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  • Agave, Day Sixteen

    Still growin'. Gettin' harder to photograph. Six foot seven inches. Looks like an asparagus, right?
    May 16, 2024
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  • Agave, Day Twelve

    Today has been a warm, sunny, Nevada day. The agave seems to be soaking up the sun and warmth. It's now two-plus inches taller than I am! Three days ago, it was barely up to my chin.   In such difficult times, it's good to see growth.
    May 12, 2024
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  • Agave, Day Nine

    I missed a couple of days. The agave is going strong. It's about up to my chin.
    May 9, 2024
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  • Agave, Day Six

    With warmer weather, the agave grew. I felt good, too, being back in the garden on a sunny day. Here are the little ones the agave has already produced.
    May 6, 2024
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  • Agave, Day Five

    The agave seems to have survived our cold spell. Its growth slowed a little, though. Today, I'll be out gardening, clearing away the weeds that have sprung up while I was away and starting to get my vegetable garden plot ready. This is a beautiful time in Reno when growing things are flourishing in the…
    May 6, 2024
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  • Agave, Day Four

    It just keeps growing! I find it astounding. So much was going on inside the agave all this time, getting it ready to do this. I wonder how it will fare in the cold weather we're having.
    May 5, 2024
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  • Agave with growing stalk

    Agave, Day Three

    It turns out that agaves are pollinated by bats. Who knew? Bats require sweet agave nectar for their migratory trips. Agaves need bats to proliferate. If I can, I will propagate this agave myself. Here it is on Day Three.
    May 4, 2024
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  • Agave stalk is bigger than in previous photo.

    Agave, Day Two

    After my sadness, it occurred to me that I could take the agave as a role model. Live life large! Go out with splendor! And grow every day.
    May 2, 2024
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    Agave, Day One

    After being gone a month, I came home yesterday to my beautiful agave starting to flower! I've never had one live long enough to reach that accomplishment. Wonderful! The forming stalk is shocking, too, after years of the agave being a soft green, rosetta-shaped plant close to the ground. Suddenly, a red stalk! When I…
    May 2, 2024
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