Happy Halloween from the Boonies of East Texas

Two questions for you...
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I have an Aloe Vera plant that I bought from a yard sale this Summer. It was
a tiny little thing, but since I transplanted it into a bigger pot, it's
gotten huge and has lots of baby plants growing out from it. Now, if I want
to make new plants from those baby ones, how do I do it? Can you snip some
off and start a new plant from it?
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Second question..I have a Climbing Shell plant I bought from a catalog. That
sucker has gone nuts and is all over the place now! It's a beautiful plant
with purple shell looking flowers all over it. Now, if I want to take some
of it and create new plants, how would I do it? Just snip some off, or dig a
whole plant up? If I want to cut it back a little, can I cut some of the
plant off without harming it?
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Thanks for any info you can give me. I love to learn new things about
gardening
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Angie