Growing Aloe Vera

[greasyfire]

I have just got 4 aloe cuttings from my aloe and one is huge and i am just wondering if they can survive outside. I live in london anxd i have heard rumours of them surviving outside even if they are not in pots. So i am wondering is this true and can they be left outside through winter.

[Two_Sheds]

No, they are frost tender. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plant...ges/7686.shtml

[northepaul]

Yes they dont like the cold...a nice sunny window ledge. Should flower in about 3 years.

[greasyfire]

Yes they dont like the cold...a nice sunny window ledge. Should flower in about 3 years.

See i cant get mine to flower and it has been above my fridge neer the window for about 10 years. And the has been no sign of flowering what so ever so what am i doing wrong

[Brengirl]

I bought an alloe from a jumble sale a few years back. I wasn't particular impressed with it so replanted a 'pup' and put mother outside in the garden in a protected spot. I now have more aloes than I know what to do with. I didn't even know that they flower. Can they be harvested for medicinal use?

[greasyfire]

I bought an alloe from a jumble sale a few years back. I wasn't particular impressed with it so replanted a 'pup' and put mother outside in the garden in a protected spot. I now have more aloes than I know what to do with. I didn't even know that they flower. Can they be harvested for medicinal use?

Yes they can the juice from the leaves or whatver can be crushed to make a gel which is used on cuts and grazes and to help dry skin and in a last effort is edible. But i mostly use it for cuts and srapes aswell as dryness in hand or knees.
But i still cant get mine to flower even though i have alot of pups coming from it

[chris]

I used to live abroad (Saudi Arabia) - I got sunburnt really bad once, as a wee nipper and someone out there broke Aloe off (it grew all over the place) and put the sap straight onto me.

I'm fine now like - don't know if it helped or not, but she went on about how she's used it for years and years for that sort of stuff.

[Polly Fouracre]

I have a hundred(well almost!) cuttings if anyone wants one!

[ophiopogon]

i have put it on wasp stings

[Prairiewd]

I use aloe sap on burns. Cools it right down and stops blistering. Can't praise it enough.

[Jono]

When I was younger and hippyer, I ate it a few times as I was told it was really good for you. I tucked in to the leaves like you would a globe artichoke. Not delicious, but not entirely unpalatable either.

[Seth2]

Aloa vera is a good plant, i like it but it can't survive in cold, it needs the sun, you can check for another usefulm plant that can survive in the atmosphere of London. Last month i have bought some Spring Flowering Bulbs because it's spring, so i need some beautiful flowers in my garden, i took them from Garden Bargains discount codeGarden Bargains coupon & voucher code, i water them everyday, i'm sure they will look fabulous

[taff]

they definitely don't survive here. I know, i left one out by mistake....don't ask....

[Beatnix]

We have one my father-in-law gave us years ago with a Jade money tree. They were both in the same pot for about 2 years until I threw the head up and separated them. I separated my aloe in February - got 11 new pots of it - but it looked like they were all dieing until I checked the other day and I'm getting pups of the main one again (ironically I'm going to have to give my father-in-law a new one as he lost his due to frost). They'll grow in any soil - mine are just in top soil from the garden but they don't like watering from above so I just put some water in the main pot and put the plant pot into it then leave it for a few months. And don't get water on the leaves - they'll turn brown and rot.

[Furny]

I've seen some Aloe Vera seeds that I was trying to decide about. Has anyone had success with seed or are cuttings the way to go?