Difficult to kill these through neglect, especially in a climate like yours or mine (zone 9). I potted up small pups of a. americana into 4-inch terra cotta pots. Just put them outside under a pine tree in a somewhat sheltered area. Might water them in Summer once in a while. They don't seem to mind exposure, cold, rain, no water. These plants will grow faster if you give them the conditions they thrive in, but if you don't they are content to wait. Small well-formed agaves in pots make real nice accent plants. I would make sure your pot is not too large for your plant, and perhaps a little more time in the greenhouse would be better than bringing the pup into the house. After all, you did find it growing there. Water? Spritz it. Too much water on the roots now is not a good idea. Cacti know how to take water out of the air and off of their skin.

I was shopping the other day and found some new yellow/green variegated specimens that really caught my eye. Above each plant there was a picture of it, mature. One could see the similarity but the differences were greater! Add this to the discussions on how many hosta look so much alike, and the threat of a virus, I walked away with out anything. I got some mail order prizes a few years back. At the time they were to small to know anything about them. Now as I look at them and compare them to the library I am still not so sure I got what I paid for. As they mature they change... Good luck with your ID, but you may have to give it a year or more before you know for sure?

just pour it round the plants like you would DE. it shouldn't do anything to your garden except improve drainage if you mix it in. it is just sand. I believe it you google, there are some old rememdies like toilet paper tubes around the plants or metal cans around the bases. Basically you just want to block access to the plant. kendra

Brian, that is a wonderful site on box turtles, I did see them there. There is a photo together of a 6 month ond a year old and a two year old. Three of these guys are a year old and the third could be and just has't got the yellow coloring yet since I had him inside this past month. Hard to believe they are so old for their size. I am planning on releasing them very soon. I hurt their habitant by pulling out weeds in the area I found them. I did have wild blackberries and was trying to get rid them too. It's hard to get rid of that so at least it is coming back, I already did have a tomato plant and some parsely and my blackberry plants there. I've added several strawberry plants, another tomato plant (as I have found they love them). I'm reading on the site about foods they like and would like any suggestions for plant life they eat. I am going to dig out some holes for them, add more leaf matter and some logs for shelter and a shallow body of water ( will keep it clean). Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I think tomorrow mornning will be their day. Dirtgirl, I think you are right. The musk turtle/stinkpot seems to describe them well. I found them in my garden pond and am sure I must have seen an adult once. Actually only the head of it, and it was very different than my sliders. She came to my pond on her and must have liked it. I found these two guys in one of my bog areas. I guess I will have to put up the 'leaf' net early this year so I can privide them protection. Thanks everyone for helping me to understand by your info and sites you sent me to. Education is the way to understanding. For these two types of turtles anyway I see they really need to grow up in their own enviroment. The yellow sliders though did great and are living happily in my pond. It only took a couple of months to get them to the size they could have a chance at life on their own.