[Arid_gardener] Drying Blue Agave

[Phil Jorgenson]

I'm loosing all the Blue Agave in my yard.  I planted them  7 years  
ago and they have thrived on minimal water and attention.  Most , but  
not all of them are on a drip system.  This spring the new sprouts  
were cut or pulled out around the "parent" plant just as we have done  
every year.  Since then they are yellowing beginning from the outer  
leaves that wilt until eventually the entire plant  literally falls  
over as though we cut them off at the roots.   Did we prune them to  
aggressively?     Is there some other reason these formerly healthy  
looking plants have taken such a drastic turn for the worse?  Can I  
do anything to prevent loosing them all.   They are not mushy and  
stinky as I heard can happen with Agave.


Thanks for giving my concern your attention.

Mary J.
Scottsdale, AZ