Biker, hopefully, your Agave will produce pups.

How much water fell from hanging containers? Seems it would take a lot to cause rot.

Has it been sunny or cloudy in MI? Is your green house cold?

Oh yes, better chance Agave will produce pups than orchids.

Thanks, Hopeful. I have a small hobby greenhouse and because this Agave poses some hazards with its needle sharp tips, I keep it under the bench and have done so for years during the winter months with no problems. It was a shock to me finding it this way!!!!! It could be that we have had an especially cold winter and things just didn't dry out fast enough; this is the main reason crown rot occurs with orchids, too. So hopefully, we will grow some pups this summer. For now, it will be kept warm and DRY!

Yep, this winter has been terribly cold. Icy.

It's possible, since your Agave is on the ground, the temp is even cooler.
I noticed frost-bitten leaves on several plants in my green house that sit on the ground..The same plants have lived in the exact spot for years..'during winter.'

I agree about orchids...my poor babies are kept dry during winter because the room is so chilly..
They're not in a gh, they're in the house..lol.

Good luck, Biker. Hopefully, your agave will produce pups..It's sad, 30-years-old.

Just a quick update.... I guess it is better to be lucky than good, sometimes. I noticed today that the meristem area is growing out so maybe the damage didn't extend as deeply as I first thought. You can see from the first picture, a significant number of leaves were rotted. Of course time will tell but things are looking better.

In this picture, you can see the advancing growth in the center as compared to the original picture for this thread and it's only been a week!

Wow that looks awesome! That's one tough plant!

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