Agave Winter Protection

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Agave Winter Protection

Post by bgodwin1987 » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:52 pm

So winter will be here in a few months and I was wondering what are some ways to protect Hardy Agave's from moisture? I thought id better start preparing and getting the materials ready. I have Agave Parryi and Harvardia.


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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:25 pm

I dug my Agaves up, tossed they in containers with no soil, placed them in my unheated garage and they did fine. They look great in the garden again. We get too much winter precipitation for agave.
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Post by hardyjim » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:51 am

Do you have pics of them?
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Post by Paul Ont » Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:02 am

I do agree with Tim that the winter moisture in the east is too much for them!

That said, I've seen people use things as simple as clear plastic containers for them. The only time I had luck they were protected with overhead protection from a lean-to covered in glass.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:27 am

Here's the Agaves I kept in my unheated garage last winter.

I forget name on this Agave........americana proto? I need help.
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Three forms of A. lophantha:
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Post by DesertZone » Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:29 am

Tim,
Looks like proto. I have one almost just like it. :D
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Post by andym » Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:01 pm

My Agave Montana has survived two very cold Winters on my patch and has an Evergreen Buddleja protecting it from overhead rain. As it grows in Oak woodland high up in Montane forests it is used to precipitation. However i do use overhead protection as i did last year on my small Chamaerops "Vulcano"in which I use clear corrugated plastic on a wooden frame.
I also have Havardiana,Neomexicana and Ovatifolia
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Post by hardyjim » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:39 pm

Heres a few of mine I cover in winter.

Pics are from the end of June

A.Protoamericana
A.Neomexicana
A.Americana?(not the big one)
A.Parryi
A.Havardiana
A.Parryi(blue form)

A.Americana (Variegated)
A.Americana 'Mediopicta Alba'


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Post by TimMAz6 » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:52 pm

nice Chamaerops Andy!

Jim.......your A. havardiana is getting huge! Watch out next year.........your protection won't be big enough!
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Post by bgodwin1987 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:13 pm

Jim here are some pics of my Agaves I have 2 Parryi and 2 Harvardias in the ground in my raised cacti bed. I Also have potted 2 Americas and 2 America Varigata( one is small and is sharing a pot with a small Harvardia), and a Agave Cornelius. I am deff bringing the Americanas and Cornelius inside I know they can't take it. I love your Cacti Garden Jim, hopefully eventually my Agave's will be as big as yours.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:17 pm

Nice Agaves Bryce..........keep us updated this winter.
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Post by DesertZone » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:02 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Nice Agaves Bryce..........keep us updated this winter.
I agree. :D
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:40 pm

I think these agaves should be fine once to be moisture protected. Hope mines will be reaching that size in a few years...
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Post by bgodwin1987 » Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:21 pm

Jim what kind of cacti are those with the Purple flowers?
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Post by palmofan » Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:33 am

This agave is not Agave lophantha, this is Agave univittata. Agave univittata is more cold and moisure hardy than Agave lophantha and can survive low temperatures to -18 C.

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Post by hardyjim » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:48 am

bgodwin1987 wrote:Jim what kind of cacti are those with the Purple flowers?


Echinocereus reichenbachii
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:05 am

Palmofan,

That's gorgeous!

Welcome to Palms North.
Look forward to seeing more of your specimens.

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Post by palmofan » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:12 am

Thank you for welcome! :)

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Post by Henoh_Croatia » Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:24 am

Welcome Palmofan! It's good to have you on board.

This is my Agave univittata
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