Thread: In the Garden 2017

I just read the news article from Summer 2015 about the plant in my pics. The plant is an Agave Americana approximately 6 feet tall with a stalk nearly 20 feet tall. The plant was estimated to be around 50 years old. It produced several pups that have been planted.

Pups? This keeps getting better. I'm going to have to do some reading I should think.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I just read the news article from Summer 2015 about the plant in my pics. The plant is an Agave Americana approximately 6 feet tall with a stalk nearly 20 feet tall. The plant was estimated to be around 50 years old. It produced several pups that have been planted.

Way Cool!

Were the seeds used to propagate it? To grow that large 'Before' deciding to be able to take Jack up the Agave Stalk to the Giant was quite a feat!

Inquiring minds want to know.

The pups are offshoots called bulbils.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

The pups are offshoots called bulbils.

From the stalk or from the base of the "parent" plant?

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

From the stalk or from the base of the "parent" plant?

I think they grow off the stalk.

If even 10% of the flowers grow apples.....

Well as I said there would only be a few that would be ready I have my first 'Harvest' from my little strawberry patch:

for all you guys north of me don't be hating but my wife has been eating out of our garden for a couple of weeks and when the tomatoes ripen she will have a bunch every day from here on out

by the way Tim you dont many Harley guys do you? all the guys I ride with ride year round,,, and ive had many a trips during snow storms and 10 degree weather so unlles I,m 10 your theory isn't correct, heck when I rode to Iowa to Howards it started at 50 then the superstorm in Cape Mo. that I drove thru,,, give us some credit man

Tc

planted my first garden today...

did grape tomatoes, brandy wine tomatoes, sweet red peppers, jalapenos, hot cherry peppers...

cucumbers, zucchini and basil