Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Mar 28, 2009 11:12 pm I've got three large Agaves in pots... Couple of questions... How do I separate the pups? What aspect do they prefer...they've been a bit neglected since the move and deserve a decent spot...but when I put them in full sun they don't seem to mind it but I end up with a bunch of ratty leaves at the bottom...as you can see...they keep growing but how do I avoid "ratty leaf syndrome"...although it must be healthy if it's reproducing... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Help with Agave...! 2Mar 28, 2009 11:58 pm Obviuosly Fu is theman for the job or any other green thumb. I on the other hand am a (are a?) black thumb, but one thing I did think I know is that they grow toward the sun. As it looks in your photo its in the shade but trying to reach the sun and thats why it growing sideways. I could be completely making this up though and its probably nothing to do with the questions you asked so I will go back to pirates of the carribean now and I hope someone is able to help you. Re: Help with Agave...! 3Mar 29, 2009 6:28 am its babies are so cute. I am waiting for one of my indoor succulents to have babies but so far no luck I would just pull off the ratty ones TDL. Like PK though I have no clues and should go back to getting brekky ready for the kids "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Help with Agave...! 4Mar 29, 2009 5:11 pm to_do_list I've got three large Agaves in pots... Couple of questions... How do I separate the pups? What aspect do they prefer...they've been a bit neglected since the move and deserve a decent spot...but when I put them in full sun they don't seem to mind it but I end up with a bunch of ratty leaves at the bottom...as you can see...they keep growing but how do I avoid "ratty leaf syndrome"...although it must be healthy if it's reproducing... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ All of our Agaves are positioned facing west atm, they love it, ratty leaves are normal I would imagine, I get this also but they are very easy to remove and then their babies can grow right underneath and you get a nice big cluster. Some of the really big ones are actually leaning toward where the sun sets, so they must love it. Just remember I know nothing about plants but these guys are easy to read. Re: Help with Agave...! 5Mar 29, 2009 5:21 pm They like full sun, very easy to grow from the baby shoots, just separate from main trunk by hand and dig out with hand trowel, as long as it has some root on it, it will soon take, have done this many times and never failed. Mine always got ratty along the bottoms too, just break them off Re: Help with Agave...! 6Mar 29, 2009 5:59 pm Helyn They like full sun, very easy to grow from the baby shoots, just separate from main trunk by hand and dig out with hand trowel, as long as it has some root on it, it will soon take, have done this many times and never failed. Mine always got ratty along the bottoms too, just break them off I have never had any roots attached to the ones I have transplanted, I just cut the stem and stick it in the dirt grows a treat. Re: Help with Agave...! 7Mar 29, 2009 10:02 pm Thanks...I'll make sure my pups are rooted... mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Help with Agave...! 8Mar 29, 2009 10:11 pm SuH I have never had any roots attached to the ones I have transplanted, I just cut the stem and stick it in the dirt grows a treat. there you go, even easier, Helyn was doing it the hard way - so they grow from cuttings without any roots on the new piece. Like geraniums then, they do that, one of the easiest plants to grow from cuttings - I am always amazed to see them for sale - pffft, you could grow from cutting for free Re: Help with Agave...! 9Mar 30, 2009 9:47 am Helyn SuH Like geraniums then, they do that, one of the easiest plants to grow from cuttings - I am always amazed to see them for sale - pffft, you could grow from cutting for free Yep...like margarite daisys, african daisies (osteospermum), agapanthus, rubber plants, bromeliads, pig face, sedums and most other succulents. You only need to nick a small piece or ask nicely to make them strike. Mum is the master of propagation and a source of free plants. mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Help with Agave...! 10Mar 30, 2009 6:05 pm Come on folks! Growing most things from cuttings can be easy If you want to propagate your agave's you have a few options. One has been mentioned by leaving them long enough to get some roots on the pup. or You can do the same but rather than dig the pup out, chop it just above the soil level and get a bit of stem under the leaves with no root. The pup section left in the soil will shoot more most likely and that gets the parent plant looking "bushy" or full would be a better word . The cut off pup can be put into some propagating mix or seed raising mix to devlope roots. Or just chuck it in anything and see what happens If you want some propagating gell or "rooting powder" ( ) on the end of the cutting. Honey is also good for doing small quantities of propagating. If you use really small pups off the agave' they can grow really slow. really slow. So better and faster to wait for them to grow a little bigger before cutting them. Re: Help with Agave...! 11Apr 29, 2009 11:06 am Well, my Agaves (2) grow in ... full shade and they grow very well and they grow better than they did in full sun. Only rider is that they are yet to experience a full blown winter. You know, this accepted practice of growing cacti-type plants in the full sun is a bit suspect, in my respectful opinion! Re: Help with Agave...! 12Apr 29, 2009 11:57 am I beg to differ on that one Neri. Most of the cacti you buy has been grown in well controlled hothouses. However that is more so the grower can make the crops productively on a very large scale. Yes they will go OK in the shade in the home garden, but what you end up with over time (years) is leggie weak plants susceptible to fungal, bacterial and also pest problems due to thinner cell walls. Not saying it can't be done but it does have significant draw backs for the home gardener. Some of those novelty cacti sold will do better under a well lit patio than in the full sun. Agave and Aloe type succulents will thrive in full sun much healthier than in the shade The reasons why they may not are easily fixed. 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