So, my first post was slightly wrong. Only very slightly.

There is something else I can keep alive. Aloe vera. I was ill today and decided to use a little of my afternoon to see what was going on in my pot of aloe vera.

The answer? Many babies. Many, many babies. I've pulled out most of them and have them spaced across three large and two small pots, but I don't have enough space for each to have their own pot. I'll need to work on that.