For Agave, trimming is necessary. Long term without pruning, the growth of Agave will be greatly affected. There are many benefits of pruning, the most obvious is that it can make the plant more beautiful and the leaves less messy. In addition, cutting off part of the aging leaves will be more conducive to the overall growth. However, because its leaves are hard, it is difficult to trim.
1. Generally speaking, the lower part of the leaves will wither slowly, and new leaves will grow out one by one. So, the first thing we prune is dry, yellow leaves. You can start with them.
2. There are leaves with diseases and insect pests. For them, we must not be merciful and cut them completely. Otherwise, in the season of frequent diseases and insect pests, the infected leaves will easily affect other leaves, causing them to be infected one after another.
3. In addition, if our goal is to make the plants more beautiful, we need to cut off some of the messy leaves. At this time, you can trim according to your favorite shape.
After pruning, we should clean up the residual leaves on the ground in time, especially the leaves with diseases and insect pests, so as not to affect the rest of the healthy leaves.
