A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum Aloe depression....

I live in Arizona and have a large Aloe plant that is in a 20 lb pot out in my yard. I really have trouble managing how much to water it. I usually water it twice a week thoroughly drenching it and letting it dry up a few days before I water it again. It sits in direct sun all day and recently the plants all started turning purple and are almost mushy, not solid like they should be (or green for that matter). This seems to happen off and on. Does it have something to do with watering it too often or the extreme heat and sunlight this time of year? How often should I be watering it? I really do not want to lose this plant as it was doing soo well. Any help would be appreciated...

Thanks!

I live in the extreme heat of Tx and I have my aloe in the shade maybe it gets a little morning sun if any,, I rarely water it because it stores water in it's leaves * Most succulents will*
I'm afraid you may have over watered thus the softness of the leaves,, and too much direct sunlight will turn it a deep reddish color, I'd let it dry out completely and place it in the shade.

Good Luck

Hi,
I live in NJ, and I only put outside my aloe in summer. And I NEVER put it on the sun, because its became purple and mushy when I leave it on the sun. So its not the water. If U live in arizona its very dry there so the plant nead the water , but try to put it into a shade!
I was confused before, because I always read the aloe nead sun , full sun actually, and my aloes always died on the full sun.