This experiment was just out of curiosity on which of the two Aloe vera varieties will root faster when planted through cuttings.
In this experiment, I used two Aloe vera chinensis and two barbadensis pups, that were similar in age.
I also included older pups in this experiment to find out if they will root faster than the younger ones.
True enough, After 6 days, the older ones had grown roots already. While the younger ones, both barbadensis and chinensis had no signs of roots coming out.
Two weeks after they were cut, the roots of the older pups did not grow much, but just looked more mature. Maybe because they were not planted in the soil yet. Also, during this time only one of the younger chinensis pups had started to show signs of roots and the barbadensis variety had no signs of roots growing yet.
On the third week, there was not much changes that can be seen happening to all the pups, so I decided to place all of them in the soil.
I just placed the cuttings on top of the soil and used some stones to support the plants. I did not include the older pups because they have roots already.
In just a matter of two days, roots were coming out and have grown significantly.
Both the barbadensis and chinensis varieties had grown roots just the same.
Watch the video below:
I will try this experiment again, but I will place the pups directly in the soil and will not wait for weeks after cutting. I will observe which of the Aloe vera variety will root faster if done this way.