Aloe Vera harvesting, why is my aloe green inside?

Question

Hello I live in Arizona, I have a large natural cluster of aloe around my yard, they are not on a watering system. I have recently been watering them though. I recently went to harvest some from the large thicker green aloe and when I did it smelled pungent, was green inside (the gel), and did not breakdown well when scraped out, was very sticky not a healthy slimey clear texture. I’m wondering why it’s green inside and how to fix that so it’s usable. I have one potted aloe Vera on a watering system, it has the reddish coloring on the edges and the gel is clear and fine, but I don’t have much of it.

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Answer 1

I think it looks overly dry and very crowded and may need some rejuvenation.I would remove some of the aloe and continue with the regular watering that you have started.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/growing-aloe-outdoors.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/watering-an-aloe-vera-plant.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/wilting-brown-aloe-vera-plants.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/dividing-aloe-plants.htm