Cacti have spines instead of leaves to prevent water loss and store water in their thick, fleshy stems. With its sharp, spiny leaves, agave is a hardy plant that conserves water, making it well-suited ...

When you think about drinks from Mexico, tequila and mezcal are likely the first to come to mind, but there's another drink ...

Desert landscapes need additional deep watering only three or four times each year. Give them deep watering when the air temperatures get hot — don’t wait.

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Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a ...

Sellers were secretive about the plant they got it from, presumably to guard their source. In 2011, Current Science magazine analysed a sample from a temple in Kolhapur. They found an 89 per cent ...

Cactus and agave: Don't forget the sunblock Just after ... lest the liquid overheat in the soil and boil plant roots alive. Now, each day when the sun is highest in the sky, Hernandez uses an ...

but almost agave roots movement. That’s a pretty intense process. How many agave plants are needed to make a bottle of agave spirit? That can vary, really depending on the sugars and the size of ...

After that, he says he’ll find the plant’s owner and ask if he can harvest it. “We’re doing this in a kind of organic — not grassroots, but almost agave roots movement,” Nelson says.

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