When I was a tiny girl, our next-door neighbor showed me how to take a leaf from his jade plant, a succulent he called tree of life, tear it in half and put it in a shallow hole so a new plant would grow. Soon we had many small jade plants in our flower beds, and my parents had to put an end to my plant propagation efforts before I pulled all the leaves off of his poor plant.
![]() |
Lots of baby aloe plants. |
~~~~~
My hope is to inspire you, and to encourage your homesteading plans and your dreams of a simple, self-reliant, God-dependent life. You can follow me at:
Facebook | Pinterest | Subscribe
Aloe are mighty hard to kill. They are tough lil' buggers. We have some outside, but your post has made me realize that the babies surrounding it would be perfect on our bathroom windowsill. Guess I have an extra chore today. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI just started growing an aloe plant this year. Thanks for the info on how to propagate!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Kim. I hope your aloe plant takes off and grows like crazy.
ReplyDeleteI was just looking at my aloe plant wondering if I should re-pot it. Thanks for sharing this...I think I will let it go. It looks healthy and happy so I will leave it alone.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Tracy.
ReplyDeleteAloe is so handy to have on the homestead. I enjoyed reading your post. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes, Sally, it is. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI have tried several different types of ways to propagate Aloe. I have failed in all. So I think what I got from your post was to take a broken piece and just plant in a good size pot with nice fresh soil and leave alone? Please advise I love these plants but never have much success. Thanks for share :)
ReplyDeleteThat's what worked for me, Mari. Keep it watered. You might try putting a couple leaves in the pot, burying one, "planting" another and so on. Good luck, and do let me know what worked for you!
DeleteI love aloe! We had a monstrous aloe patch in my backyard growing up. My parents have a bunch in their house now, and I keep forgetting to take some when I visit! This is great reminder. Aloe is so great to have around!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at the Homestead Blog Hop this week! :)
Hi Lindsey, you are blessed to have some "parent plants" at your parents' house! Don't forget to bring some home next time you visit.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing wonderful tips, Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning and tweeting.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, Swathi!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great tips. I love aloe. Thanks for sharing at the Weekend Blog Hop at My Flagstaff Home!
ReplyDeleteJennifer
Thanks for the information! I wonder if aloe will grow good here? I either have east or west windows...none of the sides! lol (weird, I know!) I'll have to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to stop by and thank you for linking up with Green Thumb Thursday last week….sorry I’m late though, I’ve been working 11 hour days! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Lisa