When to start protecting Agave's

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 7:51 pm

I have some Agave Harvardia and Agave Parryi in a raised bed made up of pea gravel and sand. I was wondering when is the best time to start protecting them because its been in the 40's at night and its been raining a lot. Also do you think I should protect my Yucca Rostratas over the winter like do something to protect the crown? Just wondering, Thanks

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:25 pm

The agave and yucca experts will likely chime in, but I recall everyone saying they should be completely protected from cold Fall rains.
Should go into winter dry.

Barb

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:02 pm

Thanks Barb when the rain lets up some and they dry out a little ill cover them up then, its suppose to get into the 80's tomorrow so maybe they will dry out some, don't want to cover them with plastic if they are wet.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:06 pm

Bryce, a plastic roof (no sides) will keep rain off now.
Still lets heat/wind/air circulate, and soil continues to warm during nice days, cooling naturally later on.

Great that your weather is so warm ...
Barb

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:44 pm

What about glass? I have a few old window panes, or will they burn up under glass?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:15 am

Anything you can put over the top to keep them dry....
I usually put a rain cover up starting Oct 1-(or at least when it rains)
from here on out....

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:34 am

Yeah it rained again last night but I put windows over them being propped up my wooden posts anchored in the sand and draped some 4 mil window plastic over it to keep water from running underneath the edges. I left the sides halfway open so that it could ventilate.