How to Re-Pot Agave Babies

You may have noticed I have an obsession with agave! I love the architectural structure they add to any garden and there are so many different varieties with varying colors and sizes to choose from. Agave exist best in warmer climates and don't stay outdoors during my cold Iowa winters. Instead, I bring them all indoors for protection. They still grow and produce numerous “pups” or baby agave every year.
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Agave are extremely drought tolerant. This is why they thrive in hot dry climates. Yearly, I separate out all the pups that have started to grow. I find that the more contained in pots I keep the agave, the more pups grow as their roots look for ways to branch out.
To transplant the pups, it's pretty simple:
Cut or break the pup off the mother plant. Minimal roots are needed to transplant. The smaller the pup, the smaller the new pot needs to be. And in fact, it's best for new roots to be contained.
Use a well-draining all-purpose potting soil. You can find cacti and succulent soil blends. I have often found that all-purpose works just fine as long as you do not overwater.
Plant the agave pup (this works for succulents too) in the soil.
Water and then let dry completely before watering again. In Iowa, I don’t water much during the summer but let the rain do the work. If you don't get rainwater every other week, it may be good to do a bit of watering. Plants that do not have many roots yet like to be on the drier side.
Set in full sun and soon you'll have an agave or succulent farm 😂
I filmed this video earlier this spring but still wanted to share it as I just can't contain my love of agave!
#agave #gardentip #succulent #succuclenttip #gardencare #plantcare #howtogarden #thatssowyse

[@v8grrl]

you made me so happy. "trim those roots"

[@AbsurdExistentialist]

Thanks! My friend just moved and he inherited a huge agave plant with babies so I'm this weekend to adopt one from him :)

[@MellieMcK]

Every time I see your property it's just gorgeous!!!!

[@lucforest2090]

How often do you water the baby pups once they are planted and for how long do you have to water them with more frequency before they get established in their new pot?

[@johns363]

Question. When I pull out the pups they're attached by an umbilical cord for lack of better term. The cord has roots too. Do I plant with the cord or break it off?

[@condradgaute7163]

I'm in southern Norway. Summers are really hot lately, & winters not THAT cold anymore (Yes, we DO get snow, but not that much.). Do you think I could plant some agave americana outside (Pack some styrofoam around the roots) in a slopy area, & have a chance to them surviving? -15° at the most.

[@jonrichcorpuz2380]

Awesome video! Very creative and funny.

[@SF-zw7zb]

Hey what about those that don't have any roots? My cat tore off a few of them so I was wondering whether they can be saved. Thanks!

[@silvermansupporter1773]

i just planted 5 agave blue glow in my curb strip and on one of them, it’s leaves are spreading or relaxing and i’m not sure if i’m giving it too much or too little water! i water them once a week. southern california, zone 9b. what do you think? also, paper coffee filters might deteriorate too quickly to be used as a drainage hole inhibitor. your idea of kitty induced broken pottery shards is the best. #LoveCats

[@cherilee3941]

I have a 13 inch Agave leaf can I plant it after keeping it in water but you said it can rot, do I put it in soil do I let it dry out first to seal and then put it in soil can I make an agave plant I was asleep thank you for inviting questions

[@stevefischer9336]

I understand about not watering newly planted agaves but I live in El Paso where it gets over 100 degrees for a couple of months so i do water a bit as some of my agave had burned up and died. Is that right?

[@dalilacain7146]

Show us how your vegetable beds are doing, please?!

[@wanderertimetogo348]

I use coffee filters too.

[@sophieOT7]

Do you hv any advice or guides for how to care for a newly potted baby monstera deliciosa?

[@sydstyle]

What do you do if your agave baby has a long root connected to another agave?

[@dernst2910]

When is the best time to pull the pup

[@dominibaldwin1949]

Will a pup still grow it if accidentally gets snapped off with heavy hands lol?? I got 3 off the mother plant but only one came off with any root as mum is HUGE ( Like really) and you can not move anything out the way to get to them so woops haha

[@monstersamongus9738]

My agave got root rot. How do I save it from dying it’s just as small as the one on here. Do I clean the root rot off and let it dry? Or clean it and re pot it?

[@elmaelmar2761]

Love those!! You could send me a few babies!!!!

[@indrabrewer8752]

How do you take care of a Christmas cactus?

[@harrybarnes3539]

This is a pretty badass video

[@adrianlara796]

Thanks

[@jahzeelmunoz1852]

How much sunlight do agave pups with roots require?

[@markm5174]

My blue agave baby is attached to bigger mama. How to disconnect?

[@papagnom]

Thank you!

[@davidrichardson840]

thank you very good

[@solera2008]

Oh wow. I new video. This is so cool. What do you do with the Agave, outside of making Tequila. :D

[@condradgaute7163]

Mezcal?

[@MrBubsworld]

These are just for looking at! They are not the tequila/mezcal making kind.

[@condradgaute7163]

Most agaves are the "mezcal making things".

[@fidelbanuelos9601]

How much water initially and subsequent watering schedule? Thanks.

[@lucforest2090]

This is what I want to know. The soil he uses doesn’t seem to be gritty at all. And what about very, very tiny pups potted in very tiny pots with appropriate desert plant soil mix? Once every 2 days if gritty soil and small pots? Once very week if quite big pups planted in bigger pots? And if the soil is a regular mix? I have all these questions…

[@jethparbo1172]

Cool

[@johnbaker503]

Thx for the info,

[@GaryBoyd02]

Good video but couldn't hear you over the background music at the beginning have no idea what you said. Watch the sound level of the background music.

[@tyroneshoelace4872]

I tuned in because I have Agave pups I need to transplant. However, your video was useless. Why? Because you didn't show how to dig up the pup. Mine are coming up from the ground and I have no idea how far down I need to dig to cut any roots, or even if I need to have offshoot roots on the pup? How did you decide that harvesting the pup was not a good idea to show in the process of repropagating a plant?

[@Special_FX]

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