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minus-squareMrTolkinghoen@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-29 months agoAloe 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.
minus-squareSaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·9 months agoNo such thing as too much sun here in the nordics. I just murder them with all other ingenious ways
minus-squareChiwiu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoprobably you’re overwatering, which is the sure way to kill aloes. Get a pothos instead and it’ll thrive
minus-squareSaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoYeah I’ve got plenty of shit that grows fine, it’s just aloes that I kill
minus-squarewildwhitehorses@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoMy aloe is an outdoor plant here in Australia. Full afternoon sun. I think they acclimatise to certain conditions.
minus-squareMrTolkinghoen@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI agree. They totally adapt. Key is consistency. Once moved my aloe into lots of sun from not and that was the real issue.
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.
No such thing as too much sun here in the nordics. I just murder them with all other ingenious ways
probably you’re overwatering, which is the sure way to kill aloes.
Get a pothos instead and it’ll thrive
Yeah I’ve got plenty of shit that grows fine, it’s just aloes that I kill
My aloe is an outdoor plant here in Australia. Full afternoon sun. I think they acclimatise to certain conditions.
I agree. They totally adapt. Key is consistency. Once moved my aloe into lots of sun from not and that was the real issue.