The Best Easy and Hard to Kill Houseplants (www.thespruce.com)

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[-] MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Aloe vera doesn't like too much sunlight. You want ambient light / not a lot of direct light. (lots of indirect light is good) Maybe 1-2hrs tops per day of direct light. No expert but that was my finding with aloe.

[-] SaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

No such thing as too much sun here in the nordics. I just murder them with all other ingenious ways

[-] chiwiu@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

probably you're overwatering, which is the sure way to kill aloes.

Get a pothos instead and it'll thrive

[-] SaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Yeah I've got plenty of shit that grows fine, it's just aloes that I kill

[-] wildwhitehorses@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

My aloe is an outdoor plant here in Australia. Full afternoon sun. I think they acclimatise to certain conditions.

[-] MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago

I agree. They totally adapt. Key is consistency. Once moved my aloe into lots of sun from not and that was the real issue.

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