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Blue Agave in Atlanta: Drainage and Species Selection Critical

Q: Blue agave declining after summer rains—black bugs in roots. Repot indoors?

A: Too wet or too cold kills blue agave. Expert David McMullen recommends 1:1 pea gravel:coarse soil on slope/mound for drainage. Best for Atlanta: Agave parryi or Agave ovatifolia. Source: Yucca-Do Nursery, Texas.

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