Ultimate ALOE CARE Guide - Ep 197

[@jordanshineman82]

Some well deserved publicity for my favorite genus. I was having a bad day, but this definitely turned it around.

[@imyh]

I read somewhere that Aloe vera has 2 varieties - var. barbadensis and var. chinensis. Both are medicinal, but only the barbadensis is safe for consumption. It has a bluish-green tinge under light and has no spots at matured size, and you can usually buy it from some supermarkets. The chinensis is the more common houseplant, slightly greener, SPOTTED, thinner and it is more suitable for skin application/moisturising. My info may not be 100% correct, just putting this out there so fellow growers don't just cut it up to put in drinks. Summer, i thank you sincerely for your very comprehensive guide for Aloe, it's a lovely genus.

[@TheAloeVeraGarden]

Both are actually edible. The chinensis variety is widely cultivated in some other countries like Indonesia for consumption. It can grow big like the barbadensis variety if you know how to cultivate Aloe Vera. The white spots you mention will also disappear as they mature. Also, Aloe Vera is not the only aloe that is cultivated for consumption, Aloe Arborescens has now become one of the most cultivated Aloe and studied to be more nutritional value than Aloe Vera.

[@fckyafeelingz4064]

THANK YOU!!! I have been trying to differentiate between the two Vera's for years now.

[@axellekamir9145]

I've had two types of Vera. One that was looking more like the one in the video. Long skinny leaves. Very bushy many many offsets and growing sooo fast! I got rid of it. And second one is blueish more rosette shape stays single and large leaves over the pot. Both became pink/brown in the sun while staying pumped. So according to your discussion the first one would be chinensis and second is Barbadensis.

[@beaudeeley]

@@axellekamir9145 don’t listen to imyh. There are several hundred species of Aloes, yours could haven any of them!

[@axellekamir9145]

@@beaudeeley hundreds species of Aloe yes. But not so many cultivars of Vera

[@yeahivekilledthat719]

This was a such a nice deep dive into one of my favorite genus and IMO, one of the easiest succulents. Thanks for the tips!

[@summerrayneoakes]

You're most welcome! Hope you got to learn something new too!

[@jadex38]

Finally a good comprehensive guide to Aloe care🙏 Thank you!!!

[@victoriaberngard588]

Hey, Summer can you please make a video about the differences between species, varieties, hybrids, cultivars 🙏🏻

[@summerrayneoakes]

Sure thing. In the meantime, the Houseplant Masterclass has a solid section on that!

[@ladonblue9846]

Pretty please 🙏🏾

[@kentuckyroads6053]

I absolutely love you and your channel! 💕I’ve been into plants, pets and environment protection for my entire life. Glad I found you. Aloe is my new addiction. Thanks for all of your professional information. Blessings...

[@summerrayneoakes]

Pleased to meet you and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@alfredmeneses5496]

Summer, I’m loving the genus specific care videos! Also I love that you highlighted some other variety of aloe rather than the standard Vera. There’s so many cool formations.

[@majordelilah]

I know we're all obsessed with the skincare properties of aloe vera right now, and for good reason. But it's so beautiful.... how can I cut it up when it has such a beautiful blue-green color?😭😭

[@TheAloeVeraGarden]

You have to plant more so that you not will feel sorry about cutting them for skincare purposes. :)

[@majordelilah]

@@TheAloeVeraGarden I actually have 2 varieties! I barely ever cut mine anyways

[@joshuaculley9695]

Also Summer! I’ve had good luck with my aloe. I give my leaves a little squeeze and when the leaves are really firm they don’t need water

[@barbll000]

Great video on aloes Summer. The common aloe is such a miracle plant. It's amazing how you can put it on a burn which we often get when working around the oven and how it immediately relieves the pain. It's one of the greatest plants on the planet. It's super easy to care for and an excellent plant to gift to friends because it puts out pups regularly.

[@kamiaesanto]

Thank you soo much for the video! Always sooo informative 😊😊😊

[@LeeDfined]

As always...your pots, your pots, your pots are so lovely.

[@iamjograd]

Those camouflage aloe look great! Learned a lot today. Thanks Summer! Now I want to try growing one

[@summerrayneoakes]

The mosaic aloes are definitely more of my jam. Glad you enjoyed.

[@PatricioBallesterosLedesma]

Hello Summer, it is a pleasure to see your videos. I just wanted to tell you that at 6:21 you show a plant with the heading Aloe striata but because of the shape of the leaves and their emergence from the stem I think it could well be an Agave attenuata. Thank you for your dedication. Greetings!

[@cactusgardener2060]

best comments, lots of information not usually heard. thanks for your video

[@vkklynn88]

Love how thorough and informative your content is! Could you please do a guide to fertilizer? The ratios always throw me off and I just avoid them completely for fear of damaging my plants in the attempt to help them 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@kamiaesanto]

I get amazed with how often you post your videos 😀 always something new 🙂 congrats

[@heathera2200]

This is so therapeutic I watched it three times

[@JoannaLouise200]

Just love aloes Summer! After this video I can see I need to give mine a much more free-draining substrate. Two I have that do particularly well are Aloe mitriformis that I have as a clump in a large container, and they have developed prostrate stems with lots of pups, adventitious roots and flower spikes ~ looks nicely quirky/architectural. The other is Aloe aristata, of which there were two plants that I felt weren't working for me, so I consigned one to the 'naughty room' (cold greenhouse) and the other into a large outdoor planter under the canopy of a Chamaerops humilis ~ both over Winter, and both flourished!

[@andredumas9547]

Hello Summer, I really enjoyed this video and I thank you for sharing it with me.

[@twistysunshine]

I loved this! Im glad to see the aloe vera being weird shaped doesnt mean something is inherently wrong!

[@susanjohnson7641]

Thank you for this very informative video. I especially enjoyed the information on aloe native habitats and the characteristics of the genus in general. It helps a lot in understanding how to care for them as houseplants.

[@clairesanightmare]

This might be weird but I’d love to see a video on your fitness routine!! Your biceps were distracting me from the aloe🏋🏻‍♀️

[@spa-peggymeatballs4861]

I always comment on her amazing arms to my husband!

[@aminashehu8628]

For me its her clear skin

[@shikhamahajan8795]

The potting mix is so good visually :)

[@sandeepraghuvanshi1018]

Liked the concept of this video. Looking for more genus based videos in future

[@archasvityagi9997]

Nice information. Have you published your works as a research paper. Is there are any journal dealing with publication of home garden research observations.

[@katleiz]

I didn’t know there were so many kinds of aloe! Great video!

[@christinakara278]

Too short 🙈 Very interesting, do have a blue one (always wondered if she might be an agave, spines), don't want my plants to be stolen from the wild... My dad was an aerobiologist (r. I. P) and I always do think of him while watching your content.. Thank u 🙏

[@summerrayneoakes]

I'm pleased the content gives you fond memories of your father, Christina.

[@parsimoniousplantpeep]

Oh, that castilloniae 🤩😭 My husband bought me one a few years ago and I loved it so much but one of my kids knocked it over and it didn't recover. He got it at a local store for really cheap and I have never seen one locally again, despite always being on the lookout! Mine had three stems kind of cascading over each other. It was so neat!

[@NeilChristopherAlaiza]

Nice! Aloe Vera is one of my very first plant babies. Quite common here in the Philippines. I’m curious though about the edible variety. I’ve seen juices with “aloe extract” or pulp... Not sure what variety.

[@stardoll1995]

Aloes are so precious! ♡

[@Sam-ul4zq]

So enjoyable to watch

[@tamekahill2826]

Thanks for sharing . I was able to identify few of my babies. Great tips.

[@barblee9615]

Beautiful aloe species. If you can, please do a video on seed propagation. I have an unripened seed pod on my aloe, but I am not sure on how to propagate the seeds. Thank you.

[@jaelstudyx]

Ok. I need to start collecting Aloes. I finally found the ultimate guide! Thank s!

[@vildhallon4709]

I never knew there where so many cool aloes out there!

[@wandashaw3551]

Very interesting! I never knew there were so many different varieties!

[@audreyarsenault]

Thank you for making this very informative video! :) I'm confident that I can rescue my dying aloe after watching this

[@benjamintogel4215]

I love aloes but I lost some because of overwatering. thank you for sharing your soil mixture 💘

[@elizabethball8141]

Great presentation. I actually decided to build an Aloe Vera fence. I live in PX, AZ and during the winter my fence is a show stopper however in the summer it is sad. I find most of my plants flower and are tall. I know our winters are mild so I really do not even worry about it.

[@mustachadon]

Youre so friggen informative and professional. Ive been very impressed with your work. The first time i watched you was in you "Apartment Jungle" haha

[@JohnJames.]

Black gem leafs feel so cool. I got mine as a pup ,last year , now it has four pups itself

[@mazikeen7597]

I needed this more than anything. Thanks girl..

[@art17thur54]

Let me just say that the way you speak is nice so is your voice😊

[@navaniswarantharumen3789]

HI nice video about aloe. I have some collections like Aloe Vera, Variegated Aloe Vera, Aloe maculata, Christmas Aloe, Aloe brevifolia and Aloe haworthioides. Currently, my Aloe maculata finish bloom and I'm wait for the fruit to try and collect the seeds.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Right after I filmed this video, I had some bloomers in my collection too! Wish I could have shown them. I'll have to follow-up with more of a show-and-tell. Thanks for sharing your collection too!

[@navaniswarantharumen3789]

@@summerrayneoakes That's great. Nice to see more video. I like to say that your videos inspired me on my plant collections. Stay safe and healthy.

[@farmert9679]

Try a chop stick or a bamboo skewer to work the soil into the roots. That will help get the plant stable and no air pockets.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Thanks for the tips for folks!

[@victoriaberngard588]

I am not into succulents even ))) but I always watch your videos, Summer

[@summerrayneoakes]

Pleased you enjoyed even if you're not a succulent lover!

[@ava_f]

Thank you for this video, so helpful. I just found mealyworm fuzz on my two favorite aloe plants; I'm reading that spraying them with 70 - 90% isopropyl alcohol should do the trick (along with moving them away from my other babies). Is this a solution you would recommend? Not sure if it matters, but I live in Southern California. Thanks in advance!

[@janecurtis5726]

Nice collection of Aloe. Just purchased, Aloe ‘Delta Lights’. Very light green, almost white looking with light green horizontal striping. Not sure how much direct sun it needs especially in the summer.

[@metalfish24]

First off great video! Thanks for taking the time to make it. I would love to see an hour long version! haha Two things. Black gem is super cool because it's not just an aloe hybrid, but a hybrid between one of the big tree aloes and a small haworthia. But that didn't look like Aloe thraskii to me. Thraskii has very small (but still sharp spines) that you almost can't see from a distance. To me your plant looks more like Aloe arborescens, or something similar. Thanks again for the great video!

[@kristinaguscic4456]

I m so happy that you put some video about aloe. That wos my first plant that survive sumer at my home. After I soo your for me first video about peperomia. I wos back then bad plant person. So aloe is for me represent hapines. Espesely nice color wan they folwer. They have great vibrations and look nice whidought flowers. Love your videos❤

[@ridealonghappiness6199]

i dont know why i like watching you

[@tylervanmeter5628]

I would love to grow aloe on a massive scale some day! The juice is so good for you, and it is obviously great for skin.

[@mustachadon]

I just recently got an aloe "christmas sleigh" and i love the red spikes haha

[@zoemt1953]

Hi! I’ve had my aloe vera for a little over a year and it recently put out offshoots. Once the offshoots were about an inch long, my aloe began to bend, and it bent away from the offshoots. Normally if my aloe would bend, i was able to fix the issue by changing the way it faced its light source, but now it won’t budge. My aloe still appears to be healthy (no change in color, no mushy leaves, new leaves still being produced) I assume my aloe bent because of the offshoots but I just wanted to make sure that this was not cause for concern and if this could be fixed?

[@kkmaratt4291]

Very informative and interesting.thank you.

[@BeardedWorm]

I have one that's been in heavier soil in a plastic pot for years now. I'm repotting it these days in a clay pot and a more free draining soil. It's mostly roots in the pot right now. Would it be safe if I cut some of the roots that coiled on the bottom and on top of the pot?

[@maurits187]

What a great video, very informative, thanks for sharing! I`m very interested in growing the so called 'grass Aloes'. I have collected several species from South Afica with the help of internet. I was wondering do you know if the grass Aloes demand another potting mix, then you mentioned in your video. I was wondering if they need more sand, compost in their mix? Greetings from the Netherlands

[@seedrootsprouts2290]

Was just thinking I need to un pot my aloe. She’s been looking rather bad lately. I may put her in a much grittier mix. Thanks for this informative video, Summer.

[@gardeninghouseplants1112]

Amazing aloe!!!😃☕️☕️💕

[@debranielson8670]

Great info, thank-you.

[@tussmeh3930]

I used to have a sad aloe I didn't care about. Once I picked up on the care of the plant... wow. It is so beautiful now! So fleshy makes me want to bite into it (I haha promise I wont!) :D

[@iedenchannel]

Very useful! Great job!

[@Star-wd5en]

When you cut them to use, how long does it take for them to grow back? Or should people have multiple aloe vera’s for this reason.

[@tinanieves9881]

Thank you! Loved ALL the information on aloe! I have an Aloe Vera Plant that is going CRAZY making new little plants! Not sure what to do with them all.

[@erinjames377]

So brilliant Summer

[@NocturnalButterfly]

Great information, thanks so much!!! 💋💖🦋

[@AranDeathly]

Fabulous video Summer, its feeding into my unhealthy obsession with strange/odd ball succulents 😅

[@StefanNaydenov]

Great video on Aloe genus! Thanks! By the way, I've got that Sidewinder in bloom right now, it's out on the balcony and doesn't mind the 2-3 degrees Celsius during the night! :) Aloes are eally tough guys!

[@plantnation3136]

wow thankyou for posting summer

[@benzhang3913]

Thank you

[@lalop123]

Aloe Vera was one of my first plant babies. Mine is named Hugo and I’ve had him for about 3 years now. He’s awesome and a bit on the larger side. I’m afraid if I repot him in a bigger pot, he’ll just get too large for me to handle 😅

[@ringomamangon2559]

"So this doesn't become an hour long video " Me ohhh 😕

[@thompson1374]

I’d love to know what kind of aloe that was on your thumbnail. Yes the spiral one.

[@imeldavaleriano9760]

Like my Aloi so beautiful flowers.

[@LeeDfined]

Ive finally kept not only one...but two Aloes alive for over a year. I have an Aloe Vera of course...then a Climbing Aloe. Ive learned to literally set them and forget them.

[@annychang5683]

I haven't watered my aloe plants in over a month but after I watered them, my aloe vera flopped to one side and my aloe pink blush turned into mush. Can I save my aloe vera after it flopped to one side? Thank you for posting such informative plant videos!

[@lorencelugtu3539]

Hi Summer im from the Philippines I just wanted to ask you is there anyway to fix a reverted manjula pothos

[@suekuly4723]

Thank you. Maybe now I am try growing one again without killing it.

[@smileypryce]

"Look at these roots" I can keep lots of plants growing but aloe, for whatever reason are my bane. Thanks for the video!

[@mxhcxl]

I've seen an aloe ferox that was maybe 4 m tall at a botanical garden.

[@summerrayneoakes]

Whatever you do: don't get pushed into one! ;)

[@Neilhuny]

I hit 'Like' but this is a good example of why that is inadequate and a 'wow' emoticon is needed! (Take note @KZbin!) 4m?! Wow!

[@Greenleaves]

Sharing useful and pleasing video resonates across borders and languages. Full-watch and become friends, I hope to make beautiful autumn memories From Korea friend 👍😁😀💕

[@teehee8089]

Yay

[@plamenapetrova9672]

How do you transplant a big aloe without breaking it? I think mine is aloe vera but the leaves are very long and some just broke last time I repotted it.

[@cynthianesbitt6197]

Thanks!!

[@DuneGlam]

I love aloes! they're quite low maintenance. I just hate it when mealy bugs/aphids attack.

[@captainxplode1144]

Do all aloe plants have medicinal properties? I keep finding conflicting information about spider aloe's ( aloe x spinosissima )

[@lauracarpenter7040]

My aloe turn reddish, I’m glad to know it was due to the sun. I have my aloe in my south hottest brightest window. At first I thought I damaged it but it’s plump and healthy.

[@wizardblizzardgaming4460]

I've actually done a 20+ page project about aloe arborescens

[@HeinzMeulke]

Your aloe ferox needs more sun, here in South Africa you usually see them in full sun and they flourish if there are plenty rocks covering the surface

[@MarkJustinDaveOYmana]

Aloe tct's are cool🙂

[@stuarthatcher9944]

I just use the normal potting mix and mine is HUGE!! The leaf's are so big And it loves water. So I have one question why is it doing so good for me when you have one and it's so leggy. I'm confused 🤔

[@tinanieves9881]

Do Aloe Vera Plants make flowers? If so how long does it usually take?

[@kwahanui]

Hi thanks Summer. I have an Aloe Vera Aristata which I have grown inside my home for about 2yrs in indirect light and looks great. Its potted in a self watering pot(wrong I know however pls keep reading) and the soil is always kept quite damp😮 and does extremely well. It's a prolific pup producer in spring/summer. I don't understand why it enjoys a damp medium? Quite the opposite to all the information I read.🤔. It'll certainly let me know if the soil is dry by browning up very quickly. Even during winter I need to water it. Anyone out there know why? Slightly confused. Thanks.💚

[@Erki750]

I loved it❤️

[@amoramisplantasmamaplantil6436]

Perfec

[@shirleywinstead3802]

I saw where some one said that you can cut up some Aloe and some purple onion and get the stuff out of them and put it in a spray bottle and put it on your hair to make it grow back and get thicker. Is this true?

[@catbarnard2833]

Would you recommend against having aloes in big pots? I’ve heard they like to be pot bound but I don’t know if that’s a rumour or truth

[@JohnJames.]

I would say yes, due to the shallow roots. My friend had one ailing on his deck,in a huge pot, I pulled it up and it had barely any roots

[@superfund42]

Mine LOVE to be in tiny pots. Two pups planted at the same time, one in a ~2-3" pot and one in a 4-5" and the tiny pot exploded while the larger pot is taking its sweet time. It's healthy and making its own pups, but the contrast is so big I will always "underpot" them in the future.

[@marcelittalabonitta]

Help! The recent frost in Texas has hurt my 2 aloe plants and one of my succulents. What can I do for them to help them?? 😥😥 my poor plants! I brought then into the house but im not seeing any improvement.... HELP!

[@kourtneys.plant.korner765]

Would the Bonsai Jack potting mix work for aloe? They are a company out of the USA but they ship to Canada. I cannot find a place in Canada that sells a mixture like yours. And I also cannot find all the ingredients for a mix like yours.

[@kourtneys.plant.korner765]

Never mind, you answered my question already lol