I read the following advice regarding Agaves:
Debris should be removed regularly and kept to a minimum. Otherwise it decomposes and rots right on the surface of the leaf, causing lesions of dead tissue and infection that can lead ultimately to the death of the plant.
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I can usually manage to remove bigger leaves, scraps of paper, and dried-up weeds that blow into
Agave geminiflora. However, the little leaflets that blow in from neighbor's mesquite tree (and other small debris), I cannot get at. Do I let them be and risk possible future infection? Is hosing the plant down a good solution or would that just encourage rot? I would appreciate suggestions. Thanks.
