Aloe vera turning brown and soft

20 years ago

Hello I live in central qld, I purchuse an Aloe vera plant last week within a few days it has turned soft and is going brown. I was told to put it in the sun and that it is hardy. I relanted it in the garden but repotted the little fellas which are also going limp. I used a good potting mix in a raised bed.

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robubba

17 years ago

Aloe should be hardened off to grow in direct sunlight. All plants that are started indoors, or lives out of direct sunlight needs to be gradually acclimated to it. If your aloes are turning red, put them back in the shade until they turn green again (they will be even greener than when you first planted them). Put it in partial shade, or put it under a table where noon-time sun will be blocked, but allow weaker light when the sun is lower in the sky.

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Daisyduckworth
20 years ago
Have you watered it?
koeksoetie
20 years ago
Excessive watering and frost are usually the triggers for Aloe Vera going soft and brown - they need little water, but they are tough and should recover if the cause is removed.
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Hi...thanks to all of you for your replies. Let me give you some background on this plant: Absolutely nothing has changed with this plant's environment. It only gets afternoon sun...it's been in the same spot for 2 years. I did have it in a much smaller pot. After doing research, what I largely read was that the growth of aloe plants is inhibited by the size of the container...that once it gets to a certain size, you must put it in a larger container to maintain growth and health. It was about a year ago that I put it in the larger pot, and it grew even larger. It's potted in regular miracle grow potting soil that I bought at Lowe's...there's gravel in the lower portion of the pot to help with drainage. It's always been in this kind of potting soil, and up until now, thrived...growing twice the size that it was when I brought it back from Aruba in a ziplock bag (with a wet paper towel in it). I don't water it often...maybe every 2-3 weeks. When I first brought it home, I read about how aloe doesn't like a really wet environment. So I made it a point not to over water. Sitting on the other side of the door from this aloe plant is another aloe plant (of another kind...it looks different) in the exact same container and soil. I did the same thing with it about a year ago in that I transplanted it into it's current pot. Since then, it has grown 3-4 times its original size...I mean thriving! That's what I don't understand. Two aloe plants...in identical environments...one thriving while the other one is suffering (although the suffering one was thriving up until a month ago).
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Daisyduckworth
20 years ago
If the leaves turn brown, it usually means too little water. If they turn pinkish, it means too much water.
hedwig
20 years ago
No Aloe Vera does not like too much sun, mine is growing under trees. and do not water much. I had the plant first in the sun in Brisbane and it turned brown so I transplanted it in shade and it does well.
cande56755
15 years ago
My aloe is soft and not bright green in spots and others are brown and curled.
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cande56755
15 years ago
Do I need to cut off the brown? Let it dry out? Water it? Feed it fertilizer? Replant?
DionKar333
15 years ago
Leave on the brown, it will replace it on its own. Water it Once, and then let it dry out thoroughly between waterings. Once or twice a month at most.

If it has been in the pot for a long time, it may be pot bound or lacking in nutrients. Try a slow release fertilizer and give it good amounts of sun.
Niquole Abram
12 years ago
My aloe seems to be doing the same thing, turning brownish. It wasn't really growing inside so I put it outside (I live in Cordes Lakes, AZ) where unfortunately it gets very hot, very quickly. Is there any hope of salvaging this? Does it need less water? I do the finger soil test and have kept it moist like a squeezed out sponge.
Delane Nerem
11 years ago
Hi, I live in ND and have had this plant for a few years I transplanted into a bigger pot about the end of April and I've kept it in a greenhouse in my backyard. I know it didn't freeze but just wondering what else could have a made it change color like this but the middle is still a nice color green. I brought back inside hoping it might do something any opinions please let me know
Aruna Renganathan
10 years ago
My aloe vera turned brown and i kept it outside after changing pot. The plant has changed its colour automatically and has given me flowers also so surprisingly. I agree that they are tough and can take care of themselves. just enough water and sunlight is the secret of good aloe plant.
Aneka Brown
10 years ago
my plant did the same thing turned brown i hink i might have kep it in the sunfor too long.
Aneka Brown
10 years ago
i just added more dirt

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