One of the many fun things about reading blogs is
stealing their ideas being inspired by other bloggers. Loree at Danger Garden reports on the
state of the agaves in her garden several times a year. Loree lives in Portland, Oregon, which is not the most agave-friendly climate and in her latest report she wondered how much those same agaves might have grown in a southwestern climate for three years. I took the challenge and decided to post about this even though I don't actually live in the southwest according to most regional guides. I do live about 300 miles or so east of the line which is no distance at all in Texas and I own a copy of the Sunset Western Garden book so I figured it's close enough. There's not a lot to post about in the heat of August and the agave is a plant that does well in our climate.
First up is the cornerstone of my front garden, the
Agave ovatifolia. Inspired by
"Moby" on Pam Penick's blog Digging, it was planted spring of 2010 after we had finished our big construction projects--replacing the roof and building a new garage. A very important point since it's a good idea to get big projects out of the way before adding specimen plants.
The
A. Ovatifolia in early October of 2010 newly planted and still showing the effects of the 3-gallon grower's pot. I'd guess it was about 24 inches diameter at this point. This was planted Before Blogging (BB) so you can tell it was a big event in the garden because I have photos.
