Remember the these two Agave attenuata that I mentioned on this post a few weeks ago?
As mentioned there they were growing at such a low lean that they looked silly and were occupying too much floor space. So they had to be chopped low down their existing trunk and buried in the hopes that they will re-root and grow upright from there.
Ideally the cut part should be left to callous first before being buried in potting soil to minimise the risk of rotting. But I ignored all that and shoved them straight in a pot of soil as soon as I cut them off and hoped for the best.
Well they remained static after that with no sign of distress thankfully. But when I gave them both a closer inspection last weekend, much to my surprise it looks like they have already re-rooted...
So quick! That was the most impressive bit. And some of the roots look like they're already in a bid to 'run away' too.
A Graptoveria leaf fell on the table and sent out new roots and produced a new rosette growing on to nothing. I thought of giving it a chance by moving it on to the gravel mulch of one the Agave attenuata
Both plants are looking great again and with them obviously having new set of roots now I have been watering them as usual (they require more moisture than other agaves).
Just crossing my fingers now that they will grow upright this time!
Mark :-)
