The obvious solution

As you may remember, earlier this year I bought several cold-hardy but moisture-hating Agaves and Yuccas. My goal was to get them into planting beds this year, along with my cold-hardy cactus.

That goal was not met (but I did create some soil mounds as a first step), so the potted plants remain on my driveway. I was concerned about that one Agave during the summer, but it seems like that was nothing to worry about. I do have other concerns though...

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You see, a couple of these are starting to show signs of rot:

Not all of them though. The Agave neomexicana is going great and producing pups:

The Yuccas are in great shape too:

That's Y. rostrata 'Sapphire Skies' in back and Y. nana in front, both doing so well!

Back to the problems though. As I was cleaning out the area under the deck stairs, I found this old table which I thought would make a great "umbrella" to keep any more moisture from falling on the Agaves that are in trouble:

Then I took a step back and turned my head a few degrees to the left:

Those half barrels I got from Schlafly Gardenworks earlier this year should be perfect! Why didn't I think of these earlier? They've only been sitting idle on the driveway for a couple of months.

With the Agaves tucked underneath away from the the holes, they shouldn't get any more moisture this winter. I hope that will prevent any further rotting.


Is there anything else I should do with the troubled Agaves?

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