pups.
I found these drinks in my local convenience store that were peach, watermelon, lychee, & apple flavored but the best part was that they had chunks of aloe in the drink. It was delicious! My kids said it tasted good but was weird to be drinking & chewing at the same time. I came to your video to make sure I propagate my aloe Vera correctly so I can grow more plants to make drinks with. Although, I will be purchasing some large aloe leaves from the grocery store until those propagate because I simply love my aloe plant too much to eat her.
If you cut the bottom off that big leaf just a half inch or so to get to the gel then let it drain off the yellow stuff that helps take the bitterness out of the aloe that you can then mix in smoothies or juice. Provides amazing digestive health! Love aloe❣️
I slice from top to bottom on either side and wipe off or rinse the yellow... it's an irritant...then proceed as though I were filleting a fish 😊 everybody has their way of doing it 😊 I've been doing it this way for decades... hard to get this OG to deviate.. it is an AMAZING plant!😊
@@polly5961 oh that's why my stomach hurt so bad.
@KimberlyD So, you can actually ingest aloe? I was told not to. Who would of thunkit? LoL
My aloe grows in full sun all day and it’s thriving it loves the sun
A small list of what you can do with it:
Eat it (countless things you can add it to, or, just eat it straight. ((Further fyi, aloe gel has detoxifying properties to it, similar to chia and other gel like plants/seeds)) Remove the skin though, the skin can be hard on the stomach. Oh, and soak in water for a while to remove some bitterness.)
Drink it (chop it up, add it to juice/blend in smoothies/shakes etc.)
Skin treatment (numerous ways to make hydrating creams with the stuff)
Hair treatment (Again, the gel like nature of aloe makes it fantastic at hydration. Blend it with oils and other ingredients. Excellent for damaged hair.
There's plenty else you can do, but I think that should be a good start. 🙂
I did all that and more. I cut off the yellow stalks around it then cut it into small pieces to use as fertilizer for other plants.
What does it taste like? I see it for sale as a drink at the store.
@@ameliab7245 As a drink it's pretty good and mildly sweetened, I like the watermelon and mango flavored ones personally. I think just the plant by itself is very bitter though.
I almost killed my first Aloe Vera plant, several times. It was just a tiny little $3 plant I picked up at a local hardware store. I assumed they would be as stress free as anything else in my succulent collection, but I overwatered it until it got root rot. I caught that in time because I could see it just was not happy. Then I overcorrected and under-watered. Eventually I found the sweet spot which seems to be once a week if outdoors in the hot Oklahoma summers. Once a month inside over the dead of winter, and once every two weeks once I notice new growth taking off in the spring before it’s time to put them outside. I do always move succulents to terra cotta pots for the reasons you mentioned but I also like being able to see the moisture line of the soil on the outside of the pot. If it’s unseasonably overcast for 10 days, a plant isn’t going to utilize as much water, and you may need to amend its watering schedule. Having that visual reference can really help. I’ll also lift the pot sometimes to see how dry it is. After years, you just get “the feel” of it. My first plant is still going strong. The first pup/offset my mother plant produced is now about 20 inches tall with 16 leaves currently, the largest of which are 18 inches long. The mother plant is putting off three new pups currently. I’ve also learned they seem quite happy in arrangements with other aloe, alworthia, haworthia plants with similar light an water needs. Not only is it a visually stimulating contrast of colors and texture. The additional plants soaking up water seems to keep the pot from getting soggy. Great video. Thank you.
I honestly think this is such an easy plant to have, and it's amazing! I don't even know how many aloes I have - I keep giving them to my friends and somehow there's always more! lol
but I would say they definitely prefer going straigh in soil - they grow like crazy. the 2 bigger ones (they almost reach my hip) I have are now flowering, so beautiful!
My Filipino grandfather had 2 green thumbs. Anything he planted, inside and outside of the house, flourished. Aloe was one of the indoor plants. I am now living in that house, I'd love to have a garden and house full of plants again but I swear I'm the grim reaper to plants. I've been trying for YEARS to grow a garden, but have been unsuccessful. I gave up on indoor plants except for 2 aloe plants. They are alive but hardly thriving, they sit in a corner that gets East & South light all day. Yet the leaves grow horizontal instead of vertical or do some kind of curling thing. They are in cactus soil but I'll try transferring to clay pots. Thank you for posting, I watch a lot of your videos but have yet to be successful with my garden/plants. :\
Hi Kevin! Thanks for another epic gardening video. I'm going to stop watering my plant so much and get her out of the direct afternoon sun. I plan on making shampoo. It's easy 3-ingredient. Castile soap, aloe vera gel, essential oil (optional).
Thank You for this video, very thorough. You helped me understand why my tips were brownish-orange and areas of brownish orange along the body ... sunburn. Who would of thought. I moved it from my sunny window and placed it about a foot from the window on the floor. Now I see the sunburn is dissipating. I didn't want this plant to die on me. Thank You 🙏🏽.
Perfect! That leaf you have there is amazing. We like to pull out the gel and mix it with cranberry juice for a nutritious summer drink. We also need to repot our mother aloe again she has lots of little pups everywhere. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
Wow, I need to look up eating it!
@@epicgardening It's very edible and good for you.
I heard you should not injest it, only for external use. Its a gel who doesnt go well in stomach
@@jaodalua4872 any yellow should be removed completely and discarded. A very little dab of yellow gel can be taken if you need a laxative though. As with anything you probably shouldn't overdo it. But I've eaten a good bit of it a few times. I'm scared to eat one that I've been exposing to harsh conditions and strong lights when I must bring it indoors thats growing in Fox Farms Ocean Forest and a cactus blend in a big deep pot. I'm not sure what I've done to the compounds in the plant with all that besides extra strengh as far as resistance to heat and even light frost resistance so I won't eat much if any until I research more into that aspect.
@@jaodalua4872 you can eat it. It tastes bitter and the texture is slimy, but because of the water content and the fiber it is great for digestion and it also has medicinal properties. The gel like flesh mixed with equal parts lime/lemon juice and local honey is an excellent home remedy for colds and the flu.
I put it in my morning Green drink it’s really good for you
So beautiful. The gel from an aloe plant can be used to relieve acid in throat. Better than an antacid pill. More natural.
Jeanne Amato Do you swallow the gel or gargle?
One aloe turned into more than I know what to do with!! Bloomed this year for the 1st time I was so happy 😊 🏵️
@Purple Flower he’s a warlock, plain and simple. Bc mine have been too damn needy. For those toss it around, and it’s fine ideas. Sorcery
Aloe gel can be used as a rooting hormone...I've never killed any🤗
Orly??? I did not know that. Gonna have to test that theory out.
Definitely news to me. I love aloe to treat burns
Also as foliar spray for plants (diluted with water)
I have an aloe plant in my home that's older than me (25+ years)! The aloe was in my childhood home and when I moved out I asked for that aloe plant. I've been happily tending to the aloe plant for 5 years and gifting away some of the pups every so often. I just moved recently and while trying to move the large pot the plant was in, one of the very large offshoots decided it was time to snap off! But that aloe offshoot is about the size as Kevin's potted plant or even larger, so is doing well in a separate container now.
That’s awesome. Thank You for helping me understand my aloe plant. What you can make with the aloe Vera you cut up is hand sanitizer.
THERESA HOGAN I think there are recipes online for that.
You read my mind! I have about 10 of them. I must say they are some resilient plants!
Great video Kevin! We always look forward to your videos.
On another note. We noticed you had a Staghorn Fern hanging on your wall. I know they can be finicky. But we would love to see you propagating pups or at lease the care of the Staghorns. Thanks again for all the joy you have given us!
Good call! Will add to the list
Thanks for the tips. I have several plants. I use them for many of my DIY hair and skincare products. That gel is one of the best things you could use for your skin and hair. It has so many benefits. 😊👍👌
They will eventually get big (at least from my experience, mine must have around ten years), so think twice before placing it in a small balcony
My mom's and granny's are around 2-3 decades old.... and the are planted in the ground
Every house should have a Alo plant. Best thing for cuts, burns and abrasions🇦🇺
"The anatomy og the plant, when you figure these things out, you are able to water on your own"
Well said 👍
Nice to know how it works!
Now i'll go diagnose my plants.
Love this guy and that black tray idea for less mess
Mix the squeezed out gel with rubbing alcohol and make your own hand sanitizer.
Pls don't do that, if you mix anything with alcohol you end deluding it and for a effective hand sanitizer it should be 70% pure alcohol, so if you put aloe vera gel the % will drop and is not enough to broke virus and bacteria in your hand.
But aloe vera still a really good moisturize and you can use after cleaning your hand
@@gamermaid103 it's not really save, because an 100% alcohol will evaporated while you are mixing if you don't use the right equipment so is kinda hard to get the right percentage at home even if you use the right amount of aloe vera and alcohol.
And always is better be safe than sorry, use a hand sanitizer and after use aloe vera (btw is really good for not only for skin but your hair too)
@@deniseoctavio2687 thats why 100% alcohol bottles have lids so that after 10 min 23 sec the alcohol doesn't evaporate LOL. The evaporation rates not that fast to cause a % change of enough to matter maybe a .05 to a 1.05 % change. Unless you are spending a whole day open mixing, And as a side note you are not very likely to find 100% alcohol, 98-99% is the highest you will get because anhydrous alcohol (100%) takes special storage to keep it water free. Think about what you said next time you are in a bar and asking for a "mixed" drink.
The % of aloe juice and alc. mixed will give a close finale %. For example 2 oz. of alc 70% mixed with 2 oz of aloe jell/juice will give a mixture in the 30 to 35% range you can adjust that up or down by adjusting the amounts up and down and be close enough for most uses. it is basic math to work out a final product % thats within a % or two, mix it a little strong on alc to raise the alc % a tad and you will be fine.
@@deniseoctavio2687 To be effective against killing some types of germs, hand sanitizers need to have a strength of at least 60% alcohol. To be effective, hand sanitizer needs to have a strength of at least 60 percent alcohol. Since you’re going to have to mix your sanitizer with aloe vera gel in order to stabilize it and protect your hands, most recipes suggest that the mixture contain at least two-thirds 99 percent isopropyl alcohol and one-third gel. A 91 percent alcohol would work as well. (You can probably ignore the occasional suggestion to use vodka instead of isopropyl alcohol since many vodkas are only 40 percent alcohol. And anyway, why waste good liquor?)
I've got 4. The first I got a whole aloe plant. It was very straw colored and pale. I got them all from my mom who has lots of healthy plants. I put it outside and it turned ORANGE. I brought it inside with the grow light with the rest of my plants and its now turning a lovely vibrant green. Same with the 3 cuttings or pups I've got. They are all little babies and where almost like gray when I got them. May have been from my gma actually. But I put them with my first aloe and they are all turning deep healthy green. Well they turned beautiful green already. Haven't seen any growth yet in any of them just saw them get sick fast and then healthy slowly. I'm excited to see them grow I hope I can keep em healthy. Also I water from the bottom or with a sprayer honestly directly at the soil at the base of the plant. Here in a couple months I'm sure I'll find out if I'm doing it wrong. A lot of my plants take a while to start up growing when I first bring them home very young, then they start growing like crazy.
I’ve killed 14 of those chariots of failed potential.
John Kohler has a great video on how to filet a big Aloe leaf. As I understand it, you need to rinse the yellowish liquid or it can give you, well, diarrhea. He made it into a smoothie. I have a bunch and use it for cuts, scrapes, etc. Will be harvesting one of my very large ones to see if it will help with my stomach issues. Hispanics use it often. It’s our “ go to” plant for medical use. Highly recommend. Thanks for your knowledge! 💜🌱
I need to check that out!
I always buy my aloe leaves that big. I use them for my hair mainly and then hand sanitizer moat recently
@@marninhumphrey3396 take out the gel , and mix it with coconut oil or jojoba oil . Mic it properly and massage it all over your hair properly . Keep it on yout hair overnight or for an hour. Then wash it with water . You can use shampoo too. Its the best natural conditioner 👌. Helps in hair growth and keeps it healthy
The aloe vera is now happy with its new home. :)
I’ve always wondered how people got their aloe leaves that big?! I want one so bad 😂
You could buy aloe pups or even a mature plant on eBay.
Its taken my aloe almost 2 years to start getting leaves to look like that. The aloe he has is still kind of pup stage when it does the fan shape. Once it starts the rosette shape the leaves will get darker and bigger
You can cook the gel and then use it as a topping on sweetened yogurt, sounds funny but this is super tasty especially if you’re into those aloe drinks you’ll love it (like me)
I have like 25 aloe vera plants and my biggest plant is a slightly smaller version of the giant ass aloe leaf he showed. But it took me 4 to 5 years for it to grow.
I'm very pale (ginger problems). Growing up my mom had 3 aloe plants because i was constantly getting sunburned. Now that i live on my own, i want to get one for my apartment. Thanks for the tips!
#gingerlife - grow your own gingerproofing!
I didn’t realize till today that I have had my aloe for almost 8 years, I had raised her ever since she was a small baby plant. Time flies, and now she produced many offshoots. I feel like her time will come to an end soon, she had a good run. I’m still trying to take care of her as best I can :’)
At least she has children :)
I've found that it's a good idea to rinse off the old soil with tepid water and then replant grandma into a clean pot with fresh soil.. sometimes all she needs is fresh soil to rejuvenate...put her in indirect sun for a bit..also warm soil is so much better so her roots don't go into shock😊 I usually put the bag in the sunshine and the soil feels so warm and wonderful 😊 smells so nice😊 I got a little carried away 😲 sorry about that...
I love Aloe... I put it in my morning shakes, I also rub it on my dry skin after a shower. I heard someone say she used it as hair conditioner, but have not tried it yet .... many uses.
I 've only tried aloe a couple of times. For me, it has to be a house plant since we have such extremes in weather. In winter it would freeze and in summer it would bake.
Each time I have tried to keep aloe vera I have unintemtionally killed the plant. It is probably because of the water issue. Too much water or not enough. Now, I can't find aloe; so, I'll have to hold off trying it again.
Yeah, next time just be v. careful :)
Aloe has many health benefits - it soothes sunburn and any kind of inflammation of the skin or gums! Harvest into ice cube trays and store in freezer until needed. I bought my aloe from a Greek farmer on eBay! I received it in the post and I have a mother, which has produced 5 healthy pups, 3 are on on my windowsill. I gave the others to my neighbours’ kids. Beautiful plants.
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
Because I have dozens of allergies and sensitivities and I'm at that age (53) I need to slow down skin and hair aging I've neglected, I started mixing my own hair gel. Only, it turned out to be perfect as a moisturizing gel. I mix aloe gel with jojoba and argan oils. I didn't realized just how overpriced the aloe was, though, until I saw a huge leaf for sale in a local natural foods grocery. So I want to blend up my own gel and start growing my own aloe, as well. Probably will cut the gel cost by 80-90%.
I’ve killed at least 1. Can’t figure out how much water they need.
One of my issues when I started too!
@@epicgardening so we should water it daily or once in three four days or once in week.?plz tell me..😌
Mrunmayee Kelambekar I water every 2 weeks.
The perlite/ cactus mixture is important for good drainage. I water about the same as my other succulents once every three weeks. On hot summer months i give two times water every 3 weeks. Like Epic Gardening in the video said: "Keep it at half schadow/ sunlight to prevent sunburn. They do not like wet roots, so have drainage holes to be sure." I mean in the desert heavy rainfall only happens about once every 3 weeks, so you have to imagine were the plant lives in nature depending which kind you have.
Let it dry out and then flood the hell out of it. That’s the natural weather it expects. It’s easy to overwater it when it’s not getting enough sun.
I rubbed the gel on my arm after spilling hot coffee on it. Super soothing. Healed my arm with no scars!
Forgot to turn on the greenhouse heater when the temperature dropped into the 20s. Yip, it froze! Interestingly, another aloe survived - barely!!
Whoa! That’s amazing
I just repotted a sub species of aloe. Mama plant weighs 10 kg and was a hell to repot but I adore this plant
"tbh, i probably killed 2.."
Me: painfull laugh in 5
Aloe it's good for your hair as a gel. Makes you curls pretty. For sunburns, to hydrate your skin, your hands or your face. I have heard some elderly people used it for stomach issues.
This may sound sarcastic, but I'm actually being totally honest about my aloe experience...
If you really want healthy, prolific aloe, just ignore it and/or do everything you can to try to kill it! I treat mine like ugly, redheaded stepchildren and they not only survive, THEY THRIVE!
@Audrey O' Callaghan He's probably talking about us magical, mythical and legendary Celts :)
He's only jealous because he probably is a colourless basic blah soul. By the way the gentleman in the video should use the Aloe Vera for antibacterial purposes. Such as gel, spray, creams and soap.
Hi Kevin, my friend grows large aloes. She waters like every other week and once in a while with rice water.
This video was very helpful, but I have to admit that I was completely taken with that huge leaf. I'm very new at gardening and I'm trying to wrap my mind around how big the rest of it may be. The largest Aloe Vera plant that I've seen, up until this point, could easily fit on a small window sill. Is the plant where it came from still around? I know this is awful, but I instantly thought of "Little Shop of Horrors" when I saw it. I imagined that the rest of it had grown teeth and was relegated to a dark corner in a basement somewhere. I laughed so hard at that thought, but I was totally fascinated, all at the same time.
These were commercially grown, so absolutely massive aloe!
@@epicgardening I have a question... would you ever pot a massive leaf like that. I just recently purchased one from a grocery store and my first thought was to pot it. What should I do with it?
I'm so glad I've found your videos. I have failed at gardening in the past and am determined to get it right this time. Thanks for the top tier content.
Hope it's going well !
I’ve killed two, so far. I’m developing a fear of aloe! 😅
Thanks for the laugh I needed that. :)
I love succulents SO MUCH
Awesome 👍😊 I'll definitely do it.... it's so expensive in the USA. Walmart has it seasonally, Publix has it for 2.50, Walmart 1.98 but almost twice as Large as Publix. Sugar is also Good fertilizer.
Got an aloe plant from my sister about 8 years ago, and i did not take good care of it, probably cause i wasn't into gardening at the time. Last year I got into gardening because I was indoors a lot(you know why). And i started taking better care of my aloe plant. Little did I know I was jumping straight into gardening with a plant that isn't necessarily for beginners. Through a couple of mistakes I was close to killing my plant between root rot and too much direct sunlight. Flash forward a year and a half, my plant went from about the size of a baseball to bigger than a basketball. And now i have about a dozen new plants that I'm growing from the main plant.
I planted an aloe plant outside in my yard in Florida about 20 years ago. It has produced so many offspring that I have to thin them out and wind up throwing out garbage cans full of them. It grows like a weed and my mature plants get to be 2 to 3 ft. tall. They grow in sandy soil with no special care whatsoever in both full sunlight and partial shade. They are absolutely fantastic for burns. They relieve the pain and heal the burn much faster without scarring.
My grandmother gave my mom a aloe plant. My mom gave me a aloe plant. I will give my children a aloe plant. Mine is around the 10year mark
I literally just googled How to grow aloe and now your video just popped up😯
That timing!
We used Aloe plants as our sunburn remedies as kids !
Per-fect timing..I was just wondering if I could grow an Aloe Vera plant in a pot..I too live in California and your videos always come at the best times.
Perfect!
I had a giant aloe plant that had leaves like that. I would cut off the green skin, put the gel in a food processor, and then pour it into ice cube trays and freeze them. Would take them out of the trays and keep them in bags in the freezer and then get one out as needed for burns or to make my own sunburn ointment. Some friends would want a few to put in smoothies to eat.
For non-US people, 50 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit is about 10 to 26 degrees Celsius. Great video! Thank you!
Thanks for the info!
Great tips and I learned actually. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video my friend
Everybody here lets look after our environment together. I never bought periwinkle english ivy and wisteria I just prune some off by the roadside and voila I have lovely plants and they're all in pots. die in winter to come again.
I wish I have a big space to grow full of aloe vera. I can't afford to buy and eat fresh aloe vera everyday. They are so healthy to eat.
the gel is good for a face mask, foot bath, i blend the gel too and drink it in smoothies. tons of health benefits in it and good for the skin
Thank you for your effort to help others
My gf bought a tiny, sad, pathetic little aloe vera plant from our home depot garden dept when she moved in w me. Unfortunately, I fussed too much and overwatered it, so it's gotten root rot... oh, 3 or 4 times LMAO. my gf told me it was beyond saving but all I did wass repot it into its old pot from the nursery and it's happy as a clam in our window. Might propagate it this summer!
I split the aloe and scrape out some of the gel. Add it to 16 oz of water, raw honey to taste, and the juice of half a lemon. Blend it up. Helps heal multiple health issues. 😊
I will research!
Over 100 vitamins and minerals.. I have so much.. cause of the babies it produces.. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
I left an aloe in a dark corner and it went completely brown and was dying so I left it outside for 2 weeks and it completely healed its leaves became green and it shot out so many offsets. I live in dubai and going to cultivate my whole balcony full of aloes