Article: Growing Aloes

Growing Aloes

Aloes are easy going succulent plants that need very little maintenance. When growing your aloes it is good to know what the aloe habitat of that aloe species is and try to imitate that as much as possible. On the other hand, most aloes for sale are hybrids and even if they were a species, it is seldom possible to get the right identification.



There are a few rules that can be followed for any aloe.



Aloe hybrids are much easier than aloe species in that the hybrid has a wider choice of growing conditions inherited from at least two different aloes species.



In the wild aloe habitat most species occur on slopes or ridges. Follow this pattern by giving aloe plants plenty large and small stones around the roots for drainage. Good drainage is essen...
 

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