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My new aloe plants are in large pots, sitting on my front porch; however, they now have brown tips. The weather here is only getting down into the 50s at night and getting up to the high 60s during the day. The plants have been watered but there is no standing water in the pots. There is plenty of drainage in the pots. What can be the problem?

How Much sun do they get?? Here in TX I have mine in the part shade,, it gets plenty of morning sun, but afternoon shade,, and I barely water them they don't require a lot of water as they are succulents and store water in the leaves,, ,, I would hold off on watering for a bit they don't mind being a little dry and neglected. A clay pot with a sandy soil mixture is best for drainage,, plastic pots would hold the moisture in longer possibly promoting root or stem root. Remember you just got them and they need to adjust to their new surroundings.

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Thanks, I keep them on the front porch and they get sunlight during most of the afternoon. I will not water them again for several weeks. They are in clay pots with potting soil and have a base of stones for drainage.

Let us know how they do,, They sound like they're in the right conditions,, clay pot and all!

Don't be surprised if they get sunburned and turn brown. I've had that happen with many succulents in full afternoon sun. Especially aloe plants. They usually green up again when I bring them indoors for winter though.

You might want to move them to a less sunny place if you want to keep them green. It's a matter of personal choice really.

I have to agree with Lynne That's why Mine only get morning sun,, I like them green rather than darker browns.. When it's summer here I move mine so they only get sun from 7 am to 10 am then shade the rest of the day,,

weird question to add in... I also have had browning and combatted it by moving them to less sun... however, my problem is my babies are not even toddlers anymore! Does anyone know if I can top them off without hurting much, (they are so heavy that they uproot themselves)? How about processing the leaves afterwards - does anyone have any idea how to process and keep them for use?

Hi, I have moved my Aloe to a spot where they get only morning sun. I will need to move them again when summer gets here. They seem to be doing quite well in their new location. They are getting rained on right now, but that happens here during the spring months. I'll keep you posted on what happens to them, but for now they seem to be thriving and growing. My wife cut off one leaf and is using it on her hair as a conditioning agent. She is from Brazil and uses aloe and other vegetation in her soaps and hair treatments.