I had some spare time so I found some good links for you:

http://www.botany.com/agave.htm
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...eae/Agave.html
http://www.dbg.org/Collections/agave.html
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/aloes027.html
http://www.succulent-plant.com/agave.html

After reading you only water them in summer and they live in a
relatively narrow zone range, I'd wait until warm weather to sub-divide.

J. Kolenovsky
http://www.celestialhabitats.com



Whit wrote:
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When is a good time to separate them from the family? And how is it
done?
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A neighbor gave us 4 pups last year, they are now about 18"-24"
tall/wide/circumference, several have little 4"-6" pups, really cute bu=
t
I'd like to transplant them somewhere else.
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I thought it was blue agave I had, but after googling I don't think the=
y
are. They are the common, thick bladed, frosty blue-green type that can=

grow quite large, they leave an image of the next blades thorns on the
previous blade as they grow.
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Thanks
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Here's hoping for snow this year! clink

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J Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP
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