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1. What's eating my agave?
2. How do you kill agave snout weevil?
3. What is wrong with my agave plant?
4. What's killing my agave?
5. How do you treat agave fungus?
6. Why does my agave have white spots?
7. Why are my blue agave dying?
8. How do you get rid of weevils?
9. Why do agave plants die?
10. How do you know if agave is dying?
11. What does an overwatered plant look like?
12. How can you tell the difference between overwatering and underwatering?
13. Can you over water agave?
14. Why do agaves turn yellow?
15. How long does an agave bloom last?
16. How do you care for an agave plant?
17. Why are my agave leaves curling?
18. How do you treat plant edema?
19. How often should you water agave?
20. How do you care for potted agave?
21. How do you make agave grow faster?

What's eating my agave?

Ground squirrels, pack rats, rabbits and mice can severely damage agaves, yuccas and cacti. Aloes are relatively free of rodent damage. During periods of prolonged drought these mammals attack and destroy both mature and young plants.

How do you kill agave snout weevil?

Minor infestations can be controlled by removing and discarding the affected plants. With rare or special specimens, chemical prevention using a broad-spectrum insecticide applied to the soil at the base of the agave plants in spring would also be effective in controlling agave snout weevil populations.

What is wrong with my agave plant?

Agave infections include Anthracnose, root and crown rot and Phyllosticta pad spot. These infections are caused by fungus spores that find a home on the agave plants. Use an anti-fungal agent occasionally to prevent infection. Destroy already infected plants to prevent spread.

What's killing my agave?

The agave snout weevil is a large black beetle that can attack and kill agave plants, and it seems to favor the large century plant, especially as the plant prepares to bloom. The most common sign of agave snout weevil is damage right where leaves meet the plant's stem.

How do you treat agave fungus?

Spray agave plants and the surrounding soil with a broad-spectrum fungicide during wet, humid weather.
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Agave Anthracnose Treatment and Prevention

1. Plant agaves in full sunlight, always in well-drained soil.
2. Irrigate the plant using drip irrigation or a soaker hose and avoid overhead sprinklers.

Why does my agave have white spots?

Re: Hard white spots

Agave edema is said to occur when the plants roots take up water faster than it can be released through closed stomata (eg, during a hot day). Unfortunately the damaged leaves will not improve significantly, but with age the leaves will move lower into the skirt of the plant and can be removed.

Why are my blue agave dying?

Agave is VERY tough and if one is dying it is either due to continued soggy wet soil conditions (poor drainage and overwatering) or to the agave weevil, an insect that tunnels in the base, essentially severing the top from the roots.

How do you get rid of weevils?

Cloves and bay leaves act as natural repellents to weevils. Place a few bay leaves in your dried food containers to ward off these pests, and position several cloves of garlic around your pantry and kitchen to deter these bugs from making a home in your pantry. White vinegar is also known to kill pesky pantry weevils.

Why do agave plants die?

Insect Damage. Examine the agave plant for wilted or yellow, scarred leaves. Female weevils lay eggs inside the base of the plant, causing wilting leaves and plant collapse, while the agave plant bug causes leaves to turn yellow. Apply broad-spectrum insecticides in the spring to control the agave weevil and plant bugs ...

How do you know if agave is dying?

Crown rot of agave may present itself as gray or mottled lesions or, in extreme cases, the plant's leaves may entirely turn gray or black and shrivel right where they grow out from the crown. Red/orange fungal spores may also be obvious near the plant crown.

What does an overwatered plant look like?

When plants have too little water, leaves turn brown and wilt. This also occurs when plants have too much water. The biggest difference between the two is that too little water will result in your plant's leaves feeling dry and crispy to the touch while too much water results in soft and limp leaves.

How can you tell the difference between overwatering and underwatering?

Feeling the leaves and the soil is the best way to differentiate between overwatering and underwatering. If the leaves feel dry & crispy, you are underwatering the plant. If it is soft and droopy, you are overwatering it. Also, dry and crusty soil indicated underwatering, whereas soggy soil indicated overwatering.

Can you over water agave?

Eventually, agaves prefer to dry out between each watering. Overwatering may encourage fungal root rot. In California, heavy winter rains can cause small, even medium-sized, agaves to rot.

Why do agaves turn yellow?

A: Two things come to mind when agave is yellowing during early to mid-summer: watering too often or agave weevil. May, June and July are the months we see yellowing of the tops and death from agave weevil. Because you mentioned so many plants are affected, watering too often may be the problem.

How long does an agave bloom last?

What makes this agave's 80-year life span so unusual is that in nature, American agave plants usually flower after about 10 to 25 years, according to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Why the plant flowers when it does is just another of nature's many mysteries.

How do you care for an agave plant?

Agaves need full sun and gritty soil that percolates easily. They can even do quite well when potted but use an unglazed clay pot that will allow evaporation of excess moisture. Water needs are moderate to light depending upon the heat of the season but the plants should be allowed to dry out before irrigation.

Why are my agave leaves curling?

The Agave Americana may look fine one day and show no signs of stress and quickly the base leaves begin to droop and curl under. Snout nose weevil infestations usually don%u2019t become apparent until much damage has occurred and it is too late to save the plant.

How do you treat plant edema?

Long-standing suggestions for managing edema included the following:

1. Using a well-drained growing media.
2. Increasing light intensity through spacing plants.
3. Avoiding over-fertilizing, especially slow-growing plants.

How often should you water agave?

Agaves require little attention to thrive. Water the plant every 4-5 days for the first month or two. After established, agaves need only be watered 2-3 times a month in summer, or more if you're in a low desert location.

How do you care for potted agave?

Agave plants need plenty of sunlight. If you are growing agave plants indoors, choose a bright, sunny window with as much sun possible. A south- or west-facing window works very well. Keep your agave sufficiently watered, and always water completely, making sure the soil is at least half dry before watering again.

How do you make agave grow faster?

How do you make agave grow faster? Agaves need full sun and gritty soil that percolates easily. They can even do quite well when potted but use an unglazed clay pot that will allow evaporation of excess moisture.